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The Multimodal Dig: Belated

Yes, I’m a few days late, but I’m actually more capable of doing this dig now than I would have been on Friday, since I bring NOTHING with me on Fridays. The List Comm Law textbook (L, limited V) Planner (S, L) Random Folder from a random event (L, V, S) Ipod Touch (V, S, […]

Blog Post for September 8, 2014

Today I spend a good amount of time editing and updating my blog to set a solid foundation for my blog. What I Did: The biggest change I made today was switching my theme from Goram to Superhero. I reconfigured and rewrote my about page after looking at the examples provided in the daily class notes. […]

Multimodal Texts

Wrist bands (V, L) Hat (V, L) Gift Certificate (V, L) Wallet (V, L, S) Water bottle (V, L) Ribbon (V, L) Pocket knife (V, L, S) Laptop – iTunes (V, L, S, G, A) iPhone – ESPN ScoreCenter App (V, L, S, G, A) Composition notebook (V, L, S) The 2 most different texts are the water bottle and the […]

multimodal

I never realized all the different random things I carried with me in my bookbag until today. When I went to look for multimodal texts, I found some interesting items. Last spring, I went to Italy and realized that I never cleaned out my book bag after that trip. I found maps, train tickets, plane […]

Blog Post for September 5, 2014

Multimodal text are forms of media that communicate multiple of the five modes of communication.  To review, the five modes of communication are linguistic, aural, spatial, gestural, and visual. Today, I was challenged to find 12 text I have with me and identify different modes each has. Luggage Tag (S, V) Coffee Mug (L, S, V)…

Multimodal Dig

The Exercise Upon looking through my backpack and purse, I found the following multimodal texts: 1. Hokie Passport      Modes Included: Linguistic,Visual, Spatial, and Gestural 2. Five Star folder      Modes Included: Linguistic, Visual, and Spatial 3. Planner      Modes … Continue reading

Multimodal Dig

iPad: iTunes – VALSG Textbook: The Multimedia Journalist – LSV Wallet – LS Button – LS Ring – LS Gum – LSV Lottery Ticket – LVG Ribbon – L Flyer – VLS Giftcard – LS iPhone: Collegiate Times App – VALSG Water Bottle: Stickers – LSV Out of all of my items, I think the […]

Multimodal Texts in my Bag

I have lots of multimodal texts with me. Some are more predictable than others. My backpack has images and writing on it (V, L) The buttons on my backpack (V, L) Henry V (L, V, G) Romeo and Juliet (L, V, G) Writer/Designer eBook (L, V) Notebook with dividers (L, V, S) Harry Potter and […]

Multimodal Dig

Protein bar: V, S, L Chapstick: V, S, L Hand sanitizer: V, S, L Granola bar: V, S, L Extra gum- Winterfresh: V, S, L Extra gum- Smooth Mint: V, S, L Virginia Tech water bottle: V, S, L, G Twitter on iPhone: V, S, L, G Starbucks card: V, S, L Kroger card: V, […]

‘Multimodal Dig’ Exercise

For my Multimodal Dig, I was able to pull from my backpack the following and list its usage of the modes of communication. Chap Stick- Visual, Linguistic Trident gum-Visual, Linguistic,Spatial,   Writer/Designer text book- Linguistic, Visual, Spatial, Gestural VT ‘Blue Book’ for … Continue reading