Over the last few weeks, my group has slowly put together a video project. The strange part about this is that it is one of the few classroom projects left in the world of education that the group must still … Continue reading
When reflecting back on this course, one of the most exciting things that I learned and can be useful for me in the future is Prezi. I remember students using this in other classes and I was skeptical at first … Continue reading
Throughout the semester in our class we have been discussing the positive and negative effects of social media. In the blogs and discussions in class I have been partial to the positive aspects. Whether it was discussing the utility of … Continue reading
I cant believe that the class is almost over! I learned a lot this semester and got to hear a lot of great insights from everyone this semester. I loved the fact that we got to communicate through twitter, because … Continue reading
We attempted to look at how one cures a social media addiction. Our video present humor and a dark atmosphere to present a serious but funny scenario as if Facebook has taken over the world. We will be adding more … Continue reading
Anne Eisenberg discusses the benefits of having digitalized textbooks in “Making Science Leap From the Page.” However, these digitalized textbooks have “pizazz” because they are “replete with punchy, interactive electronic features” which means that they are … Continue reading
This week’s readings presented an interesting fork in the road for the digitization of text. Audrey Watters’ article “Apple and the Digital Textbook Counter-Revolution” had me realize what was really going on. She believed that Apple could have made better … Continue reading
The online textbook idea I think is a very interesting topic. College students now a days, have grown up in a very technological generation. Every year, there is a new and innovative piece of technology that becomes the newest trend … Continue reading
I really like the idea of e-books being used as the new medium for reading books for pleasure as well as using them to access textbooks for school. I personally do not have an iPad or Kindle or any tablets … Continue reading
This semester, I made a life-changing purchase: I bought an iPad. *cue applause* Thanks to that purchase, I was able to download nearly all of my textbooks in digital form, saving hundreds of dollars. Although there are some things that … Continue reading