1. samanthalf8

    Mission: Defamiliarize

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    The assignment was to “make a set of ten photos which take something familiar to you–a town, building, object, etc.–and defamiliarize it, make it seem foreign. Use a mix of extreme closeups, weird lighting, foreground/background focusing and odd angles and other effects to make something that you know very well seem like something you’ve never […]
  2. peacenikx3

    When Unicorns Explode 2

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    This is my DS106 A project called When Unicorns Explode. The purpose of the assignment was to take a picture that included as much color as humanly possible. I took this picture using my Android 2 smart phone. It is of the syrup bottles where I worked ...
  3. peacenikx3

    When Unicorns Explode

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    This was my initial DS106 A assignment for When Unicorns Explode. The goal was to take a picture that contained as much color as humanly possible.But looking at it now, the description says as much color as humanly possible. Perhaps that meant literall...
  4. tiamay

    Legend.GIF Edition!!!

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    For a DS106 assignment I chose to summarize a movie in 10 gifs or less. I chose the wonderful film Legend, starring TOM CRUISE and UNICORNS! If you have not seen the movie it basically is about a princess named Lily and a forest boy named Jack. Together they are the definition of innocence which […]
  5. abayaldeman

    This I believe (ESSAY)

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    I believe in the Horror Club       Kennesaw State University is an institution that wishes its students to express themselves. When my friend and I first arrived here, we were impressed by the variety of groups of people. ...
  6. Annastasshia Ames

    Attention Log

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    Class: ENGL 3241

    Assignment: Attention Log

    Wednesday

    12:44 start 

    12:45 grabbed a drink

    12:46 return to reading

    12:51 looked up “nihilistic”

    12:53 looked up wiki bio of author

    12:55 returned to reading

    12:56 googled “neo-Luddite”

    1:03 glanced at the time

    1:05 brother messaged me

    Starcraft II

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    Thursday

    9:35 Start

    9:40 Grabbed a breakfast bar

    9:43 grabbed water

    9:45 returned to reading

    9:58 checked Facebook

    10:14 Dad called

    10:32 Start reading again

    10 41 Leaving for doctors appointment

    11:01 START in waiting room

    11:11 Finish 

  7. Brielle Folio

    Attention

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    My attention has always been a difficult thing to hold. While reading the Rheingold chapter on our changing attention spans, I had to force myself to stay focused on the pages, and even then I succumbed to minimal distractions such as responding to my phone and email. I believe the increase in technology and social ...
  8. Ryan Rish

    Rites of Passage

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    In class, we discussed how considering different rites of passage may be a good way to introduce middle school students to The Giver. We considered what it means to make the ...
  9. Ryan Rish

    Attention

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    For our first reading in ENGL 3241, we read the first chapter of Howard Rheingold‘s (2012) Net Smart on attention. I asked the class to read the chapter and monitor their ...
  10. raequeen

    Attention… or lack thereof…

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    Is it odd that the first subject matter to come up in a digital media class for prospective English teachers is attention?  I would venture to say no, and I would also like to commend my professor for allowing us o speak so honestly about our own&...

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