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    Weekly Summary

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    Ira Glass & Jae Abumrad Video Reflections: I watched the first two parts of Ira Glass’s segment on storytelling. I took away several nuggets from both of his videos. In the first part , there are two main building blocks of storytelling. One is an anecdote and the other is a moment of reflection. He discusses what he … Continue reading Weekly Summary
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    Radio Story Ep. 504 “How I got Into College”

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    I chose to listen to “How I got Into College”. It is a podcast by Ira Glass of the College application process. The beginning of the podcasts begins with Ira asking Columbia University students how they were accepted. Most of the students answer something along the lines of “I have no idea”. The podcast uses the … Continue reading Radio Story Ep. 504 “How I got Into College”
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    Daily Create #4

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    This concrete poem is about a Christmas tree and the Christmas spirit, so it was arranged in the shape of a Christmas tree. A concrete poem is written in the shape of the object of which you are describing. Here is the link to my twitter and flickr. 
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    Comments/Participation

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    Here are all my links to my comments for this week. This does not include my replies to comments on my blog. stephanie tdc comment, Amanda’s radio empathy reflection comment, Amanda’s Ira Glass & Audio Storytelling comments, Miranda tdc comment, Rachel’s tdc comment
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    Daily Create #3

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    I created an account on Pixlr.com and selected Pixlr Express as the web application I would use to import an image I found online of Wyoming. Once in PixlrExpress (https://pixlr.com/express/) I used a 1. Too Old effect labeld Gordon. Next, I used a Vignette Overlay. Finally, I choose a border to place around the image to give it … Continue reading Daily Create #3
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    Daily Create #2

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    My emotional response for todays daily create is grief. Grief is a multifaceted response to loss. A powerful emotion that people too often experience. I grieved when our family dog and cat died. Here is my daily create link to twitter. I uploaded my google image to flickr as well.
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    Daily Create #1

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    For this daily create I went to makeameme and picked the image of gladiator that was already uploaded. I then added text to the top and bottom of the image. I uploaded my meme to flickr and twitter. twitter, flickr
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    Weekly Summary

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    What is storytelling? In this unit I learned that my notion of storytelling is the traditional theme of storytelling. What I mean is that when I think of storytelling, I think of elder people sharing stories with younger folks so that when the younger folks grow up they can continue to pass down the stories. … Continue reading Weekly Summary
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    Appreciating Past DS106 Stories “30,000 miles in 30 seconds”

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    I checked out all the stories and “30,000 miles in 30 seconds” video  was by far my favorite. I really liked the movie, it was well done and fun to see the different landscapes in the US. The fact that the publisher drove across the country and his reasoning for doing so is what makes … Continue reading Appreciating Past DS106 Stories “30,000 miles in 30 seconds”
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    Daily Create #4

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    “Jurassic Lark” A lark is a species of bird. The replaced the letter “P” with “L”. I chose this movie because I recently saw the newest Jurassic Park movie and I also enjoy drawing animals. I tweeted this picture as well Daily Create movie picture. 
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    What comes to mind when you when we say “Storytelling”?

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    Storytelling is the action of telling a story to an audience. The first things that come to mind when I come across the word “storytelling” is childhood, exaggeration, adventure, and sitting around a campfire. Specifically, some images that come to mind are sleepovers with friends, camping, and a full moon. A place I instantly refer … Continue reading What comes to mind when you when we say “Storytelling”?
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    Weekly Summary 2

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    How well do I feel I completed the requirements of the week’s assignments? This week definitely went smoother than last week. I am becoming more comfortable using all the technology tools and wordpress every day. I completed all the requirements for the week. I did 5 daily creates, two GIF’s, two reflections, and installed jetpack, … Continue reading Weekly Summary 2
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    “Knowledgeable to Knowledge-able” Reflection

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    Part One , Part Two  I expected Wesch’s presentation to revolve around technology and the impact of it around the global landscape. This is exactly what he talks about. Technology is something that most people still are not accustomed to completely but is a very influential and powerful source of all kinds of information. Some of … Continue reading “Knowledgeable to Knowledge-able” Reflection
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    A Personal Cyberinfrastructure Reflection

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    A personal Cyberinfrastructure. I expected this article to talk about technology as educational purposes and that is more or less what it is about. This is the first article I have read of W. Gardner Campbell. Campbell thesis or central argument is that digital infrastructures is a better way to teach in terms of production, efficiency, … Continue reading A Personal Cyberinfrastructure Reflection
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    Daily Create #3

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    This is the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. It is the largest hot spring in America and the third largest hot spring in the world. I love the outdoors and would love to visit this lake. I retrieved this photo from google images, here is the direct link to the image, Grand Prismatic … Continue reading Daily Create #3

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