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Greg McVerry

Should We Share Racially Tinged Memes? #HipHopEd #literacies.

We love to laugh at them. Writers parody them in theme songs and television. Yet I wonder are we laughing at the individuals or drawing humor from a deep well of intentional and hidden bias? I am talking about memes featuring people of color who do not come from affluent backgrounds. They usually act in grandiose ways speaking local dialects that would not b

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Can I use javascript to surface additional file types? #indieweb #teachthebweb if those file types have some kind of keywords or metadata attached. I

Can I use javascript to surface additional file types? #indieweb #teachthebweb if those file types have some kind of keywords or metadata attached. I have a friend with a ton of downloadable materials. She wants people who download here stuff to get a "If you like that you may also like..." Is there a tool that will search either by file type of div id?s The

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I can't make what I want #teachtheweb. I was trying to make my syllabus using a navigable javascript slide deck. I tried to make: https://d157rqmxrxj6

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I can't make what I want #teachtheweb. I was trying to make my syllabus using a navigable javascript slide deck. I tried to make: https://d157rqmxrxj6ey.cloudfront.net/jgmac1106/16778/ It looked fantabulous on my desktop display, but when anyone else opened it it looked like crap. The fixed pixels of elements and text spilled out of the divs. I tried really

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#NWPleads I have long respected @BRCrandall out reach with under represented voices and his cherishing silenced narratives. More importantly he awaken

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#NWPleads I have long respected @BRCrandall out reach with under represented voices and his cherishing silenced narratives. More importantly he awakens those once silenced. I would love a chance to collaborate and think of NWP regional events. -@wiobyrne, I , and a crew of others used to organize the print2pixel unconference. What about writing unconferences

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Join Dr. McVerry Watching the State of the Union #GearUpWorks.

There are two ways to join Dr. McVerry in watching the State of the Union Address. You can use the public forum on hypothes.is to annotate, which means to take notes with students from around the country. Other people will see your work. It is important to engage in civics and politics. To sign up for an account go here . People will also be sharing and talk

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RAGE: My Recruitment Model to #teachtheweb

We had a wonderful discussion about onboarding participants today. Gauthamraj posed a question about the difference between Recruitment and Selection. It was a semantic question about words that don't translate well but it sparked a wonderful conversation. @GauthRaj @sunnydeveloper @MozTeach @liaonet IMO an application. selection is user driven recruitment i

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Part 2: Participatory Culture in a Networked Era #digiwrimo

Read Bottom Up The first post in this series is here. Zittrains book is available if you Google it. #digiwrimo "The non-generative technology movement that Jonathan... https://t.co/Rs3s28AJ2m — Greg McVerry (@jgmac1106) December 29, 2015 For many the path to #webliteracy is through video production. #teachtheweb #digiwrimo "digital activists firs... https://

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