Monthly Archives: February 2012
Definately not a gamer
I recently read an excerpt from Jane McGonigal’s New York best seller “Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World” book. McGonigal is a PhD from Berkley has and worked in the gamming … Continue reading
Outcomes in Second Life
I recently read “Unintended Outcomes in Second Life: Intercultural Literacy and Cultural Identity in a Virtual World” an article in the Language and Intercultural Communication Journal. It was written by William C. Diehl and Esther Prins from the Adult Education … Continue reading
Is it really a virtual world?
I recently created an avatar on secondlife.com, a virtual world where avatars can connect with each other. My avatar was named justfourfun (don’t hate, justforfun and just4fun were taken). I know that virtual worlds are a big deal to some … Continue reading
Digital religion
There is a homeless man who walks around Campbell with a sign that says “Millions of dollars are wasted on names like Mary and Jesus.” At first I thought this man was an atheist, but the more I think about … Continue reading
John Muir and the CLP
The California Legacy Project is a project put together by the publisher Heyday and Santa Clara University. Together Heyday and Santa Clara work on this project to publish books and hosts a radio station about California. I took the time … Continue reading
#ittookmeforevertofigureoutwhypeoplewerewritinglikethis
I don’t tweet, and it did actually take me forever to understand why people were using hash tags on Facebook. Facebook is enough waste of my time, I do not need to add to that with other social medias. I’m … Continue reading
Jillian Michaels Pod Cast
Today I listened to Jillian Michael’s Take to the Gym podcast from 11/25/11. I love Jillian Michaels because she is very motivational and has excellent health and exercise advice. She is also very down to earth and sassy. This particular … Continue reading
Computers in the classroom
In “Writing In the Wild” Bjork and Schwartz discuss how computers in the classroom can change how and what the students write due to their changed locations. They also discuss how sometimes computers can be a hindrance in the classroom, … Continue reading