Tag: Skills
Ted Talk Summary: Sherry Turkle
In the Ted Talk, “Connected, but Alone?”, Sherry Turkle’s argues that technology is corrupting our social skills. She describes how we are looking for companionships but instead of r... Read More
Response to Greenfield
In Susan Greenfield’s piece, “Mind Change”, she states many different ideas and claims. Greenfield’s theory of “best self” is extremely relevant because it sheds ... Read More
“Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” Free writing
In Jean M. Twenge’s, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?”, she makes many claims as to why she believes Smartphones are ‘ruining’ teens. She calls the generation bo... Read More
Social Media Eulogy Tweet
#RIP to the adolescent Haley posting “tbh” posts on Facebook when she was bored. What do they even mean? Were you even friends with all the people who “liked” it?... Read More
The Little Seagull “Edit”section response
The topic that has been identified as a problematic area to me is commas. I reviewed this section in “The Little Seagull” , and now have a better understanding of where I should place comm... Read More
Software for podcast 1
With further thought, I have decided to use the software Audacity to create a podcast about my literacy narrative. I really enjoyed listening to, “The Editor” and felt that I wanted to cre... Read More
