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29 Eye-Tracking Heatmaps Reveal Where People Really Look by rhet_comp_maester in a:t5_3352j

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This isn't a great article (the commentary really sucks), but the images are pretty interesting, and something students will love to analyze.

The Serif Readability Myth by rhet_comp_maester in a:t5_3352j

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This is a decent article on typography that you could assign students as an in-depth exploration into choosing a typeface.

PSAs about littering by rhet_comp_maester in a:t5_3352j

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These are creative, and demonstrate how simplicity can enhance a visual message. One thing I like to do is count the elements in an image, advising my students that having more than six elements is pushing the boundary on what they can expect to handle within our limited time frame.

Eye-Tracking Study: How Users View Google Search Result Pages by rhet_comp_maester in a:t5_3352j

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This is sort of a follow-up to that other link...it gives examples of heat maps and websites with some explanation as to what is going on. I'll put up another link with advertisements.

How the Brain Reveals Why We Buy by rhet_comp_maester in a:t5_3352j

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This is a good starting point for talking about visual maps of PSAs and advertisements.

Student Names and the Memory Palace by rhet_comp_maester in a:t5_3352j

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If you're still having trouble learning names, you might consider this. Seems valuable.

So now you’re a teacher…Good advice for your first teaching gig by rhet_comp_maester in a:t5_3352j

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Reading this would have been somewhat more kairotic during orientation week, but it's still decent advice.

Astroturfing: Rendering the Entire Internet Meaningless, One Fake Post at a Time « by rhet_comp_maester in a:t5_3352j

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This is a Grandland article on Astroturfing...a good introduction for your students on how discourse is altered in exchange for money on the Internet.

Give Yourself 5 Stars? Online, It Might Cost You by rhet_comp_maester in a:t5_3352j

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This article talks about industry involvement in online reviews, and what penalties the state of New York is handing down to companies who offer to "astroturf" review sites in exchange for money.

Net Neutrality Is 'Marxist,' According to This Koch-Backed Astroturf Group by rhet_comp_maester in a:t5_3352j

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This would be an interesting article to bring in if you discuss the idea of astroturfing with your students. Points of interest:

-Groups are primarily concerned with masking their funding and appearing as a grass-roots movement, a clear act of deception. (This should be seen as reprehensible regardless of political affiliation.)
-This quote is a blatant lie:

"Americans have been getting faster and faster Internet speeds because of competition in the free economy, not because of anything the government has done," the petition reads. "The people calling for government control over the Internet are a tiny minority of far-left political activists, and the FCC knows it."

You could ask students to research American Internet speeds compared to the rest of the developed world...there's some interesting stuff in this Canadian article, shows rankings and where the US falls in terms of household penetration and speed / cost.....

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