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"In the visual digital culture landscape, the interaction between media technologies demands a critical approach to describe such relationships. Jay David Bolter and Richard Grusin�s Remediation: understanding new media sets up the theoretical parameters and close-reading examples to describe interactions between old and new media."

This video on Youtube breaks down the evolution and broadness of the term interactivity and is actually pretty entertaining.

The summary of Interactivity. What is better than a summary of the history behind this design element?!

This gives a great definition of interactivity

New Media: This is Wikipedia's definition of new media, in which accessibility and interactive abilities are prominent factors. This page provides a history and definition of the term and includes the various uses and effects of new media.

Defines new media and has links to further define key words in definition. Links you to our scholars write about new media, even Manovich.

"New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century which refers to on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community formation around the media content." This is a quick and easy resource to reference new media.

We define "new media" as interactive forms of communication that use the Internet, including podcasts, RSS feeds, social networks, text messaging, blogs, wikis, virtual worlds and more! << this article relates new media to HIV.

I thought this was a really cool way to incorporate what we read about this week into the real world and see how it is used in a children's museum to help the kids be more interested in science and things.

This is a great source because it is interactive. If students are still questioning their ability to write effective instructions, these practical exercises help to hone their skills. The practical exercises test your knowledge of concepts surrounding writing instructions. I think it will benefit project #1 because it's a beneficial prepartory tool.

This site gives great insight to the elements of design in regards to contrast and gives excellent visual examples. Even though the website is for a painter the same principles in designing paintings can and do apply to other forms of design.

This John Lovett site gives you an overview on all elements and principles of design, including contrast. The website is interactive because there are lessons on everything from how to use watercolors to improving tonal contrast.

This is a really good video about what new media is and what it means to us in general terms.

This man really displayed the importance of new media. He accurately defined the material and was extremely persuasive with his view on the critical nature of it.

This man really displayed the importance of new media. He accurately defined the material and was extremely persuasive with his view on the critical nature of it.

This is a slideshare slide show on remediation.

This is a slideshare slide show on remediation. It further explains remediation and relates it to key concepts like multiplication and interaction.

Ch 5-BOD Alignment This page illustrates what alignment is and provides a hands-on approach to understanding this method of design in documentation.