I saw this on Whitney's blog and wanted to share it- thanks for posting this! :)
alice
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
Hooray for Smartphones!
I was cruising The Oatmeal website* today, and saw a new comic entitled
Why I Love and Hate having a Smartphone.
Check out the entire comic here (but see below for a quick preview)
Check out the entire comic here (but see below for a quick preview)
There are several cracks about the stereotypical behaviour that we attribute to smartphone users and how they are viewed- and it definitely brings up some good points! I don't have a smartphone myself, but it certainly resonates with the behaviour of some of my phone-addicted friends. I was initially very leery of the smartphone onslaught (example gripe: Why do we need the internet ALL THE TIME?!), but now that I've seen what they can do and - to be honest- the fun that can be had when using one, I'm not so opposed to the idea. However, I think that some of the negative attributes of smartphones brought up in the comic, such as the decline of actual face-to face communication, do demonstrate some of the potential losses that may occur as we move into this increasingly tech-driven world.
But besides that, I also posted this because I love The Oatmeal and if you haven't seen them before- you must:)
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Bad Vibrations!
This is the comic I created last week in which we took some of the aspects we discussed about graphic novels/visual literacy and combined them with some practicum experiences!
I had a tough battle with cell phones the first couple days of teaching, but once the students realized that I wasnt kidding when I said I'd take their phones away if I saw them during class- they disappeared pretty quickly!
I'm not against cell phones in the school by any means (heck, we can't even stay off them...), but I think it is a symbol of respect when you don't use your phone when someone else is taking the time to teach you something. I have always done that in my classes, and it is something I will expect out of my students. Besides, we can all stand to be disconnected from the world now and again:)
I had a tough battle with cell phones the first couple days of teaching, but once the students realized that I wasnt kidding when I said I'd take their phones away if I saw them during class- they disappeared pretty quickly!
I'm not against cell phones in the school by any means (heck, we can't even stay off them...), but I think it is a symbol of respect when you don't use your phone when someone else is taking the time to teach you something. I have always done that in my classes, and it is something I will expect out of my students. Besides, we can all stand to be disconnected from the world now and again:)
Underwear Goes Inside the Pants...also known as my video project.
This is my video project for my Tech class in which I took a podcast and photos to create a video using iMovie. I read out an excerpt from a 2004 musical project called "Underwear Goes Inside the Pants", which combined spoken word with hip-hop beats. You can watch the original song in its entirety here!
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