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Through the readings of “In Real Life” by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang and “Awakening Teachers’ Capacities for Social JusticeWith/In Arts-Based Inquiries” by Amelia M. Kraehe & Keffrelyn D. Brown, they both did a great job in attempting to show the pros of how artistic ways can be beneficial in learning. Kraehe and Brown performedContinue reading “01/23 blog reflection”

I extremely enjoyed the sources we dove into this week. The first source I read was the scientific study done on the AIM project within classrooms. I could not stop reading because I was so intrigued. The study showed how great of an impact the AIM program was in these classrooms. The teachers gave positiveContinue reading “01/21 blog reflection”

The main arguments presented in all of these sources is the impact comics have on students and how they can be a positive addition to classrooms. In The Secret Coders by Yang, I was surprisingly blown away. I have mentioned in my previous blog post that comics are not something I am familiar with, norContinue reading “01/16 blog reflection”

The Wormworld Saga is essentially a long picture that keeps scrolling with text attached and obvious text to go with. I like how you are able to freely scroll through the comics and read the text and view the images at your own pace. The Sequel You Later by Norm Comics was sweet and shortContinue reading “01/14 online lab:comics examples”

In all of these resources, they specifically focus on the importance of literacy. In the first article, they expand on the importance of new technologies and the learning opportunities they bring to the table that “challenge the traditional practices of schools and colleges” (Collins & Halverson, 18). Collins and Halverson believe that schools should notContinue reading “01/14 blog reflection”

In Mirra, Morrell and Filipiak’s piece, the main argument consists of the theories of digital media through education and how to move beyond the bias that most media is seen as something wary and distrustful; media is not used enough throughout school’s as it should be. Media has so much potential to help children learnContinue reading “01/09 blog reflection”

My name is Natalie Langridge and my major is Native American Studies and I am minoring in Education. My favorite types of media are YouTube, Podcasts and TV Shows.