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Friday, September 5th

Multimodal Dig Items and Modes Box of toothpicks: spatial, visual, aural (if ya shake it!) Newspaper: spatial, visual, linguistic, gestural  Packet of allergy relief pills: visual, spatial, linguistic Dolla dolla bill (y’all): visual, spatial, linguistic TIMBERMAN app (iPhone as medium): visual, spatial, linguistic, aural Foxridge pen: visual, spatial, linguistic, aural Water Bottle: visual, spatial, linguistic […]

Day 3: Multimedia Scavenger Hunt

1. VT Odyssey newspaper – V, L, S, G 2. Maybelline Mascara –  V, L, S 3. Twitter App – V, L, S, G, A 4. Gamma Phi Beta Notepad – V, L, S 5. Planner – V, L, S 6. Class of 2016 Pen – V, L, S 7. PCI Communications Thumb-drive – V, […]

Multimodal Dig

Multimodal Texts:Coppertone sunscreen (L, V)Plague Inc (L, V, A)Facebook (L, V, A)Evernote (L, V, S)Smash Hit (L, V, A)MyMazda (L, V)Nook (L, V)Gmail (L, V)Starbucks (L, V)Flashlight (V, G)BofA (V)VT Transit (V)     While none of my texts use all the forms of communication it’s easy to see that it is a bit unusual […]

Whats he got in his pocketses, Precciousss?

Notebook = Visual Dress Ring = My ring is a very close personal belonging. Its a symbol of rank and year within the Corps of Cadets. My ring is very visual, covered in meaning and tradition. From the Hokie Bird to the large 2015 on the side the detail is very rich. My ring is […]

Multimodal Dig

Multimodal Dig Items: Text on water bottle – V, S, L Logo on coffee to-go cup- V, S, L Logo on flip flops- V, S, L Logo on backpack- V, S, L Apps on iPhone- V, S, A, L, G  Planner- V, S, L Hokie passport- V, S, L  Background on computer- V, S, L  […]

The One With the Multimodal List

Introduction: For today we are supposed to identify mulitmodal texts that are in my backpack. However, this would prove to be a challenge to me because this is the one day where I only brought a small bag with me because I don’t have any other class and didn’t want to drag my book bag […]

Multimodal Dig

Today I went through my personal belongings to come up with a list of 12 different items that reflect a mode of communication. Under Armour – V Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbon – V, S, L Cleveland Browns Football Keychain – V Foster’s Bottle Opener – V, L North Face Logo on my Backpack – V, […]

Multimodal Dig

I brought my backpack to class today and inside I have a textbook called “Leadership – Enhancing the Lessons of Experience.” This can be classified as both visual and linguistic because it features large sections of text accompanied by visual aids, like political cartoons and diagrams. I also have a calculator in my backpack, which […]

9-05-2014: Multimodal dig

My watch VS Ring (has Virginia Tech engraved around it) VS My T-shirt has an insignia VS Chapstick VSL The button on my purse has text around it VS My Hokie Passport VSL My pen from Housing and Residence Life VSL The Airheads candy in my backpack VSL The sticker on my laptop VS The […]

Thangz

Of course, today is the one day I decide to bring nothing to class with me.  Literally, nothing.  This, however, gives me the opportunity to use my imagination, hooray!  Something that is not too unique is my ABP coffee cup (V).  I prefer to use a reusable one, but apparently the school deems that unsafe.…