Category Archives: Creation Submissions

The place for the submission of links to your formal assignments (BuzzFeed article, Wikipedia article, etc.).

Income Inequality: What Can You Do?

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Rachael Swokowski

For my spread a message, I decided to take my Prezi offline and transform it into a poster so that I could more easily talk about wealth inequality here on campus. I decided that the best place to try to … Continue reading →

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How do I spread the message of the digital divide?

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Katie Saunders

The week we talked about the digital divide, something hit close to home. I attended Hoover High School (along with my younger brother and sister) and my mom works there. A few years ago they bought iPads for every student … Continue reading →

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Peace Out

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Hannah Gentry

When I was thinking about my final reflection blog, I found myself looking back through the syllabus and class blog to refresh myself about what all we covered in class. What struck me was that, for the most part, we … Continue reading →

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My Spread a Message: The Gospel of Metadata

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Andrew Battista

I’m sad that this week is our last class. It’s been a great semester, and I’ve enjoyed reading your posts. This blog is a perfect space to extend class discussions and bring more information to the table than what we can … Continue reading →

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Writing for Wikipedia or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Coding

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Hannah Gentry

I have a new found respect for Wikipedia contributors. For our Wikipedia Creation, I decided to fill a void in the Wiki-verse. I am an intern with the David Mathews Center for Civic Life (not that Dave Matthews), and the … Continue reading →

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The Epistemological Quagmire of Wikipedia

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Andrew Battista

I have never edited a Wikipedia article before, and after doing this once, I quickly realized that it’s a bad task for people who already have OCD tendencies to take up. Clearly, this should not be a hobby of mine. … Continue reading →

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Putting Brennan on the Map!

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Rachael Swokowski

Currently, I’m in a constitutional law class. While doing research for various papers, I realized very few websites have taken the time to organize cases according to Supreme Court justices (e.g. which cases they wrote majority opinions, dissenting opinions, concurring … Continue reading →

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To Cite or Not to Cite

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Rachael Swokowski

In keeping with the theme of information dissemination, I thought it would be fun to look at some of the ways us “digital natives” immediately know a source isn’t reliable. For those of us who’ve been browsing the web since … Continue reading →

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30 Rock on Racism and Sexism

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Hannah Gentry

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A Look at Income Inequality: A Widening Divide

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Rachael Swokowski

Since we’ve been talking about privilege and systems of power, I thought it would be appropriate to look at the widening income inequality gap here in the United States. This Prezi looks at how income inequality is harmful, how it … Continue reading →

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