1. Decide what you want to do. 2. Research how to do it. 3. Do it. Credit: Joel Heffner http://www.joelheffner.com/?p=109
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Internet Communities
by Kim De Vries • • 2 Comments
Another gem from XKCD….
Linux, Windows, Mac, Oh My!
by MaryAnn Macedo • • 0 Comments
I wrote my blog this week about how consumer-driven software (like that mentioned in “Participation Inside?” by Schaeffer) is becoming a bigger threat, like Linux Ubuntu. I also ranted (I’ll be honest, it was seriously a rant) about Windows and…
Precautious Participation
by kmontero • • 0 Comments
Mirko Sahefer’s account Participation Inside? provides useful insights into the world of user participation in the web, specifically social interaction and content sharing. As a result of the dominant presence of media and internet, the definition of participation has evolved…
The Facebook Era: Clara Shih
by Jeong Kinser • • 0 Comments
From the Association for Computing Machinery, Clara Shih presents, The Facebook Era http://fora.tv/2009/08/19/The_Facebook_Era_Clara_Shih
Snack Wrangling
by Jeong Kinser • • 0 Comments
December 3rd, I will bring snacks as well: fruit. -Jeong
Subsidiarity and Generativity: Two Important Concepts
by Mike • • 0 Comments
Today, computer use is viewed from a functional perspective; do mundane tasks more efficiently i.e. word processing, more appealing visual presentations. Technology should be viewed as part of our culture; related to Zittrain’s generativity concept. The computer, PC, and Internet…
Scouting Report: Project Gutenberg
by kmontero • • 0 Comments
Although this report involved a minimal amount of scouting, the archive I discovered this past year is and has been revolutionizing internet users’ access to literature on the web. After thoroughly exploring the site and personally utilizing it for the…
Pianos and Computers–What’s the Real Game Here?
by Anne Engert • • 0 Comments
As I read Ellen Sieter’s article “Practicing at Home: Computers, Pianos, and Cultural Capital,” I found myself having trouble with her arguments on several levels—beginning with the analogy she draws between the current push for schools to teach computer literacy…
Using Blogs in the Classroom
by Ryan • • 1 Comment
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have defined literacy as “the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate, compute and use printed and written materials associated with varying contexts.” They go on to say that “literacy involves…