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The purpose of this page is to link my colleagues' web spaces. This is a collection of my readings, absorptions, and ponderings of their engagement with the course in comparison with my own.
Link 1: Task 1- What's in my Bag?
Link 1: Task 1- What's in my Bag?
Link to Ana Fulton's page
Link to Ana Fulton's page
I appreciate Ana's point of view on a couple of points she makes. I was interested in linking to her page because we are in different professional worlds, and I appreciated the way she wrote her post. It was broken up into component parts and was easy to follow.
Ana writes that she is an editor for Pearson Education, whereas I am a classroom teacher. Although our worlds may be connected, as I may use Pearson resources in the classroom, our day-to-day lives differ. Despite the differences of being in the classroom versus being an editor, we have many of the same items in our daily bags. Similarities include: laptop, headphones, keys, wallet, pens, and chapstick. I appreciated the fact that we both marked chapstick down as a necessity. We agree on the fact that the items in our bag qualify us as organized people.
One of the first points Ana makes is, "My laptop is not a text, but it is a textual space, i.e., a platform for reading and writing." This point really resonated with me. We agree on this fact. I, too, did not define my laptop as a text, just as a form of digital technology. Ana took my point one step further by defining her laptop as a platform.
Link 2: Task 1- What's in my Bag?
Link 2: Task 1- What's in my Bag?
Link to Stéphanie Mauro's page
Link to Stéphanie Mauro's page
I appreciated Stephanie's response to this task. She brings up a point that differs from many others that I have read. She states that, "Bilingual language is present on the label of the Purell bottle, protein bar label, WetOnes label and mini note pad." This thought is something I did not consider at all. Working through this task, I considered all the items in my bag as English texts. Looking back and investigating further, my bag too, has a mix of bilingual texts. Like Stephanie, my consumer items such as: halls, chapstick, and Tylenol have bilingual language present. Thanks, Stephanie for bringing up that point.
Stephanie discusses how the items in her bag are linked to the economy. It is true that print and digital communication texts are interwoven and each provide a purpose. We agree that there is a heavy reliance on communication. It is interesting to reflect on this reliance that seems almost mandatory. This is a recurring theme throughout many peers' blog posts.
Link 3- Task 6: An Emoji Story
Link 3- Task 6: An Emoji Story
After looking at many emoji stories on peers' pages, I was hopeful I would figure out one-just one! I think Tanya provided me that opportunity. The title was a bit of a giveaway initially, but I did have to check through the rest of the story to make sure it's made sense. Interestingly, I have never watched "Orange is the New Black," but I understand the basic plot that it is about women in jail. The emoji's of all the women, the building, the "guards" and the pills and needles confirmed my initial guess. My guess only goes so far- I would NOT be able to tell what specific episode this is from. Perhaps Tanya can chime in and provide that intel?!
My guess:
My guess:
TV show- Orange is the new black
TV show- Orange is the new black
Link 4- Task 6: An Emoji Story
Link 4- Task 6: An Emoji Story
I came across Jess' emoji story and felt totally confident! Chernobyl was a series that I watched over the summer, so it was fresh on my mind.
What I found interesting about these emoji stories was that some were quite long (which, after comparing to others, I think mine falls into that category) and some were quite short. If people have watched Chernobyl, I think most would have got Jess' show in the first 3 emoji lines. In some other stories, the plot takes longer to develop, which can make the story tougher to guess!
My Emoji choice was the last book I read. I thought, great- its fresh in my mind and changing the medium to emoji form would be simple. However, I think I was wrong (for the purposes of linking). I think there is a way further wide spread realm of books compared to TV shows and movies. Most emoji stories I came across were movies or TV shows. I think this was easiest to lean on, and easiest to guess. If I wanted my book choice to be easily distinguishable, I think I would have had to pick something timeless, or something more popular. Mine is a random thriller that may not be easily distinguishable.
My guess:
My guess:
Netflix series- Chernobyl
Netflix series- Chernobyl
Link 5- Task 9: Networking Assignment for Golden Record
Link 5- Task 9: Networking Assignment for Golden Record
The coloured communities featured in the Golden Record data demonstrate similarities shared among participants. It is interesting that I have the most in common with just one peer, Ben, as decided by our shared colour- orange.
Although, what is shown on image three does not make this as clear as I originally thought. Our communities are spread out and my name is no longer grouped near Ben’s name. Upon visiting Ben’s MET page, I learnt that we do have a bit in common, which could play a role in why we have some of the same choices for our Golden Record. On Ben’s page, he notes “my song list was chosen to represent both a large range of geographical areas and as well emotions.” It too, was my goal to have a well rounded geographical choices. Interestingly, the data shows me that Ben and I only share 4 common choices. This is surprising to me. Ben and I are considered to be in the same coloured community, but we only share a 40% similarity. Ben and I have a few things in common: we are both teachers who enjoy using technology, and we love to snack. Interestingly, we both have used Google Sites for our MET page. This tells me that we share a common love for all things Google, and we share similarities in how we like to organize things.
Although Ben and I have some shared interests in both being teachers, I am surprised that I was not a part of a larger coloured community. It was not rocket science how I chose my picks for the Golden Record top 10. I assumed many peers would pick a variety of diverse sounds, especially since the country of origin was easy to find either in the title or from a quick search. This tells me that the data shows that although the participants sampled (all MET students in the same course), there is still a variety of diversity among peers.
Link 6: Task 8- Golden Record Curation
Link 6: Task 8- Golden Record Curation
For this task in general, I was very curious to know the picks of some of my peers. The responsibility of cutting out 15 songs seemed daunting, and I shared this thought with Nicky (and others). Nicky says, "My initial thoughts about cutting over half of the songs seemed almost impossible." <- Agree!
After looking through a few MET pages, I noticed a trend. Most of us shared the similar idea of creating a general criteria for the songs we chose. Many of these had to do with variety of sound, cultural implications, or geographical location. For Nicky's choices, she did something different. She individualized each of her song choices by providing a brief rationale for each song. This differs from the majority of our classmates as Nicky did not make a general criteria, but provided reasonings as to why each song should be included. Each of her reasonings is very specific and I think, goes above and beyond.
I think this thought process is very neat because it makes me wonder about the original 25 choices that were put together before the Golden Record was sent off. Did the creators have a general criteria that they wanted to meet? Or, was each individual song chosen for a purpose?
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