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Is the Cell Phone the New Pencil ? | edutopia.org

Is the Cell Phone the New Pencil ? | edutopia.org | ICT tips & tools, tracks & trails and... questioning them all ! | Scoop.it

Jeff Grabill (Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures Department at Michigan State University) :

Results from the survey in U.S. colleges :

* SMS texts (i.e., texts using short message services on mobile devices), emails, and lecture notes are three of the most frequently written genres (or types) of writing.

* SMS texts and academic writing are the most frequently valued genres.Some electronic genres written frequently by participants, such as writing in social networking environments, are not valued highly.

* Students write for personal fulfillment nearly as often as for school assignments.

* Digital writing platforms -- cell phones, Facebook, email -- are frequently associated with writing done most often.

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Digital age casualties... | 'GOODBYE HMV' - A Tribute to HMV | Mark Read

As I was watching the news on Monday morning, I found myself getting a little teary eyed over the reports of the last great music store HMV going into admini...
Monica Mirza's curator insight, January 26, 10:29 AM

Had been wilfing on the web for a while to search for resources around the music industry and its giants and stumbled on this : a pleasant -and well-known- tune.. that had me shiver. Mark Read's got a nice voice  -by the way, how can it be his ?!! His imitation's of Elton John has got so close...

The song sounds thrilling -witty lyrics filled with emotion, irony... and possible ESL plans topics !

To me the song makes a smart example to illustrate a lesson plan on parody, along with other literary figures. Might also be considered an interesting resource to work on the digital age possible cons or casualties -food for thought to help our students' debate for or against an "all digital world".

Part of the English-speaking world civilisation, the British "Voix de son Maître" [didn't know HMV was its primary name !] illustrates the evolution of music industry / unemployment in the UK / ...

Well done, Mr Piano Man, you made my day :-)

 

Judith Morais's comment, January 26, 10:59 PM
Hi Monica. I loved this find. Its a great song, and like you said, it will be great for a lesson on parodies. Wonder if we will be able to get the words- useful for ESL learners.