In "The Future of Literacy", Devoss et al discusses how technology keeps becoming more attached to literacy. His biggest concern is that the education system isn't advancing as fast as new technologies are being developed. In many areas students are more familiar with digital literacies than their teachers. Many teachers are not willing to learn about the digital world from their students, even when it’s in the best interest of both parties. Besides alphabetic writing another type of "composing" (knowledge construction) I practice is communication with my teammates. We use many reserved words when playing. Some are universal to all ultimate Frisbee teams and others are unique to our team. Some of the universal terms include the force, no inside, and no around. All of these terms are used to help the defense to take away more of the offenses' options. The force attempts to "force" the offense to only throw the disc to one side of the field, so any defender not "marking", (guarding the person with the disc), should be on the force side. No inside and no around are called out to the mark, usually from a teammate on the sideline, to try and make it as difficult as possible for the thrower to throw the throw that would be the most dangerous. Terms that our unique to our team include called plays and certain formations. When a word is called out everyone on the field is on the same page; there is a first option, usually the easiest, and if that doesn't work there are backup options. Once every option has been attempted the disc is reset and you run through the play again until it works.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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In "Pencils to Pixels", Baron discusses the evolution of literary techniques and advancements. He notes the advantages and the difficulties that the advancements bring. He also draws attention to how there has been opposition to every advancement from the beginning of writing to modern communication and computers. New writing and communication technologies have affected everyone's life. Both our lifestyles and the new technologies have been adapted to best fit the modern world. While new technologies and advancements have made life fast paced and the world seem smaller, I think overall these changes have made life better. We have so many ways to communicate to each other. Phones, email, and Facebook have made it so easy to meet up, share ideas, take actions, and make changes. Now with smartphones you can walk around with the internet in your pocket. The convenience of smartphones is amazing. Within seconds you can get directions from where you are to anywhere in the world. You can find the closest restaurant, gas station, anything you’re looking for whenever you need it.
In "The Future of Literacy", Devoss et al discusses how technology keeps becoming more attached to literacy. His biggest concern is that the education system isn't advancing as fast as new technologies are being developed. In many areas students are more familiar with digital literacies than their teachers. Many teachers are not willing to learn about the digital world from their students, even when it’s in the best interest of both parties. Besides alphabetic writing another type of "composing" (knowledge construction) I practice is communication with my teammates. We use many reserved words when playing. Some are universal to all ultimate Frisbee teams and others are unique to our team. Some of the universal terms include the force, no inside, and no around. All of these terms are used to help the defense to take away more of the offenses' options. The force attempts to "force" the offense to only throw the disc to one side of the field, so any defender not "marking", (guarding the person with the disc), should be on the force side. No inside and no around are called out to the mark, usually from a teammate on the sideline, to try and make it as difficult as possible for the thrower to throw the throw that would be the most dangerous. Terms that our unique to our team include called plays and certain formations. When a word is called out everyone on the field is on the same page; there is a first option, usually the easiest, and if that doesn't work there are backup options. Once every option has been attempted the disc is reset and you run through the play again until it works.
In "The Future of Literacy", Devoss et al discusses how technology keeps becoming more attached to literacy. His biggest concern is that the education system isn't advancing as fast as new technologies are being developed. In many areas students are more familiar with digital literacies than their teachers. Many teachers are not willing to learn about the digital world from their students, even when it’s in the best interest of both parties. Besides alphabetic writing another type of "composing" (knowledge construction) I practice is communication with my teammates. We use many reserved words when playing. Some are universal to all ultimate Frisbee teams and others are unique to our team. Some of the universal terms include the force, no inside, and no around. All of these terms are used to help the defense to take away more of the offenses' options. The force attempts to "force" the offense to only throw the disc to one side of the field, so any defender not "marking", (guarding the person with the disc), should be on the force side. No inside and no around are called out to the mark, usually from a teammate on the sideline, to try and make it as difficult as possible for the thrower to throw the throw that would be the most dangerous. Terms that our unique to our team include called plays and certain formations. When a word is called out everyone on the field is on the same page; there is a first option, usually the easiest, and if that doesn't work there are backup options. Once every option has been attempted the disc is reset and you run through the play again until it works.
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