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Izumi Matsushita replied to Lisa Marie Talbott's discussion Opening Question in Using Media as a Primary Source
"the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident in Tohoku, Japan. After the earthquake, I could not contact with my parents who live Ibaraki for a week. My parents could not use water supply for a couple of month but they were safe. During I could…"
May 30, 2012
Anaely Leon-Hernandez replied to Lisa Marie Talbott's discussion Opening Question in Using Media as a Primary Source
"the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986. My father had just picked us up from school and as we were listening to the radio- cars started to pull over as the news unfolded. We lived in Venezuela and not having the background significance of the…"
May 29, 2012
Lisa Marie Talbott replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Introductory Activity Plus Delta Response in Using Media as a Primary Source
"Here are our hopes and fears for this class. Hopes and Fears.docx"
May 29, 2012
Lisa Marie Talbott replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Introductory Activity Plus Delta Response in Using Media as a Primary Source
"Here is the plus/delta we completed as a class about the Intro to Media activity. TalbottIntroPlusDelta.docx"
May 29, 2012
Kenneth R. Wooster replied to Lisa Marie Talbott's discussion Opening Question in Using Media as a Primary Source
"...the United States made the first moon landing. Black and white TV is pretty lame compared High Definition surround sound in color but the event captured my full attention and reminds me now of how far we've advanced technologically. It also…"
May 29, 2012
Alissa Wardwell replied to Lisa Marie Talbott's discussion Opening Question in Using Media as a Primary Source
"I heard that Sarah Palin had been nominated as the republican choice for vice president. I received a text from a friend, verified online, and was still so shocked I walked down the hallway at school to try and find someone who had heard the same…"
May 29, 2012
Kristin Nemecek replied to Lisa Marie Talbott's discussion Opening Question in Using Media as a Primary Source
"the twin towers fell.  I just happened to turn on the news while I was getting ready for work.  It had been a long night with my 3 month old who decided to change her sleeping schedule, so it took a couple of minutes to register what I was seeing on…"
May 29, 2012
Elaina Hveding replied to Lisa Marie Talbott's discussion Opening Question in Using Media as a Primary Source
"Of course I too have the strong memories of 9-11, but I also strangely remember seeing a music video on MTV for the 1st time.  I remember having to go to my friend's house because my parents didn't have cable.  I remember the iconic image of Max…"
May 29, 2012
Michelle Tinkcom replied to Lisa Marie Talbott's discussion Opening Question in Using Media as a Primary Source
"I will never forget September 11, 2001. It was early morning and I was getting ready for a day of college. I was loving life because my best friend and I were roommates in our very own apartment. As I was finishing my makeup our phone rang and my…"
May 29, 2012
Kimberly Chaitoff replied to Lisa Marie Talbott's discussion Opening Question in Using Media as a Primary Source
"...the Twin Towers were hit.  I was so confused by what I was seeing on the TV.  I stood in the living room just mesmerized by the images I saw.  I was teaching 6th grade at Chinook at the time but I remember not wanting to go to work but just…"
May 29, 2012
Ynez Slaymaker replied to Lisa Marie Talbott's discussion Opening Question in Using Media as a Primary Source
"The space shuttle Challenger exploded. I was home alone and watching the program thinking how cool it was that an everyday person, a teacher at that was going into space. The whole idea got me wondering how soon it would be a common occurrence for…"
May 29, 2012
Keith Kuipers replied to Lisa Marie Talbott's discussion Opening Question in Using Media as a Primary Source
"the Gulf War began.  We were closing our unit in Germany and had just returned from a convoy to Hahn Air Base, a few hundred miles south of us.  We had delivered some of our equipment and supplies to the southern base.  We were exhausted and went to…"
May 28, 2012
Stephanie Campbell replied to Lisa Marie Talbott's discussion Opening Question in Using Media as a Primary Source
"Nixon resigned. I don't remember anything about the actual speech other than what I've seen as an adult. But, I remember very well my best friend's mother dragging us inside from playing and making us watch it on TV because she said it was…"
May 28, 2012
Holly Marcott replied to Lisa Marie Talbott's discussion Opening Question in Using Media as a Primary Source
"the Twin Towers fell.  It was early in the morning and I was watching the TV while I ate breakfast.  I thought to myself, "This is an odd time of the day for an action movie."  Suddenly, I realized that I was watching the news, not a movie.  The…"
May 27, 2012
Lisa Marie Talbott posted a discussion in Using Media as a Primary Source
There are some events that we will never forget. We know exactly where we were, what we were doing, whom we were with when we heard the news. Please complete the following sentence and add a short paragraph of description. I will never forget where…
May 24, 2012