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Category Archives: Digital Communication
Power Ball Ads: Hope Vs. Reality?
If you watch TV (online or otherwise), or ride the subway in New York, you’ve likely seen the recent Power Ball ads like this one, that implies if you win, you’ll have enough funds to do anything, anytime, anywhere. I … Continue reading
Twitter, et. al.
I had lunch with a friend today who was is one of those people whose brain you want to pick: she’s brilliant, especially about the internet. She’s been on Twitter for almost as long as it’s been around, and our … Continue reading
iPad Plunge
My journals from my first years of teaching will have to wait again, because I took the plunge and bought an iPad. I’m eager to write about it. Aside from there being something about touchscreen technology that makes me feel … Continue reading
Metamediated
Why meta? I am currently blogging about talking about blogging. I was in Montreal for a few days and had the opportunity to speak in my colleague’s Qualitative Methods and Educational Psychology class at McGill University. I presented something similar … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Communication, Instructional Technology, On Being a Grad Student, On Being a Teacher, Policy-Practice Gap
Tagged data collection, digital communication, digital footprint, digital media in the classroom, dissertation, grad school, NYC, physical world, social networking
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Timeline / Handmade Books
Facebook continues to fascinate me as a researcher. I know I need to stay the course, and I will (in other words, I won’t be adding another arm to my dissertation project that involves researching Facebook in addition to blogs … Continue reading
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If I took typewriting as a class in high school, it didn’t stick. I remember spending hours in front of my Commodore 64 at home, waiting for the blinking cursor to appear, indicating it was time to start typing what … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Communication, Using Computers
Tagged commodore 64, computer, keyboards, Mac
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iPad State of Mind
In a little less than an hour, at 10am ET, Apple plans to make an education-related announcement, and I’m not gonna lie: I’m excited to hear what’s on deck. There’s been speculation on blogs and such about what will be … Continue reading
Inboxes and Hashtags
Up early(ish) on the first day since August that I’ve had to really breathe for a minute, and I can’t stop thinking about finding a better way to categorize my email. Gmail makes it relatively easy to organize messages like … Continue reading
