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Nicholas Carr’s article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” raises interesting points about the effect the internet is having on our way of accessing knowledge and the impact this has on how we think. Carr is disturbed at the change he … Continue reading →

“Shrek Meets Vygotsky” Kathy A. Mills’ article “Shrek Meets Vygotsky: Rethinking Adolescents’ Multimodal Literacy Practices in Schools” focuses on the utility of new technologies in the education of youth. Mills points out that access to technology is a key issue … Continue reading →

Manguel’s “The Last Page” “The progression of my reading never followed the conventional sequence of time. For instance, reading out loud to him texts that I had read before on my own modified those earlier solitary readings, widened and suffused … Continue reading →

     The class on creating spreadsheets was a very useful one. I can definitely say that I would use this as a teaching tool in my area of expertise, which is Social Studies. I think this would be a great … Continue reading →