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Boyd: How does social media affect our identities?

Boyd: How does social media affect our identities?

“Many teens post information on social media that they think is funny or intended to give a particular impression to a narrow audience without considering how this same content might be read out of context”(Boyd 44) “Many teens today go online to socialize with friends they know from physical settings and to portray themselves in online contexts that are more tightly wedded to unmediated social communities.”(Boyd 38) “. . . .switching contexts online is more challenging than doing so in…

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Alone: Reflection

Alone: Reflection

I had 15 minutes of alone time on Thursday, October 10th, in my dorm room. I technically was not alone, for my roommate was in the room with me. However, I specifically requested that she would not interact with me until a timer went off. During this time, I would lay on my bed and look out of the window. I would watch the people walking by, and predicted how I expected my weekend would go. I think the experience…

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Sherry Turkle: Response

Sherry Turkle: Response

Sherry Turkle, a public speaker represented by Ted Talk introduces a fear of losing social abilities through new technologies. With the world at our finger tips, it seems that our sense of reality is slowly vanishing. Turkle believes that generations are beginning to fear the state of being alone, so they resort immediately to their phones. That may be the case for younger children who are developing technology skills at earlier stages than ever before. However, adults and older generations…

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The Success that comes from Failure: Podcast Edition

The Success that comes from Failure: Podcast Edition

Reflection: It took a long time for me to create this podcast.Creating the script lasted for around 30 minutes. Before I did any recording, I had taken about 45 minutes looking up tutorial videos on Audacity and how to use it. Then, during recording, I had some points where I had made lots of pauses or “ums.” Rather than writing out a full script for myself, I had written a full questions and phrases for my interviewer, but I only…

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Revision Reflection #1

Revision Reflection #1

After writing my first paper of the semester, I have seen vast differences from what I would’ve written in high school. First of all, I was not allowed to write arguments that reflected my opinions and experiences at my old school. So, this is a new process for me. What was most helpful was annotating my documents and highlighting appropriately. Something that I found slightly unhelpful, was that we spent so much lot of time on global revisions, that I…

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Podcast Elements

Podcast Elements

The podcast that I had listened to, was the reading of The Wizard of Oz. This podcast has a different structure compared to generic podcasts, because rather than giving information, or expressing opinions, there is simply a narrator who is reading a novel that either they or someone else as written. This is technically considered an “audio book.” Even though it is not directly considered a podcast. Following the audio book, I listened to a science related podcast called, Relative…

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Critique Reflection #1

Critique Reflection #1

Recently in class, we had critiqued ourselves, as well as did peer review work with some two of our classmates. What I noticed was that I specifically enjoy leaving suggestions, but along with that, I give each author an example of what I would write/say if I were to be writing their paper. However, it had become a challenge when some students had veered away from the topic and rubric. The required comments that I had to give them thereafter…

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Active Reading: Bain

Active Reading: Bain

After reviewing my notes and annotations for Bain’s What the Best College Students Do, on chapter 2, “What Makes an Expert?”, I have noticed a tremendous amount of improvement in my active reading. Before this semester, my notes would have consisted primarily of highlights. Now, along with highlighting, I also am making comments, questions, suggestions, and most importantly, self connections. My goal to further improve my notes, is to be more organized and possibly add some color coordination, so that…

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