Ariella Epstein's Blog – February 2009 Archive (2)

It's been a while since I read The Global Achievement Gap because I thought it was assigned for the first or second week of class, but that got changed. I do remember finding it interesting and agreeable. I read the Hybridization article last night, however. As I was reading it I had the desire to check out many of the sites cited and doodle around with them. However, I don't have the time to just mess around with non-essentials this semester. I'm so busy! I think it is an article I might refer… Continue

First of all, my friend who works a CWRU was able to obtain Huey's book for me! Yea! Secondly, I have to say that this class has really sparked an awareness of all of the media and means of communication I have available to me. I have been taking more advantage of my phone (especially texting), chatting, online social networks, e-mail, blogs and You Tube (and the likes) than ever before. I figure I better if I want to be ready to teach in a year and a half! Also, I have found that all of this… Continue