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Week 6 - Writing Socially

I found the Curwood-Magnifico-Lammer’s article to be incredibly interesting. Particularly because my middle school years were full of online writing. I utilized a cite called “Worthy of Publishing” that provided a platform for aspiring writers to post their chapters and have others comment on them. It truly demonstrated to me the power of having an… Read more Week 6 - Writing Socially

Week 5

The reading that was most surprising to me this week was the one by Isabella Granic. I have always viewed playing video games to be an unproductive activity. It was interesting to see video-games can actually develop important skills of cognitive, social, emotional and motivation. The fMri studies that they cited such as the one… Read more Week 5

Week 5

In The Benefits of Playing Video Games by Granic et al., I found the information about cognitive benefits intriguing and especially in the context of gender. Going back to our readings and classroom conversations last week about gendered toys and girls being more open and creative with toys that they viewed as being feminine, this reading left… Read more Week 5