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In Response to ‘Environmentally Social’
As a response to Derek’s post below, I too felt like it was a good heart-to-heart discussion about both issues of being environmentally aware of the issues going on and also how technology ties into this. I really enjoyed this because I felt I was able gain more knowledge from speaking to these students and [...]
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Environmentally Social
Throughout the process of the project, it was interesting to hear the responses that were coming from the interviewees. Some literally experienced a sense of self realization and their dependence on technology while some were keen on having as much face time as possible. During the first session, we came across a few students who [...]
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Time to Make Face Time
Hi there! Wow, Friday was quite an interesting day seeing as it was the first day of my social intervention! My crew and I were quite nervous. We met at around 2pm at school, unfortunately we forgot to take into consideration that most people will be gone by then. However,we realized that it wasn’t so [...]
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[Jessica's] New Experience – Part 2
Hi everyone, This is my first post on about my experience on the absent presence project. When first approached to help for this project, I didn’t quite understand the concept of absent presence. And it was only after speaking with Charlotte about some examples that I began to understand. The point at which I realized [...]
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