One day at a time, ENGL 3241. Thanks for dropping by Epic 2011 Blog! Take a look around and grab the RSS feed. I think the beginning of the chapter, about metaphors, was a bit wordy about nothing. I, obviously, thought this writing was a waste of my time. I did not like this reading.

Neil Postman makes credible arguments as he discusses the way we teach definitions, metaphors, and technology, as they relate to language. He has written several books. Is it in the Social Studies classroom that.

A meme is an idea or behavior that evolves socially and culturally by being passed from individual to individual. Allows you to put your bookmarks online so that you can access them anytime. Space on your server to host file.

How many of you did this? Believes memes are a good source of communication.

Metaphors are not merely for poetry but to describe EVERYTHING! In general, I completely agree with Postman about metaphors and technology. Educators need to be like mother birds, we need to sit on our eggs and give them warmth, but also allow them the opportunity to fall out of the nest every now and then. We must encourage our students to think for themselves and provide them with the tools, technological or other, to achieve their ideas.

I had heard of Survey Monkey and taken quite the number of surveys designed on the website. I was able to review the results and, my goodness, Survey Monkey certainly makes viewing and analyzing the results a breeze. Three out of five people were able to identify my favorite poet, playwright, and aesthetician Oscar Wilde. Two out of five wrote that their favorite dr.

Should America police the world. The focus of this project was to create a way to help students better understand and remember important literary terms.

Video Clip Assignment - Sorry About Last Night. 8220;The term Internet meme. Is used to describe a concept that spreads swiftly via the Internet. The term is a reference to the concept of memes. Although this concept refers to a much broader category of cultural information.

Is a great article for how memes can be utilized for creative writing assignments in the classroom, and this blog. Provides a great example of a meme that has gone viral to make an impact on the education system as a whole. Another important thing to point out to students in a classroom is the danger of putting things online, as you can never know what will become viral. Technology Education, Not Technology.

The use of Electronic Portfolios for Teachers. July 21, 2010 in Uncategorized. It has been a long hard road for me and technology. I do not like change, but my philosophy is to run like a river. So in order to learn I must push myself into un-comfortable situation. The next project for me to tackle is putting together an Electronic Portfolio. July 20, 2010 in Uncategorized.