Media naturalness theory

about social media. “Social media is changing the way we communicate and the way we are perceived, both positively and negatively. Every time you post a photo, or update your status, you are contributing to your own digital footprint and personal brand.” (Martin, Web) This is the age of technology and social media. People all over the world can connect and help each other via social media. There are two different views as to how social media affects us. Some people think that social media can…

Since the dawn of time, technology has been significantly life changing. As modern day humans discover mind blowing uses for the technology, it is shared and used among society, until something else is improved or created. Modern day technology, such as cell phones, computers, and television, allow for a whole new approach to communication, and create platforms to share beliefs, ideas, and news. It has allowed for families and friends to communicate easily and bond even when they are miles away…

In the mid 1990s there was a powerful new technology that seemed poised to revolutionize the communications paradigm in American politics. The internet was supposed to be a total game changer, returning power to the people, and removing the media, and thereby the need for big money, from the political equation. Now, twenty-some years later it is apparent that the internet, and online communication specifically, has only served to entrench prior communication patterns rather than revolutionize…

little I missed social media, at least once the first few days were out of the way. I expected to have a large void left by social media, but what I didn’t expect was that it would be so easy to fill this time with more productive activities (at least in my own judgment). I played piano more, I learned some new tricks on my skateboard, and I got better at sketching, but most important of all, I learned that there are many, often better, alternatives to filling time than social media. In…

teens use social media as an affable way to interact with one another. Because social media is allowing teens to express themselves, this shows how social media can be propitious for our society. In “Antisocial Networking?”, Hilary Stout uses the aspect of social media to illustrate the jeopardizing effect it is contributing towards kids’ socializing abilities. Although Hilary is stating that social media limits personal communication, I disagree with Stout because social media create more ways…

Every time you master the concept of a social media application, a new one materializes the next day, anticipating to be on the list of apps you use. There are numerous ways of communication without having to actually communicate. By this, I imply that people today rely on forms of social media and technology to contact others. Not only has contacting others become more accessible, methods of bullying have increased as a result of this. There are countless ways of bullying, traditional and new…

society that has been in existence for that long of a time, and releasing the changes that were made, how they were made, and most importantly why they were made is paramount. In the article “Activity Theory, an introduction for the Writing classroom” Kain and Wardle give us an Idea of an activity theory which “gives us a helpful lens for understanding how people in different communities carry out their activities”.…

history fun and didn’t just lecture the whole time. We did projects and he made what we were learning about interesting. After reading “Garbage In, Garbage Out”, I don’t think the theories of expanding environments and constructivism are completely misguided. I feel that if you take some concepts of each, it could be a good theory of teaching. I like how the article related history to playing chess. Just like there is a lot of things to learn about chess before you can play…

Introduction The 15th – 18th centuries CE were a period of great change in Europe in particular after a millennium of relative stagnation. Scientific advancements, cultural enlightenment and socio-economic developments combined to create new artistic opportunities and to influence the thinking and directions of artists. In this essay I will initially provide a brief overview of scientific advancements during this time, and then relate these and the overall societal context to artistic…

different activities in the early years’ curriculum. Penny Tassoni (2007) The features that make up the theory include, making up playing rules, having first-hand experience, playing together, pretending, having personal agenda, making props and deep involvement, among others. She believes that children learn a variety of experience which she calls the ‘web of learning’. I agree with Tina Bruce’s theory as I like her way of thinking about how the children learn and she uses the holistic…