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SO inquiry project. Dr.C made it seem kinda like fun. I gotta say, I was kinda excited for it at first. Now, not so much. I’m having trouble finding exactly what to say/write and this 2,500 word count is not helping. As the due date creeps closer, the closer I get to having a break down. On top of the inquiry project I have a … Continue reading Still working

I have officially started writing my project. The first sentence is always the hardest part, but after 15 minutes I finally got a few sentences. However, I don’t know where the list of requirements is for the inquiry project so that is a problem…. Good luck to me. Continue reading Slowly but surely

“One young girl, who had never programmed before, decided that a pointing device ought to let her draw on the screen. She then built a sketching tool without ever seeing ours (displayed in Figure 26.20). She constantly embellished it with new features including a menu for brushes selected by pointing. ” I got this nugget from Kay and Goldberg’s Personal Dynamic Media. Since I am … Continue reading Same article, new nugget

I’ve shifted my topic yet again and have made it more specific. I’ve decided to take a closer look at educational (Pre-K/K) apps on tablets. After talking to Dr.C I finally go to this topic. I find it very interesting because I’ve seen my nieces and nephews use tablets/the educational apps on tablets to learn. Most of the time, theyre only using the apps for … Continue reading Follow-up on project

(Sidenote: I have slightly altered my topic based on the research/nuggets I’ve found. It is now: the integration of  tablets into school curriculums and its impact.)   Kay and Goldberg and the Dynabook: “The interactive nature of the dialogue, the fact that they are in control, the feeling that they are doing real things rather than playing with toys or working out “assigned” problems, the … Continue reading Investigator Conversation (Synthesis)

“In 1983 Apple designed a tablet called “Bashful,” in reference to the dwarf in the fairy tale Snow White.  The prototype included add-ons, like a keyboard, stylus, floppy drive, phone and handheld carry-case. ” Before this paragraph, the author alludes to Kay and Goldberg’s Dynabook from 1968. However, I decided to use this paragraph as my nugget because it gave me some new information. Now, … Continue reading Evolution of Tablets

I was planning on looking at all forms of technology for my final inquiry project. However, after dissecting the writings of four new media dreamers (and comments from Dr. C), I have realized that I can’t simply say ‘all forms of technology.’ I need to focus on one specific technological device. I really enjoyed Kay and Goldberg’s Dynabook, which is pretty much the very first … Continue reading Finalizing My Dream

I decided to look at Kay and Goldberg’s “Personal Media Dynamic,” Ted Nelson’s “Computer Lab” and Doug Engelbart’s “Augmenting Human Intellect.” Between the three, the MAIN theme was technology. Engelbart refers to technology as “artifacts,” Nelson refers to computers, and Kay and Goldberg look at the Dynabook (their creation).   Kay and Goldberg: “We envision a device as small and portable as possible which could both … Continue reading Mapping my Dreamers

First blog post: My first ever blog post for UNIV 200. For this blog post, we had to look at blog posts from previous students. Thought process: it was interesting seeing what other students wrote. Looking back at old blog posts also gave me a better idea of how the class was going to work. As I was scrolling through the many blogs, a million … Continue reading Read the ending. (The right meta assignment)