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            Economics is a very complicated issue, and as an education major, I have no formal education within economics, so fair warning. Whatever I have learned is things I have picked up on my own, either from my own observations, or finding things out on the internet. However, digital technology can easily be linked toContinue reading “Socioeconomic Divide and Digital Technology”

So, my ILP ended this week with research. I found out a lot about Toadstool Park which I had not previously known. Based upon what I was able to gather, the story of Toadstool Park is actually quite fascinating. The short story of it, is that Toadstool Park’s rock layers were primarily formed by theContinue reading “End of my ILP”

            Internet mindfulness is something I had never heard of before this lesson. I understood the concept to some extent, but I’d never put a term to it. This week reminded me about the importance of monitoring ourselves and just how much time we spend online. I am online a lot, more than I wouldContinue reading “Internet Mindfullness”

            This week, we go back to Toadstool Park and some more of the information I’ve managed to gather from there. This time, we’ll be examining the rocks which I found, and the rocks which are present.             If you can recall from my previous update, most of the exposed rock at toadstool park isContinue reading “Another Update on my IDL”

            Digital activism plays an important role in the lives of people today in many parts of the world. Whether this is for better or for worse can be argued either way, but its impact is undeniable. However, while it exists, arguments exist for both its pros and its cons. No matter how you lookContinue reading “A Talk on Digital Activism”

            As someone who will hopefully be a future teacher and parent, the affect which social media may have on both my students and children is something I am concerned about. Even now, we see social media undergoing great changes as they try to make their platforms a healthier place. Instagram, for example, is lookingContinue reading “Teens and Social Media”

            In today’s age, the internet, social media, and other digital platforms plays a massive part in the lives of many Americans. Thus, it is very important that we gain an understanding of how these digital platforms work, and the ways in which their social dynamics differ. While the internet gain be a great boonContinue reading “Digital Citizenship and Cyberbullying”

            My Independent Learning Project is going very well! This week, I was out in the field again, and decided to go to Toadstool Park. It was a bit wet and rainy, but I still got a lot of good information. I’ll just discuss the general geology of it, as I also found a lotContinue reading “Passion Project: Toadstool Park Edition”

This week in class, we were provided with a number of different mediums, from ds106, podcasts, and digital stories. I’ve had different thoughts about each of them, and believe they each have their own ways in which they can and should be applied. Each of them has their place which they can best be utilized,Continue reading “ds106, Digital Stories, and Podcasts, Oh My!”

The articles provided for this supplemental assignment raise some good points, and honestly, I’d agree with quite a bit of what was said here. Being someone who has played a fair amount of video games, I can attest to both the positive and negative effects that I have seen. I can also attest to theContinue reading “Technology and Children”