Stephanie Misiaszek- Digital Media Literacy

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...

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

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. 

  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...

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...

After reading Christensen’s, “Unlearning the Myths That Bind Us” I immediately compared these concepts to my own beliefs and upbringing. As a child, I was a fan of all of the Disney princesses. Like many others in our class, I wasn’t aware of the media and stereotyping messages behind these movies. What stuck out to me from Christensen’s article was the following quote about Cinderella; “They win because of their beauty and their fashionable attire. Both of these tales have two myths: happiness means getting a man, and transformation from wretched conditions can be achieved through consumption- in their case getting new clothes and a new hairstyle.” (182)This message of happiness is love along with standard of beauty unfortunately have been embedded in my youth. It may sound cliche, but I like many young girls grew up dreaming of my “prince charming” and a beautiful fairy-tale like wedding/love story. Although, I visioned a “perfect prince,” I know that it’s not practical in life bec...

Story Board That- A Dream Deferred  (Jessica, Lisa, Stephanie)

In “Are Today’s Youth Digital Natives?", we are provided with Boyd’s theory about digital natives. Boyd in a similar way to Prensky believes that teens are born with an innate technological wisdom. However, Boyd challenges Prensky's idea of digital natives even further. He poses that just because teens/children are born with the sense to navigate the internet and social media, it doesn’t necessarily “require active cultivation.” On page 197 Boyd states,  “Teens may develop an intuitive sense for how to navigate social interactions online through casual engagement and experience, but this does not translate to an understandi ng of why 198 literacy search queries return some content before others. Nor does experience with social media push young people to learn how to build their own systems, versus             simply using a social media platform.” With this we can see Boyd’s deeper thinking beyond usage. He believes that there is more to just k...

After our class discussion focusing on digital natives and digital immigrants, I have had mixed emotions regarding which I would identify as. I find myself as almost a hybrid amongst the two. I feel like I have attributes of each. Being a 90's child, I was fortunate enough, to have grown up with a great amount of technologies. I had a computer, a cell phone in middle school, and my house was the house that my friends wanted to hang out at because I had two lines, one for the phone, and a separate one for internet. However, the internet I grew up with was not what it is today, it was dial up and very slow and here was instant messenger rather than social medias. Although, I do feel I have a lot of competency in working with technology, I do feel that I am at a disadvantage in comparison to today's generation. For example, I do sometimes prefer a printed copy of something, I.E a book. Although, when searching the internet, I am drawn to images of articles. I also do prefer things...

My name is Stephanie Misiaszek. Ironically, I have yet to change my name with RIC since getting married two years ago. Therefore, I am "listed" as Stephanie Borges. During one of our lunch breaks I plan to make it over the Records Department to officially change it. I teach 6th Grade ELA/ESL at Joseph Jenks Middle School. My first year teaching, I started off in third grade, and now shockingly, I find myself enjoying working with middle school students. So far summer has been short, only a few days in, as Pawtucket just got out on the 18th. However, I am looking forward to plans this summer traveling to The Cape, Block Island, and Florida. (Once class finishes that is) Outside of class I enjoy going to the beach, traveling, gardening, doing DIY projects around the house, and caring for my Dachshund, Oscar. I think that is all. I look forward to working with you all over the next eight days!