As an upcoming Teacher, I will teach in the inner-city school system. My students will learn that regardless of what society labels the city they come from and how society expects them to be just another statistic of “the hood”, they are someone and they will be someone successful if they so choose. I will [...]
Reading Response: “Why Blog”
Along with the other pleasures of writing blogs (balance between challenge, skill, no fear of failure, etc), writing a blog can be like keeping an electronic journal. A journal is where one can document his or her private and at-the-moment feelings, feelings that you choose not to share verbally, express feelings without being judged, and express feelings with [...]
Reading Response: “Writing As Technology”
Before I could comment on this reading, “Writing As Technology”, I wanted to understand the definition of technology. Most of the definitions I found used confusing scientific terms that was too difficult to understand. However, Wikipedia provided a definition that used regular words, terms, and references that I could understand.
The definition: Technology is a broad concept that [...]
Living In “The Cell”…
If you haven’t had the opportunity to watch The Cell starring Jennifer Lopez, then do so!! It is a really good movie that shows the tech times we are living in now. She is a tech psychologist who enters into her patients minds by virtual reality. They plug each one of them in to a [...]
PEOPLE…YUCK!!! DELETE!! DELETE!! DELETE!! DELETE!!
People are allowing technology to take over. Soon, it will be like the movie Demolition Man (Wesley Snipes, Sylvester Stallone, Sandra Bullock) where we will get cited with fines for using bad language because we are constantly being monitored (like we are now), where a voice comes across the entire city and dictates what we [...]
Reading Response: “Understanding Comics”…
I enjoyed the article “Understanding Comics” by Scott McCloud. It was entertaining, funny, a little complicated, but true. I agree that “we” do program ourselves to believe that a representational symbol is the actual object or person. Take a look at how street signs have an affect on us. If the word Yield was in [...]
Laptop Slave…
Okay, let me start by saying that my laptop was one of the best purchases that I have ever made in my life. I absolutely love my laptop! My boyfriend says that it gets more attention or just as much attention as he does. That’s not true, I don’t cook for my laptop…LOL!! Anyway, I take [...]
Technology Addict…
Like everyone else, I enjoy utilizing the technology for personal use. It never really mattered how much the technology had to offer, I would just use it for the basic designed purpose. For instance, my first cell phone was an upright, bulky, pre-paid, Erickson (guess that’s how you spell it) while everybody else was getting [...]
Guster- Parachute
When I was in high school, my big sister, Rachel, was my role model. I loved everything she did and thought she was the epitome of cool. So, when she came home from college listening to a band called Guster, I was hooked. They had a nice mellow sound, some goofy songs, [...]
Gaming
The first time I played a video game, I was 12 years old. It was a Lord of the Rings game where you could chose which character you wanted to be and then take down orcs and trolls, battling your way through middle earth. It was a blast, but then I [...]
