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Week 6
by cuellara on February 11, 2016 10:19 am
How can what we know about the demographics of those who already engage in online affinity spaces shape the ways in which educators engage all students? In other words, could targeted exposure among students that are not the typical users by teachers create more interest in partaking in these kinds of literacy practices?
Week 5 Post
by cuellara on February 3, 2016 9:50 pm
While Squire acknowledges a “fetishization and marginalization” of black culture in America, I do not buy into his justification of Grand Theft Auto as an “empowering” game that facilitates an “understanding” of life for blacks in LA in the ’90s (2006, p. 21). In fact, I think its representation of the black experience perpetuates negative… Read more Week 5 Post
Tech Review and Redesign
by cuellara on January 28, 2016 8:04 am
The PBS Peg + Cat Big Gig app, based on the PBS Kids Series by the same name, aims to help kids between the ages of three and six practice counting and math through song. In this reflection, I analyze the positive contributions of the parasocial relationship afforded through the app on a child’s learning… Read more Tech Review and Redesign
Week 4 Response
by cuellara on January 27, 2016 11:59 pm
I am thrilled to read about the potential of textile construction kits to provide a pathway for girls into computation. However, I wonder if such kits perpetuate a double standard about the types of toys that society deems suitable for girls. In other words, are we perpetuating a cycle that pigeonholes girls in traditionally female… Read more Week 4 Response
Ana's Parasocial Relationship
by cuellara on January 14, 2016 12:24 pm
Gretchen from Recess