Digital Writing, Digital Teaching

Category: Media and Pop Culture

  • Internet Addiction

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    Troy Hicks
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    Another aspect of digital literacy will be to know when to say when. For all its utility, it’s no secret the Internet is one of the most effective distractions ever invented. That is more true among the younger generations, who are more comfortable in the online world and more apt to find hours spent surfing…

  • TIME.com: 50 Coolest Websites

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    Troy Hicks
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    So, I ran across TIME.com: 50 Coolest Websites the other day. There are many great sites on here that I have tried already like Jumpcut, YouTube, and Charity Navigator, but many more to explore. I am curious… does anyone else have experience with any of these websites that Time thinks is cool? As an educator,…

  • The Pop Culture Translator

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    Troy Hicks
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    This summer, RCWP has been doing a number of workshops related to writing and new literacies. One of them was on using pop culture in the classroom and the facilitator of the session just shared The Pop Culture Translator with our list serv. This site is both hilarious and scary all at the same time.…