Category Archives: Introductions

Introduction: Christine Hulme

Posted on September 5, 2013 by chulme8

I chose this wordle because I couldn’t find a single image that represented the idea of text and technology. All of the words are relevant to my idea of writing and literacy. Words like “purpose” and “create” speak to the … Continue reading →

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Changes of Communication/Introduction

Posted on September 5, 2013 by evaperez

When I think of text and technology, communication comes to mind. Words are very important to me both as an educator and as a communicator. With words we can learn, share, inquire, question, laugh, cry, feel, etc. The telephone booth … Continue reading →

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Introduction: Rebecca Harrison

Posted on September 5, 2013 by rebeccaharrison

Hello all, I chose this image (after doing a search for water travel) because my relationship with words started as a way for me to travel away and have adventures. As I got older words became a way to connect to … Continue reading →

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Introduction: Lauren

Posted on September 5, 2013 by laurenmacd

I chose this image because it reminds me of the enormous shift that has occurred with the advent of mobile technology and all the affordances it brings to students. Only a short time ago, if students needed to find information they had to do … Continue reading →

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Enigma

Posted on September 5, 2013 by melburgess

Today I found myself thinking, “What represents the influence of text?” This picture of an enigma typewriter I think captures the idea that text can equal power. In my mind, the enigma evokes dark imagery, such as WWII and use … Continue reading →

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Text, technology, and representations/expressions…

Posted on September 5, 2013 by fotopasion

As a photographer this was not a fun assignment because it required me to disengage my creative mind and settle for whatever I could find that was “good enough”. I had another image in mind, but copyright restrictions prevented me … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 4, 2013 by benferrel

  Hello, Could it be that I chose this image because it reminded me (oddly) of a Sunflower, and these days in Vancouver it feels eerily as though our summer may be fading into fall? What I really enjoyed about … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 4, 2013 by helder

Uploaded by Phil Campbell (http://youtu.be/NLlGopyXT_g) I posted an image that in itself doesn’t mean much but it is a screen shot for a youtube video that intrigues me. We were asked to look at the etymologies of Text and Technology … Continue reading →

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The evolution of communication

Posted on September 4, 2013 by mwaters

I chose this image because it reminds me of how children begin to communicate in written form. The gradual transformation from unreconizable symbols on the page to complete sentences in a fascinating journey. There is meaning at every step of … Continue reading →

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Text Mediums

Posted on September 4, 2013 by lindsayn

Hi everyone, This image represents a number of essential facets to the nature and affordances of text. It demonstrates that people can employ a variety of materials and mediums to use and communicate with text. These methods are changing with … Continue reading →

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