.GIFs as Art (and Literacy)
Last week NPR had a great article espousing the rise of GIF files as an art form. You can check out the article for yourself here. Specifically it is the Museum of the Moving Image (sounds like an apt...
View ArticleWhere’s the Impact?: Building the Criteria for Effective Rhetoric
Wow. It’s been fifteen days since I last posted. This isn’t because nothing has happened; on the contrary, it feels like everything has been happening all at once! My entry today...
View ArticleBanksy Revisited: Image Meets Rhetorical Text
Last week I posted about revisiting Banksy’s work to inspire some critical visual literacy work with my students. You can read and see some of their images here. I mentioned in that post my intention...
View ArticleThe Zine Challenge: Early Reflections
I have now been collecting data for a month, which also means my students are in the thick of zine making. The ride thus far has been relatively smooth and entirely fascinating. I did lose an entire...
View ArticleZinecast: Live Feed
Tomorrow use this post to watch the Zinecast live at 11:30AM. This is perfect for those of you who are not Google users. Hope to see you tomorrow! Click inside for the feed and additional information....
View ArticleGet Your Air Horn Ready: Debate Is Now in Session
by Dr. Kim Foster “It. Was. Awesome.” Let me paint a picture for you. It’s April. There are three weeks of school left for my senior students. To use one student’s exact words, he is beyond ready to...
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