Top 5 Attractions in Paris, France
In my opinion, it’s sometimes difficult to explain what we do as teachers, and even harder to describe what exactly…
Final Jeopardy – Multimedia Project
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/reading-jeopardy-375 The link above will take you to my multimedia project. I opted to create a Jeopardy-type game based on…
Textual vs. Visual
Hi everyone, For my multimedia project, I decided to use a program which I came across when, just out of…
Exploring The Commons
Hello all, For my Rip.Mix.Feed post I decided to focus on the book. Both Bolter (2001) and Kress (2005) argue…
Fifty-two Icons for Storage
Fifty-two Icons for Storage There is a famous quote found within Margaret Atwood’s (1972) Surfacing that proclaims, “The Eskimo has…
The New London Group gives 21st century teachers a road map to supporting learners but will educators take the right turn?
The fourth estate was supposed to keep watch on democracy but somewhere along the way their credibility has been damaged. …
Another Remediation of Print in the Foreseeable Future?
In every school I have worked at, I have come across one or two teachers who are adamant that the…
Digital Literacy in Education
The New London Group article provides a very valuable view and a starting point, when recognizing the complexities of current…
When I get that feeling, I want, textual healing!
If you haven’t figured it out from the title, yes, I indeed went there! I made sweet sweet music out…
Digital Technology and the English Language
There is no doubt that the computer and digital technology in general have had an impact on the way language…
Rip.Mix.Feed- Movie Tie-In Book Covers (are terrible)
“What is happening is a readjustment of the ratio between text and image in the various forms of print (books,…
Multiliteracies and Modern Education
So last week my principal sends me an email with results of the English 12 provincial examination June sitting for…
Rip. Mix. Feed: A Minecraft Adventure
For my Rip, Mix, Feed I wanted to explore tech that would allow me to create and tell a story…
Rip Mix Feed – Word Clouds
Rip Mix Feed Ong and Bolter My Motivation I stumbled on the idea of creating a word cloud…
Intro To Digital Information Literacy
I’ve created a Weebly that focuses on an introductory lesson to digital information literacy, as well as an accompanying curriculum…
Immersive Multimedia
I wanted to continue on my experimentation with interactive media by creating a VR game like presentation. I took…
Rip.Mix.Feed
For my rip.mix.feed contribution I decided on a comic strip to illustrate my learning journey through ETEC 540. You can…
How do “emoticons” (emotion icons) modify reading and writing?
Emoticons serve 3 communicative functions. First, when following signatures, emoticons function as markers of a positive attitude. Second, when following…
Hypermedia, Education, and ‘That Strange Part of YouTube’
The Internet consists of an infinite amount of knowledge, and it is through purposeful research combined with hypermedia integration that…
Rip.Mix.Feed? Let me try…
Hi everyone, I am really sorry if some of you might find my trying to explore https://www.slideshare.net/ not ‘academic’ enough,…
Rip Mix What?
After struggling with the video documentary a few weeks back and finally spitting out this short comic strip, https://www.pixton.com/comic-strip/eaxphrrx, it…
Capitalism versus Education: Round 1, Fight!
This extraordinarily informative module on the emergence of the visual and evolution of the transference of knowledge has sparked a…
Memes, memes and more memes….plus some memes
This was a very interesting project. The “breakout of the visual” just got a lot more real for me. I…
Education in the Information Age
Advances in technology have had a significant positive impact on the modern classroom. But, it has also become increasingly challenging…
Is the Kindle Paperwhite worth it?
For my multimedia project, I created a video comparing reading via the Kindle app on a mobile device to reading…
Multiliteracies – Additional Dimensions?
The Cope, B. & Kalantzis, N., 2009, “Multiliteracies”: New Literacies, New Learning, was an excellent follow-up to The New London…
Digital Literacy and Multiliteracies
The concept of literacy has undergone a massive transformation in recent decades as society has become increasingly “digitized and technified”….
Digital Literacy and Multiliteracies
The New London Group (1996) asserted that the mission of education is to “ensure that all students benefit from learning…
Visiting Xanadu
For my multimedia project, I chose to explore Dr. Ted Nelson’s Xanadu. I was at first rather confused about his…
Xanadu!
I was most fascinated by Project Xanadu. In short, it is a version of the world wide web that never…
Multimodality and the Breakout of the Visual
I do think we are witnessing the decline of text alone modes of representation. Alpha-numeric art, emogi’s and memes are…
Bolter, Bush and Hypertext
What socio-cultural factors may have motivated the development of hypertext? The proliferation of communication technology in the 20th century has…
In consideration of word processors
The essential feature of the word processor is the ability to manipulate text (and rework expression) is changing the way…
Living in the Early Age of the Post Text World.
One advance or change in technology begets another and in that process there are inherent loses and gains. This is…
Rip.Mix.Feed: Experience a quiet place
Hey everyone, I made an interactive RipMixFeed incorporating audio, video, and images. This is what’s known as an e-Learning…
Reflections on the ‘Atlantic’ Article – What’s your next logical step?
I have long been a fan of The Atlantic. Issues sit on our coffee table, open to articles of interest and…
You get what you pay for
I don’t know about you but if I don’t have to I do not want to pay for my news,…
I Have A Trump Quote At The End
(The title may be click bait, sorry!) The Problems I See With Connectivist Learning Using social media platforms in classrooms!…
Assignment 1, Post 3
In Michael Wesch’s video A Vision of Students Today, he tries to give us a glimpse of what students are…
Word Processing Evolution – Will the skill become extinct?
As I begin this post, comfortably sitting in front of a screen, I am struck by the differences in approach to…