When I read chapters five through seven of Herland, I found it to be beneficial to use the annotation studio. I have used Google Docs in the past for group annotations of passages. For me I gain a fuller reading experience in reading other people’s observations. For example, reading others’ comments on the cats’ section made me think more thoroughly about it. And the comment about Eleanor Abernathy from the Simpsons made me smile. Also we all made annotations about Terry being annoying and close-minded. Another thing I found interesting was the annotations concerning what may happen as the story progresses. As I read, I noticed hints of darkness within…

Annotation Studio is a tool much more to my liking than Voyant. It was easy to highlight passages and add comments. I did find that I was being selective in the comments I posted. Normally, I would make any comment that came to mind and add it to my e-book. Having my comments open to the class, there were several that I decided not to post. These were, more often than not, abusive, disgruntled, cuss-filled exclamations about Terry. I did find that having access to classmates’ comments aided in my close reading of Herland. Quite often, I misinterpret a passage or completely miss subtle subtexts. Being able to see what…

In terms of my own reading, with Herland specifically, I find that my mind tries to find common themes throughout the text. Primarily with our current text, I look for the sociological concepts that are sprinkled throughout our reading. While doing this, I try to apply the social commentary given off by the reading to today’s society/ current ideals we have in modern culture. After our class discussion last Wednesday and hearing what everyone had annotated, I observed that we all seemed to take notice of the same situations and themes. There was a strong theme of male vs. female throughout our reading, which we all seemed to agree upon.…

The Annotation studios was a very basic website, there was not much too it. It was pretty neat how you could post your input as you read and read my classmates comments about the text but it did not add any other cool features. It was very bare minimum, the crowd reading was very helpful and added insight from classmates that I had not thought of. I learned that annotating as I read allows me to remember and mark important details of the text. I enjoy being able to look back and recall what exactly I was thinking at that part of the text. By reading my classmates annotations I…

I have found Annotation Studio to be an extremely helpful tool in my reading process. I usually have a difficult time close-reading and, therefore, really taking a deep dive to understand and evaluate the text as well as the characters in the text; however, using Annotation Studio made it easier for me to pay more attention to what I am reading. Something about being able to easily and neatly mark down my thoughts makes it not only easier to track my thought process throughout the novel, but also makes it easier for me to go back and find theories I have come up with through the “tags” feature. While it…

The sniping tool is Windows built-in screenshot utility. It’s simple to use and comes in handy for the tope of blog postrs we are making. To Open the Snipping Tool: Click the Windows button on your desktop. (alternatively, press the Windows key on your keyboard) Start typing Snipping Tool. (Windows will predict your text and the Snipping Tool will be available before you’re finished typing.) Click Snipping Tool on the Start Menu. The Snipping Tool should then be available. Taking Basic Screenshots with Snipping Tool: Click Mode on the Snipping Tool menu bar. If Rectangular Snip is not selected, select it. Click the New button. Right-Click and hold your mouse…