Monday, November 25, 2019
Gratitude
Thanksgiving is here. It's a time to reflect on our accomplishments and
give thanks to some of friends and family that have helped us along the
way. You've been through a lot of changes in the last three months. So
for this post please reflect on one accomplishment you are proud that
you accomplished and one friend or family member that has helped you in
some way that your thankful for.
Monday, November 4, 2019
The Internet is beautiful.
The idea for the Internet was born from the launch of the Russian
Sputnik satellite in 1957. The US government was worried that the then
Soviet Union possessed superior technological capability and could
potentially strike the US with a nuclear missile. So it began to prepare
for the consequence. The Internet essentially began as way to
communicate if part of the country was destroyed.
In 1969 the technology was advanced enough to begin testing it at universities and the first successful test was completed between the UCLA and Stamford campuses in California.
It wasn't until around 1991 that the Internet was introduced for individual and commercial purposes.
Today we see more an more users clustered around the same sites. Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon collectively consume most of our attention and that's sad because there is so much more to it.
For this post I want you to visit this site: https://www.reddit.com/r/InternetIsBeautiful/ or https://www.reddit.com/r/coolguides/ and as part of our exploration of Digital Literacy, find a link to something that you think would help you learn in one of your classes or help you be a better student in general. Explore the link and write a brief description of how you think it will benefit you and your classmates. Please also copy and paste a link to the source in your comment.
Example: I found a map that might help me learn Geography and Social Studies. https://worldmap.harvard.edu/maps/5565. This map helps me identify ancient civilizations in a more precise way than the maps in our book. You can also overlay other options on the map by checking the boxes on the left hand sidebar.
In 1969 the technology was advanced enough to begin testing it at universities and the first successful test was completed between the UCLA and Stamford campuses in California.
It wasn't until around 1991 that the Internet was introduced for individual and commercial purposes.
Today we see more an more users clustered around the same sites. Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon collectively consume most of our attention and that's sad because there is so much more to it.
For this post I want you to visit this site: https://www.reddit.com/r/InternetIsBeautiful/ or https://www.reddit.com/r/coolguides/ and as part of our exploration of Digital Literacy, find a link to something that you think would help you learn in one of your classes or help you be a better student in general. Explore the link and write a brief description of how you think it will benefit you and your classmates. Please also copy and paste a link to the source in your comment.
Example: I found a map that might help me learn Geography and Social Studies. https://worldmap.harvard.edu/maps/5565. This map helps me identify ancient civilizations in a more precise way than the maps in our book. You can also overlay other options on the map by checking the boxes on the left hand sidebar.
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