You are all such wonderful typists, uh keyboardists. Absolutely flawless. But what about your penmanship? Other than scratching your signature when it’s necessary, does anyone still communicate via handwriting? I used to do it all the time, but not so much these days. In fact, hardly ever.
According to this NY Times article, it’s still being taught, but with minimal emphasis. Says Jacqueline DeChiaro, principal of Van Schaick Elementary School in Cohoes, N.Y., “Is cursive really a 21st-century skill?” Probably not, but I’d still hate to see it die out.
So how does your handwriting look? Let’s see. Get out your favorite pen, pencil, crayon, magic marker or quill. Even your iPad or touchpad whatever will do. In your best penmanship, write “The quick brown fox jumps over all the lazy dogs,” or anything else you might think we’ll find interesting.
Take a pic of it and post it here. Of course we’ll analyze it, so be prepared.
PhotoPhriday helpful hints and rules:
- If you’re using a photo on your hard drive: You must upload your pic somewhere on the web before you can post it. Easy places to do this: imgur or tinypic
- Upload the pic from your drive to the site, copy the direct link the site gives you and then come back here. Don’t worry about re-sizing: Crasstalk will automatically do that. Use this magic computer code in the “Post a New Message” box: <img src=“ ” /> Paste your direct link in between the quote marks, and make sure there are no spaces so that it looks like this:
- <img src=”http://www.photosite.com/yourphoto.jpg” />
- Use the quotes and the brackets exactly as shown. You can also upload your photo to any favorite site that generates a URL for the photo (Facebook, Flickr, etc.) and use the image address provided there.
- If you’re using a photo already on the web: Right click (or ctrl-click on a Mac) on an image and select “View Image” or “Copy Image URL/Location.” Copy-and-paste the URL and use the magic code above.
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