Posts by Daisy Pignetti USF:
Using Twitter
This week I was officially awarded a Professional Development Grant, which will make my travel to San Fran for 4Cs much easier on the wallet. I’m also 1 week away from receiving final exam essays from the students I asked to start Twitter accounts. Their responses will be the basis of my presentation, and I already know that I’m going to continue with this research next semester b/c I’ve learned so much from them in terms of what their 1st semester college freshman experiences.
This semester I let students protect their updates and only follow me as a way to let them explore the informal writing space; however, I think next semester I will require students to follow all their peers in class too. That way, especially for my online writing courses, we can build community and more easily and quickly share resources. The discussion board posts can evolve to be more formal writing responses and Twitter can remain informal.
More on this once I see if my current students even feel that maintaining the timeline helped them reflect on their tech literacy, but here’s a video created by the folks at Twitter about how and why some people use the microblogging tool. If you notice, nearly everyone is updating from their phones…something I plan to point out to my students!
How Do You Use Twitter? from biz stone on Vimeo.
interfere with the interface
no mo' NaBloPoMo :(
Haven’t been feeling 100% and as a result, I forgot to blog last week. Will have to try NaBloPoMo again in December! I’ve got the rest of the semester all planned out, but I think my body is telling me that I need Thanksgiving break NOW! Must catch up on grading and prepare for all [...]
The Tsunami & Social Media
Yet again a TED talk that justifies and re-inspires my work with Katrina bloggers. According to James Surowiecki, the blogophere came of age with the Tsunami, with blogs offering “a more complete and powerful picture of what happened.”
State of the Blogosphere 2008
Just noticed that Technorati has release another “State of the Blogosphere” report. What I like most about this version compared to previous years is that they “asked some of the leading minds on the Blogosphere to give us their thoughts on where blogging is headed.” I’m pasting in a few below: “The word blog is [...]
internet on film
This week I’ll be showing my students 2 episodes of Law and Order, one from 1999 called “Chatroom” and one from 2006 called “Avatar.” Both deal with issues related to the speed, reach, anonymity, and interactivity of the Internet, which [coincidentally? heehee] are the key terms Laura Gurak uses to define the term “cyberliteracy” in [...]
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Thought I posted for NaBloPoMo today, but looks like I’m getting this post in with only 10 minutes to spare. Here we go! I’ve been noticing several sites talk about the use of the internet in this election, one of which being “Blogged Down in the Past,” from the Columbia Journalism Review. See the map [...]
12 Seconds 2008 Election Compilation Video
Wishing now I had documented more of my opinions and voting experience on sites like this… 12seconds.tv – Decision 2008 as told by our badass 12ers from Jacob Knobel on Vimeo.
obamazombies
Stewart/Colbert + Twitter + Louisiana
A clip from Election Night that combines all of my favorite things:
in pursuit of posts
So far I haven’t had a block when it comes to fulfilling a post a day for NaBloPoMo. Lots of great political energy out there and amazing user-generated creations. Speaking of political statements, here’s a new shirt from my favorite Dirty Coast Press:
wordle
Lots of word clouds of Obama’s victory speech showing up today. Here’s one I find aesthetically pleasing:
the power of video
I remember seeing this in 2003, on the Alan Cumming website of all places, and thinking how powerful an example it is: So it’s amazing to see now, thanks to YouTube and other video-sharing sites, there can be efforts such as “Why Tuesday?” and “Video Your Vote”. Obviously these videos aren’t as polished, but they [...]
Politics 2.0
After noticing all the Twitter election coverage tools, I’ve decided to spend tomorrow reviewing these sites [and others] with my students. To do this most effectively, I need to begin with a quick lecture on Howard Dean’s 2004 blog and the ever-growing power of video. This video will help start that conversation: Then we can [...]
twitter politics
MSNBC had a great article on the power of Twitter during this election. The tips they list below are good ones, and even if you don’t have an account, just seeing the livestream on election.twitter.com is AMAZING! Use Twitter like a pro on Election Day Register for an account at Twitter.com. Choose a username you [...]
Geauxbama!
Andy and I cast our votes last week, so tomorrow we can go about our teaching schedules and not have to rush the polls or wait in any lines. I’m so excited that this election is finally coming to an end. I just hope by tomorrow night we know, for sure, who won. Tonight Frontline [...]
new social media in my life
Sites I’ve joined over the past few months: Blip.fm–like Twitter, but with music. I love how it gives you “props” and also stores everything you’ve played. I’ve also found many wonderful mashups and covers, such as this bluegrassy one of Blu Cantrell’s “hit em up style” Pandora radio–for when I don’t want to hear a [...]
NaBloPoMo
In an effort to keep up the blogging efforts I started last night, I figured November would be good a month as any to participate in National Blog Posting Month. The FAQ is quite detailed, but I’m excited to try and live up to the challenge! With all of the dissertation writing I still need [...]
the power of blogging continues
With my hectic schedule and lower back pain, I haven’t blogged much lately; however, I have continued to update my Twitterstream, primarily from my phone and new I-pod touch. These have been short posts pointing to links I’ve found interesting or sharing my observations in a small Wisconsin town. But this past week I noticed [...]
teaching update
Wow. I haven’t blogged here in over a month, with that last post consisting only of embedded videos! I have written a couple posts over on the Katrina Media site, though, so check those out when you have a chance. Things have been very busy here, such is the life of a still dissertating new [...]
The Future of the Internet redux
Compare and Contrast:
Trouble the Water
Who knows when I’ll ever get to see this [considering my new Wisconsin town has yet to get Burn After Reading], but I know I’ll look as hard as I can to find it. May even drive to Milwaukee since this schedule says filmmakers will be there in November. As Loki writes, “It is fortunate [...]
rhetoric, defined
I can’t think of a better way to introduce rhetoric to my class next semester.
Old Media, New Media, and My Post-Katrina Blues
Cross-posted at Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster: Last week I was interviewed by the communications staff here at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. They contacted me, saying they had heard about my research into the post-Katrina blogosphere, and the result of our conversation is this press release, which was sent out to 50 local and regional reporters. [...]
You're No One If You're Not On Twitter
I’ll be presenting a paper on teaching with Twitter at 4Cs next year, so, in order to get my “data,” this Monday I will present my students with their task of creating accounts on the popular microblogging site. I was nervous over the summer when the Fail Whale kept rearing his power-blue head, but it [...]