Editing the Dyslexia Wikipedia Page
One of the things I found interesting when researching my issue was the evidence against a common misconception about dyslexia. It is often assumed that more boys than girls have dyslexia. I made a post about this assumption on my…
Cognitive Surplus and Dyslexia
According to Shirkey, ‘Cognitive Surplus’ is the way people spend their excess time. He claims humans are inclined to do any of these three things: “people like to consume…like to produce, and to share.” Essentially, since time began we spent our…
Infographics for Every Topic
I should start by saying that I love infographics. They are (in my opinion) one of the most compelling and interesting way to present information and infographics make the information they present very memorable. Of the examples provided, my favorite…
Same topic, two stories: Depression in the blogosphere
I chose to read two blog posts about depression, as I wanted to observe how two different blogs could focus on the same topic. Despite how both posts described depression, the two blogs focused on entirely different stories. The first…
An Audible Change – Cristal’s Diary
An Audible Change – Cristal’s Diary Cristal’s radio diary begins in the middle of her complicated story. There is no music throughout the entire piece, only voices. The narrator describes to her audience her experience in prison. The audience has…
Rhetorical Velocity in Action on Twitter
Rhetorical velocity is used to anticipate what will happen to a publication after it has been broadcasted. Whether it is a newspaper article, television story, facebook status or in this instance, a tweet, anything that is spread throughout any form…
For Little Eyes Only
Hoping to aid children in abusive situations with a way out, the Spanish organization ‘Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk’ (or Fundacion ANAR) has created campaign of provocative posters, the hidden images of which can only be seen by…
Progress Update – Redefining Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a very common disability – it affects one in ten people – and thus it is easy to find information I can use when building this project. This information is useful for one goal of the campaign, which is…
Response to Prof. Vee – Tailoring Tactics of the Transgender Law Center
The Transgender Law Center is the state of California’s is first transgender legal organization. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to changing the attitude of the public, as well as law and policy, to aid people in the quest to live free…
Colorado Public School Test Scores Decline – testing transition likely to hurt scores even further
The recent release of the past year’s TCAP (Transitional Colorado Assessment Program) scores presented troubling results. TCAPS, a standardized test issued to public school students grades 3-10, display a student’s proficiency in math, english writing, and reading in all years,…
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