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Narrative

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Growing up, I never realized that my life was being silently influenced by media and technology. Like most young girls, I played with Barbies, American Girls Dolls, and was quite the Disney movie fan. After reading Christensen’s, “Unlearning the Myths That Bind Us,” I now am seeing life through a new lens. Both, as an educator who works with today’s youth/teens, and in my very own social life. Christensen questions the effects of movies (Disney), cartoons, television, and music have on children and teens. She believes that many Disney movies are based on princesses that are based on our society’s viewpoint of “perfection.” Disney movies set the ideal of what women should look like. They also embed in children’s minds that they need to find a “prince” in order to be happy. As I sit here writing this narrative paper, I’m still pondering if my life choices have actually been my very “own” choices. This is because I have in fact always put a lot of pressure on myself to strive for ...
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Turkle and Wesch

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I believe that both Turkle and Wesch are allies in their arguments about media and technology. Both Turkle and Wesch make claims about adolescents and their inabilities to do certain things in today’s society. In Sherry Turkle’s “A Flight From Conversation, ” she presents the idea that technology is taking over people’s abilities to communicate face to face. Whereas, after reading Michael Wesch’s “Anti-Teaching: Confronting the Crisis of Significance,” he faces a similar, but different concern with today’s society. Wesch finds that student learning is being affected due to their lack of asking questions.                                                           Turkle claims that technology apps such as Facebook, Twitter, Email, Texting, and even Siri are taking away the value in conversations. She states, “We are tempted to think that ou...
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Text Overview

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The link below is my Text Overview assignment. Overall, I found it to be a very useful assignment. I believe it will help us in making the connections between class and our projects. Stephanie Misiaszek Text Overview
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Welcome to Bullseye, Where Gender is Bull!

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The sign of our store, promotes gender equality. Our slogan displays the idea that gender is not the basis of our organization of our toys/ products! "Gender is bull!" At Bullseye you will find toys organized not by gender, but interests. We found that sorting by interests, was the least discriminatory way to display toys in a store. Initially, our team was going to sort the toys based upon age. However, we found that this would discriminate against children who may want to play with a toy in another age range. To further explain our categorization, in the "Character aisle" all characters will be presented here. We would also display a "Dramatic Play" aisle where household items, and props, accessories would all be in one arand not characterized as a "boy" or "girl" item. 
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Plickers-Digital Tool

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  What is Plickers?   Plickers is a powerfully simple tool that lets teachers collect real-time formative assessment data without the need for student devices. You can create customized quizzes and assessments based upon your content area and curriculum. What Materials do I Need for Plickers?  Student Answer Cards: To use Plickers, students are provided with answer cards, which can be easily printed and distributed. (When I use plickers, I found that laminating the cards can really make them last long.) Smartphone & App: Using the web-based Plickers or the iPhone or Android Plicker app , teachers can scan student responses, and immediately have the ability to assess their understanding and gather data. The app is available for free on both the Apple App Store and the Android App on Google Play. If using the iPad, you must filter “iPhone only” when searching for the Plickers app in the App store.  Steps for Creating an Account: Go to Plicker...
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Miles of Aisles of Sexism

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In the article, “Miles of Aisles of Sexism” by Sudie Hofman we are given many examples of gender inequality displayed in the toy store aisles. There are many subliminal messages being sent to children in toy’s advertisements, packaging, and positioning of toys in the shopping aisles. There is a major influence on gender roles if you look with a close lens as you browse through toy stores. The contrast between both the “boy” and “girl” aisles are significantly concerning. In the “girl” aisles you will notice many pastel colors of pinks, purples and sparkling glitter packing. Many of these toys imply what the ideal girl/female “should” look like. Some even influence the concept of beauty being powerful with beauty products. Such as toys mirrors, combs, brushes, nail kits, etc. With a focus on beauty, Hofman provides a great example of ideal size/weight, “The shelves are overflowing with Mattel Barbies and endless paraphernalia, including Barbie’s scale, set at one weight: 110 pounds” (H...
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