Monday, February 28, 2011
A map of movie theaters in the Lehigh Valley
View Movie Theaters In Lehigh Valley in a larger map
I made a Google map showcasing all of the movie theaters in the Lehigh Valley area. You can click on the pins to find information like street addresses and general location. I have also hyper-linked in the movie times for all of the theaters listed. You can click on the link and easily navigate to the list of show times for that theater for any upcoming days.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Local Business: Euro Yogurt
Recently we embarked on a journey to find a new local business in Bethlehem. We found ourselves at Euro Yogurt, a frozen yogurt and coffee shop that opened in 2009. Despite initial struggles and a cold winter, Euro Yogurt is finding continued success in the local community. Lehigh students are popular customers for this 3rd Street business.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Final Project
This morning Josh and I sat in Dave's Deli for 15 minutes brainstorming our final project idea. We came to the consensus that we have many shared broad topics - food and music being the most discussed. While these are good topics because they can be taken in many directions, we ultimately decided to choose a topic a little more focused: health.
The idea dawned on me after leaving Josh. As a wrestler, Josh works out A LOT. Before our 10:30 a.m. meeting, he had already been to the gym, and he was going back to the gym at 1:30 p.m. I had dressed in workout clothes to our meeting so I could go directly to the gym after my classes. I realized that Josh and I are both very health-conscious. For our final project, we want to explore topics related to health. This could range from the best gyms around, the healthiest restuarants, public health initiatives by St. Luke's or a multitude of other things.
Over the next week, we should probably further solidify what specifically we want to explore, whether that be workout plans, healthy eating, ways to avoid sickness or a combination of all those ideas! We will probably ask our local followers on Twitter what aspects of health most interest them, what they want to learn about or if they have any ideas/advice to give us.
The idea dawned on me after leaving Josh. As a wrestler, Josh works out A LOT. Before our 10:30 a.m. meeting, he had already been to the gym, and he was going back to the gym at 1:30 p.m. I had dressed in workout clothes to our meeting so I could go directly to the gym after my classes. I realized that Josh and I are both very health-conscious. For our final project, we want to explore topics related to health. This could range from the best gyms around, the healthiest restuarants, public health initiatives by St. Luke's or a multitude of other things.
Over the next week, we should probably further solidify what specifically we want to explore, whether that be workout plans, healthy eating, ways to avoid sickness or a combination of all those ideas! We will probably ask our local followers on Twitter what aspects of health most interest them, what they want to learn about or if they have any ideas/advice to give us.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
The J198 Scavenger Hunt
At my last J198 class to my delight, we didn't sit in the class room the whole time. We went on a scavenger hunt, and this is my reflection. There were ten tasks involved.
1. For the first task, I spotted Justin Koren outside of Linderman library showing some school spirit by wearing some Lehigh gear to class.
2. The next task took me to my favorite eating spot off campus, Subway. I was able to find out what Lehigh student's favorite sub is...The chicken bacon ranch on Italian Herbs bread.
3. For the next task, I was lucky enough to run into the Journalism department's own Professor Jim Harper, and get his opinion on social media and its role in todays world.
4. I stopped Batjargal Batmunkh outside the University Center. and questioned him about where he gets his news.
5. For the next task, I stopped by the new STEPS building to check out some of the new labs, I came across a machine used for testing soil.
6. My favorite scene on campus is looking up the University Center walkway. It looks cool through the seasons.
7. We needed to find a little known fact about Lehigh for task number seven. I chose to tackle the rumor that Lehigh has some sort of underground tunnel system.
8. I spotted Scott Collins walking from Christmas Saucon building. I ask him what he thought of the basketball team.
9. For my favorite place on campus task, it was easy to pick the wrestling room in Taylor gym.
10. In order to represent a variety of clubs or organizations, I took a visit to the Rainbow Room for my last task. Kim Ketterer briefly summarized what it is there for.
Unfortunately, for the assignment I was not able to use my phone for tweet on the run. I just simply don't have a smartphone and wouldn't use the internet on it that much to justify paying for it.
I was fortunate to get some re-tweets and replies to my tweets. Apparently not all schools have an underground tunnel system.
As I scanned through other peoples posts, The one thing I learned is that there are still a lot of places on campus that I have not been, like the sculpture garden on the mountain. I also want to explore the STEPS building a little more since I'm never in there.
My perception of Twitter has not really changed that much. It definitely has some cool options that I didn't know about. Since we have been using twitter more often I have begun to realize what many twitter things are used for that I often see. I have seen a lot of tweets way before I started using twitter. So now that I'm using things like bit.ly and hashtags, I see can see how they are helpful and why they are used. Before I would just look at a tweet and ignore the stuff I didn't understand, now I know how most of it works.
1. For the first task, I spotted Justin Koren outside of Linderman library showing some school spirit by wearing some Lehigh gear to class.
2. The next task took me to my favorite eating spot off campus, Subway. I was able to find out what Lehigh student's favorite sub is...The chicken bacon ranch on Italian Herbs bread.
3. For the next task, I was lucky enough to run into the Journalism department's own Professor Jim Harper, and get his opinion on social media and its role in todays world.
4. I stopped Batjargal Batmunkh outside the University Center. and questioned him about where he gets his news.
5. For the next task, I stopped by the new STEPS building to check out some of the new labs, I came across a machine used for testing soil.
6. My favorite scene on campus is looking up the University Center walkway. It looks cool through the seasons.
7. We needed to find a little known fact about Lehigh for task number seven. I chose to tackle the rumor that Lehigh has some sort of underground tunnel system.
8. I spotted Scott Collins walking from Christmas Saucon building. I ask him what he thought of the basketball team.
9. For my favorite place on campus task, it was easy to pick the wrestling room in Taylor gym.
10. In order to represent a variety of clubs or organizations, I took a visit to the Rainbow Room for my last task. Kim Ketterer briefly summarized what it is there for.
Unfortunately, for the assignment I was not able to use my phone for tweet on the run. I just simply don't have a smartphone and wouldn't use the internet on it that much to justify paying for it.
I was fortunate to get some re-tweets and replies to my tweets. Apparently not all schools have an underground tunnel system.
As I scanned through other peoples posts, The one thing I learned is that there are still a lot of places on campus that I have not been, like the sculpture garden on the mountain. I also want to explore the STEPS building a little more since I'm never in there.
My perception of Twitter has not really changed that much. It definitely has some cool options that I didn't know about. Since we have been using twitter more often I have begun to realize what many twitter things are used for that I often see. I have seen a lot of tweets way before I started using twitter. So now that I'm using things like bit.ly and hashtags, I see can see how they are helpful and why they are used. Before I would just look at a tweet and ignore the stuff I didn't understand, now I know how most of it works.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Twitter Scavenger Hunt Reflection
Today in class we participated in a Twitter scavenger hunt. Here are the tasks we were given and my tweets about them!
1. This task was about school spirit. I talked to Kate Demaria who is so proud to be a Lehigh student that she dressed up as Clutch for a Class of 2012 activity!
2. My favorite off campus eating spot is Johnny's Bagels. I found Kate Oakes having lunch and raving about the great service at Johnny's.
3. We were supposed to find a professor on campus and ask what they think the role of social media plays in social change. I ran into Professor Eric Klein outside of Linderman and he told me that social media greatly enhances communication. The only downside is that users may not get the full story from citizen journalists.
4. With so many news outlets, we were interested in finding where students get their news and if they use social media to keep informed. Gwen Hauck told me that she uses The New York Times as her main source of news. She likes when people post stories on Facebook, but she rarely does that herself.
5. This scavenger hunt task was to find how Lehigh contributes to cutting edge research and/or learning. I went to STEPS and found a Biology lab in session. The TA, Joe Leese, told me about some brain and sound research happening at Iocacca that might help cure deafness.
6. For my favorite scenic spot on campus, I chose the view from the thrid floor of STEPS (a great place to study!).
7. Lehigh is so rich in history - some of which not everyone knows! Nick Gambino told me a little-known fact that the inventor of the escalator went to Lehigh, yet we don't have any on campus.
8. For this a student was asked about their predictions for the remainder of a sport team. Liz Piscitelli told me that the girl's tennis team will make it to the semi finals! How exciting!
9. For my favorite spot on campus, I picked Linderman Library.
10. Last we had to find a photo and quote that exemplified the huge variety of clubs available to students. I visited the Office of Multicultural Affairs and found that they celebrate diverse events every month.
While it would have been more exciting to live-tweet this scavenger hunt, my phone did not permit me to do so. I can access my feed and even post from my phone, but the incorporation of pictures made it too difficult for me to post from my phone. While it was awkward to approach random strangers on campus, it was fun. This activity really shows me that Twitter is so much bigger than I originally thought. Not only is it a form of social media that educates and connects, but it also is a learning tool, a way to bridge physical gaps and a tool that can be used to revolutionize the way people obtain information. It is so cool to me that we instantly connected to kids in all other parts of the nation. People in my own class retweeted what I had to say, which is always nice to know. What is even more cool is that people I don't even know reply to my tweets. Students from the #J4801 class engaged in conversations with me. This is a whole new way to expand my mind by engaging in conversations with people who are completely different than me.
For the past few weeks, I have felt slightly awkward on Twitter. I didn't think I had much to say. I thought it was weird when I would follow and retweet things by people I didn't know. Now I am seeing that this is the way Twitter was intended to work. By pushing myself beyond my comfort zone a little, I will start to have more and more to share and in turn learn. I was slightly disappointed that some of the groups hadn't done the scavenger hunt yet, but I guess this just gives me more to look forward to this week as I follow them.
As I continue to use Twitter, I think I need to expand my use of its functions. I am comfortable tweeting and retweeting. I need to push myself to make lists, use hashtags and post pictures. As I do these things, I hope to become more fully involved in Twitter as a social medium, not simply a class supplement.
1. This task was about school spirit. I talked to Kate Demaria who is so proud to be a Lehigh student that she dressed up as Clutch for a Class of 2012 activity!
2. My favorite off campus eating spot is Johnny's Bagels. I found Kate Oakes having lunch and raving about the great service at Johnny's.
3. We were supposed to find a professor on campus and ask what they think the role of social media plays in social change. I ran into Professor Eric Klein outside of Linderman and he told me that social media greatly enhances communication. The only downside is that users may not get the full story from citizen journalists.
4. With so many news outlets, we were interested in finding where students get their news and if they use social media to keep informed. Gwen Hauck told me that she uses The New York Times as her main source of news. She likes when people post stories on Facebook, but she rarely does that herself.
5. This scavenger hunt task was to find how Lehigh contributes to cutting edge research and/or learning. I went to STEPS and found a Biology lab in session. The TA, Joe Leese, told me about some brain and sound research happening at Iocacca that might help cure deafness.
6. For my favorite scenic spot on campus, I chose the view from the thrid floor of STEPS (a great place to study!).
7. Lehigh is so rich in history - some of which not everyone knows! Nick Gambino told me a little-known fact that the inventor of the escalator went to Lehigh, yet we don't have any on campus.
8. For this a student was asked about their predictions for the remainder of a sport team. Liz Piscitelli told me that the girl's tennis team will make it to the semi finals! How exciting!
9. For my favorite spot on campus, I picked Linderman Library.
10. Last we had to find a photo and quote that exemplified the huge variety of clubs available to students. I visited the Office of Multicultural Affairs and found that they celebrate diverse events every month.
While it would have been more exciting to live-tweet this scavenger hunt, my phone did not permit me to do so. I can access my feed and even post from my phone, but the incorporation of pictures made it too difficult for me to post from my phone. While it was awkward to approach random strangers on campus, it was fun. This activity really shows me that Twitter is so much bigger than I originally thought. Not only is it a form of social media that educates and connects, but it also is a learning tool, a way to bridge physical gaps and a tool that can be used to revolutionize the way people obtain information. It is so cool to me that we instantly connected to kids in all other parts of the nation. People in my own class retweeted what I had to say, which is always nice to know. What is even more cool is that people I don't even know reply to my tweets. Students from the #J4801 class engaged in conversations with me. This is a whole new way to expand my mind by engaging in conversations with people who are completely different than me.
For the past few weeks, I have felt slightly awkward on Twitter. I didn't think I had much to say. I thought it was weird when I would follow and retweet things by people I didn't know. Now I am seeing that this is the way Twitter was intended to work. By pushing myself beyond my comfort zone a little, I will start to have more and more to share and in turn learn. I was slightly disappointed that some of the groups hadn't done the scavenger hunt yet, but I guess this just gives me more to look forward to this week as I follow them.
As I continue to use Twitter, I think I need to expand my use of its functions. I am comfortable tweeting and retweeting. I need to push myself to make lists, use hashtags and post pictures. As I do these things, I hope to become more fully involved in Twitter as a social medium, not simply a class supplement.
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