Parody – Digital Writing, Digital Teaching

The “Tweet Aloud” as a Tool for Comprehending Digital Texts

Apr 25, 2012

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in Documentary, Genre Study, Hybrid Learning, New Literacies, Online Learning, Online Reading, Parody, Professional Development, Reflections, Social Networking, Teaching

Thanks to Tracy Mercier (@vr2ltch) for capturing my unfolding thought process as I responded to The Majestic Plastic Bag — and invited others to do the same — during an #engchat conversation about digital mentor texts on April 23rd. I think I may have coined a new phrase, at least in the pedagogical sense, mashing…

Digital Mentor Text #2: Dove’s “Evolution”

Jan 9, 2012

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Troy Hicks

in Digital Mentor Texts, Digital Writing Workshop, Genre Study, Media and Pop Culture, Parody

For the second professionally created digital mentor text, I will focus on Dove’s Evolution Video, part of their Campaign for Real Beauty. (This version posted is from the director, which doesn’t allow for embedding; the version below is another one that does allow embedding, although it isn’t as high of quality, despite the name. Sorry). As with…

Digital Mentor Text #1: “The Majestic Plastic Bag”

Jan 8, 2012

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Troy Hicks

in Best Practice, Digital Mentor Texts, Digital Writing Workshop, Documentary, Genre Study, Media and Pop Culture, Parody, Satire

There are already some great conversations getting started about mentor texts in the digital writing workshop, and I have lots of reading to catch up on! Before I share my thoughts on the first video, I have to say that I am truly humbled to see how the ideas that I have been thinking about,…

Category: Parody

The “Tweet Aloud” as a Tool for Comprehending Digital Texts

Digital Mentor Text #2: Dove’s “Evolution”

Digital Mentor Text #1: “The Majestic Plastic Bag”