Monthly Archives: December 2009

Final Project: TOEFL website

Here is the link to the website Ryan and I developed over the course of the semester: http://toefltech.webs.com/ You should be able to view everything except the blog (because the site is set to private). Thank you so much for…

What is this madness?: Wiki Scouting Report

Hearing the collaborative potential for Wikis gave me an image of a democratic classroom’s, lead by a “facilitator,” collaborative search for knowledge and truth. After experimenting with the classroom use of Wikis and a “facilitator” instead of controller role in…

Social Bookmarking tools

Social Bookmarking tools Computers are a way of life in the educational setting, unfortunately there a too few teachers who can successfully integrate computer technology effectively in the classroom (1). What Selber is alluding to is the shortage of technologically…

Postman

Postman What culture is he talking about? Is he talking about academic culture or cultures in general? Languages are alive and growing as we speak. The definition of a living language is that it is evolving constantly; unless you are…

Matthew Hindman: The Myth of Digital Democracy

Aaron Arias English 5010 Dr. Devries Fall 2008 Matthew Hindman: The Myth of Digital Democracy The Internet is redistributing political influence; it is broadening the public sphere, increasing political participation, involving citizens in political activities that were previously closed to…