New technologies

I may post a few more links here between now and week 4, to keep you up with some of the many new ideas and technologies that are out there.

Did you see the film Minority Report, where Tom Cruise uses his hands to manipulate screens in any context? That's not so far away.

The TED site has some amazing videos about technology that is nearly here.

Look at this one called the Sixth Sense.

http://www.ted.com/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html

How to link your blog to mine via comments

Hi everyone

Good work last night on our first class.

It seems 'following' a blog gets Safari all hot and bothered, and a few crashes happened.

Also, seems like it doesn't give me a link to your blogs : - (

So, you'll need to give me a link to your blog by adding a COMMENT to this post.

The tricky thing is making it HYPERLINKED, not just pasting in the web address or URL.

Here are your instructions:

How to post your hyperlinked blog

1. Click on Comments

2. Type in your greeting

e.g. Hi Jon, this is Sarah, visit my blog. Here it is -

3. Tricky bit but you can do it! - type in all the following characters.

( use the preview button to check that it worked first before you post your comment)

This should now show up as hyperlinked, so I can visit your blog!

Week 1- Digital media and new literacies

Note - Class is on Tuesdays 4-6pm, weeks 1,4, then 10-13 in Computer Lab 22

Whole Class input:

• bring a USB to class (for unit materials)
• content overview- weekly overview and tasks
• assessment - formative
• using new lits to learn about new lits - youtube, blogs, wikipedia, critical literacy

Reading/ viewing

Callow, J. (2008). New literacies, New York & Web 2.0: a little knowledge is a helpful thing! SCAN, 27(4), 13-16

McDougall, J. (2007). Engaging the visual generation : some Queensland teachers come to terms with changing literacies. Screen Education(46), 130-137

Knobel, M., & Lankshear, C. (2006). Discussing New Literacies. Language Arts, 84(1), 78

NFB- National Film Board of Canada. (2008) RiP: a remix manifesto. Accessed from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oar9glUCL0

Techknowledge - Digital Literacies

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid6415358001?bclid=6310839001&bctid=1457684597

Blog commentary on the show - http://aftered.tv/index.php?q=node/153

Tasks

• Thinking Hard- Write a brief definition of the term ‘new literacies” from the readings for your blog
• Working well - create your own blog on blogger.com, post your definition, review one website from the Callow reading and post link on your own blog.
• Put a link to your blog on the M Tch blog ie this one. Become a follower of this main site.
• View this 7 minute video on Digital and Critical Literacy. Write a brief description/ review of the show. Using the embed code, embed the video in your blog and include your description/ review. http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid6415358001?bclid=6310839001&bctid=1457684597
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  Feeling Good - what have you learned and how to do you feel about it?
• Complete your self assessment profile from the weekly overview booklet

Welcome to Digital Media 2009

Welcome to Digital Media 09 in the M Tch

You'll need to have accessed the unit outline and handouts from the Moodle site before you begin here. This site will hold many of the links and tasks for each week of the course. Of course, you will need to read it in reverse, as each week we meet, I'll post a new set of information for you.

UPDATE -

The class is on Tuesdays 4-6pm, weeks 1,4, then 10-13 in Computer Lab 229

cheers,

jon