Ali M.
http://amm356375.wordpress.com/
Ashely G.
http://dtc375.wordpress.com/2014/03/28/blog-7-anthropological-examination-of-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-10
Friday, March 28, 2014
Blog post 7
Write a blog entry. The stock
option: write an anthropogical examination of the communicative conventions of
a blogging or other online social media subculture (for example, mommyblogs,
right-wing politics blogs, Harry Potter fanfic blogs, model railroader
discussion boards, et cetera: seek out a group that your classmates might not
be familiar with), investigating who the members of the group are, what types
of language they use, what types of arguments they make, how they use media,
and what types of messages are acceptable or unacceptable in the group.
In the online game World of Warcraft there is a page that
allows for players to commune about bug glitches and other problems in the
game. The group of players have their own “game” language and usually can help
each other to fix problems. This “game” language includes words such as, “Dks,
warlocks, druids, spec trees, noobs, bugs dungeons, raids, arena battles, pvp,
alliance, and afk.” This community believes in trying to create best characters
for their chosen faction. Players will use their character account to login to
use the faq forums, to identify different players their character’s picture,
name, and level will appear. Most players are between the ages of 10 and 30. To get their points of view across they only use
text media for example:
Exdemon
“Get rid of realms, go to an open server format, have an auction house
server/trade server, then multiple other community related servers.
Location servers, etc. Stop limiting us to a certain server
so you can suck up millions in xfers. You have the technology to run an open
server format, DO IT. Stop wasting this time to merge realms, it solves
nothing, as people come and go and unbalance the dedicated realms once again.”
Neissarra 51
minutes ago
“My realm, Tanaris has been dying slowly as these realm
connections go on, since it's low population now, people want to change realms
more. This realm used to be medium before, but I hope you notice or have
considered the change. I honestly feel the same about other low population
normal realms, if they aren't on the list (which would be a few of them) please
consider it sooner, as they should at least be added before more medium
population ones, or even added to if you're still worried about changing medium
population realms.”
These accusations are normal in this forum and are actually
welcomed because it allows the game company to understand what players want and
lets other players figure out glitches for themselves. However, comments like
this are not welcome:
Coradwee 2
days ago
whatever this closs realm and connected is what killing wow
90% of rhe realm wow connecting is pvp realm it will work if you only works on
pve pvp realms lowball killing is up 10,000% wend you connected ony to lb and
bb 99,99% of onyget off think you for killing my realm all lb and bb do all day
is call all ony playeras fags and lobos ty wow you sicks bye
This comment is not welcome because it is over-criticizing
other players with extremely poor word choice. When this happens other players
will reciprocate.
Marleysghost 1
day ago
@Coradwee:
?
?
Strífe 1
day ago
@Coradwee: speak English fool
Fröhlich 23
hours ago
@Coradwee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_mDTLphIVY
This dedicated group will stay up into the early hours of the day trying to build their characters and help create their areas to become better for others. By using this forum they are not only doing this but, also creating a sub culture of players.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Blog Post 6
Prompt: describe to a future college student (somebody born within the past 20 years but who is not yet in college, to include next year’s freshman class or that little girl born yesterday) an old-school technology you grew up with that she or he won’t adequately recognize or understand.
Back in the Day
Back in the day we went outside
Back in the day we had VCR, VHS, and Cassettes
Back in the day flip phones- the latest trend
Now you have Google glass
Now you have electric cars
Now you have I-phones, I-pads, I-everything galore
Technology will advance evermore,
What doors will open?
What doors will close?
As I type this now technology seems at its peak
But I know that this can not be so
Forever it will rise like the tide
When will it fall?
What will you be reading this on?
Would you need to read?
Did we land on Mars?
Did we create floating cars?
Is the world still hungry?
Is the world still sick?
Did we become worse or better?
Do we still exist?
I ask a lot of questions that I may not know the answers too
But I know that you do
Note: A Cassette is an old tape that would go into portable players. This device was before the CD player, which predates the Ipod or MP3 player. A VCR is a video player, and a VHS is a tape player think of it as the ancient DVD or Blue ray player. Finally, a flip phone is a cell phone that had the screen covering the key board. To access the keyboard you would "flip" the screen up, which is why it is called a "flip" phone.
Monday, March 3, 2014
Comments for Blog 5
I posted a comment in Ali M.'s blog and Katie T.'s blog.
http://kthompsonsschoolblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/dtc-375-blog-5-computers-in-class.html?showComment=1393878058011#c2067312165007914271
http://amm356375.wordpress.com/
http://kthompsonsschoolblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/dtc-375-blog-5-computers-in-class.html?showComment=1393878058011#c2067312165007914271
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Blog Post 5
If you choose the stock option, I'd like you to engage some (not all: the following questions are meant to inspire you, not a list of everything you need to say) of what Baron says about the uses of writing technologies: what are your feelings about e-books versus print books? If you prefer print, do you like hardcover or softcover, and why? In his Preface, Baron notes the history of instructional technologies used in classrooms: pencils, typewriters, radio, TV, computers, and now phones and tablets have all been used in classrooms. What are some of your experiences of successful versus unsuccessful uses of classroom technologies (aside from that unfortunate pop-up ad from Daily motion the other day)? If you have big lecture classes that don't require attendance, do you go—and why or why not? Do you use writing more for memory or transmission? What do you think about the argument offered by Thamus?
I remember a time when I would sit in front of the TV, holding down a button to rewind a VHS tape so I could watch my favorite Disney Movie. I remember floppy disks and cassette tapes and thinking to myself how cool this technology was. Now we have DVDs, USBs, and CDs that are easier to use and can store more information. Now instead of taking a few laborious minutes to rewind my Disney Movie, I can watch it instantly and in a variety of languages.
Technology is constantly improving, nothing stays "new" for long. During the Greek age writing was introduced. Many found this technology harmful for the populace to learn. Among those who found it harmful was Plato. In his work Phaedrus he warns that writing will cause human memory to become weaker:
"This invention will produce forgetfulness in the minds of those who learn to use it, because they will not practice their memory. Their trust in writing, produced by external characters which are no part of themselves, will discourage the use of their own memory within them."
If Plato found this technology so terrible than why did he write this down? Why use this tool if he found it so harmful? I think that by writing his argument down he made his point irrelevant. Also, if he did not write this down, would we have been able to learn about it? Would oral tradition have passed down his Phaedrus perfectly? The answer is no. Probably over the years his work would have changed drastically and many versions would have been created, because of oral speakers and their own embellishments over the course of time.
Now, today instead of the argument of technology it is the argument for what TYPE of technology. Like I mentioned earlier as a child I would watch Disney movies. At this time VHS tapes were popular soon though there was the argument for VHS tapes or DVDs. DVDs eventually won because of storage space and more options available. Presently, we have the argument e-books or print books. I, personally, love both of these options. I love having hundreds of books at my disposal in my phone or e-reader and being able to read them on the go. However, if I love a book enough, I also love having a hardcover copy of it and storing it into my personally library to read later. Also, with a hardcover book the battery will never die and take no electric energy, while reading. (I like hardcovers over soft covers, because they generally look better, last longer, and sell for more.) To me both the print book and the ebook have its uses and neither should be taken out of the market. But, what about other new technologies that are being widely used?
Should we use tablets and phones in class? Should there be lecture classes anymore? Or should lecture classes force attendance if the information is available online?
As a DTC major I believe that technology should be used as much as possible in the classroom. This is because when we go into our chosen fields, we WILL be using our tablets, phones, computers and other forms of technology to do our various jobs. Even food deliverers use computers to calculate online orders. If school is to prepare us for our future careers then we should at least use the technology that we will use in the future.
If we did use technology too much however, such as the online class, skills that we need can be lost as well. Like communication skills within groups, or large crowds of people. Even those in the computer fields have to interact with people on a daily basis. So, there should be a careful balance between technology and human interactions. I, personally, would go to a lecture class regardless if it was mandatory or not, because I want to truly understand the material and receive the interaction skills necessary for my future career.
In all, I think that the invention of writing has not damaged the populace as a whole, eBooks and print books both have their uses, technology should be used in the classroom, and that irregardless of whether attendance is mandatory for a lecture class I will still go to that class.
I remember a time when I would sit in front of the TV, holding down a button to rewind a VHS tape so I could watch my favorite Disney Movie. I remember floppy disks and cassette tapes and thinking to myself how cool this technology was. Now we have DVDs, USBs, and CDs that are easier to use and can store more information. Now instead of taking a few laborious minutes to rewind my Disney Movie, I can watch it instantly and in a variety of languages.
Technology is constantly improving, nothing stays "new" for long. During the Greek age writing was introduced. Many found this technology harmful for the populace to learn. Among those who found it harmful was Plato. In his work Phaedrus he warns that writing will cause human memory to become weaker:
"This invention will produce forgetfulness in the minds of those who learn to use it, because they will not practice their memory. Their trust in writing, produced by external characters which are no part of themselves, will discourage the use of their own memory within them."
If Plato found this technology so terrible than why did he write this down? Why use this tool if he found it so harmful? I think that by writing his argument down he made his point irrelevant. Also, if he did not write this down, would we have been able to learn about it? Would oral tradition have passed down his Phaedrus perfectly? The answer is no. Probably over the years his work would have changed drastically and many versions would have been created, because of oral speakers and their own embellishments over the course of time.
Now, today instead of the argument of technology it is the argument for what TYPE of technology. Like I mentioned earlier as a child I would watch Disney movies. At this time VHS tapes were popular soon though there was the argument for VHS tapes or DVDs. DVDs eventually won because of storage space and more options available. Presently, we have the argument e-books or print books. I, personally, love both of these options. I love having hundreds of books at my disposal in my phone or e-reader and being able to read them on the go. However, if I love a book enough, I also love having a hardcover copy of it and storing it into my personally library to read later. Also, with a hardcover book the battery will never die and take no electric energy, while reading. (I like hardcovers over soft covers, because they generally look better, last longer, and sell for more.) To me both the print book and the ebook have its uses and neither should be taken out of the market. But, what about other new technologies that are being widely used?
Should we use tablets and phones in class? Should there be lecture classes anymore? Or should lecture classes force attendance if the information is available online?
As a DTC major I believe that technology should be used as much as possible in the classroom. This is because when we go into our chosen fields, we WILL be using our tablets, phones, computers and other forms of technology to do our various jobs. Even food deliverers use computers to calculate online orders. If school is to prepare us for our future careers then we should at least use the technology that we will use in the future.
If we did use technology too much however, such as the online class, skills that we need can be lost as well. Like communication skills within groups, or large crowds of people. Even those in the computer fields have to interact with people on a daily basis. So, there should be a careful balance between technology and human interactions. I, personally, would go to a lecture class regardless if it was mandatory or not, because I want to truly understand the material and receive the interaction skills necessary for my future career.
In all, I think that the invention of writing has not damaged the populace as a whole, eBooks and print books both have their uses, technology should be used in the classroom, and that irregardless of whether attendance is mandatory for a lecture class I will still go to that class.
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