Wire 106: S01E08 “Lessons”

Wire 106: S01E08 “Lessons”

by Reverend

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August 31, 2014

This is our discussion about the 8th episode of Season 1 of The Wire: “Lessons.” As I mentioned in the last discussion post, in the coming weeks we will be live streaming these discussions for anyone to join from the wire106 … Continue reading →
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Wire106: S01E07 “One Arrest”

by Reverend

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August 30, 2014

This is our discussion about the 7th episode of Season 1 of The Wire: “One Arrest.” In the coming weeks we will be live streaming these discussions for anyone to join from the wire106 course and beyond. Also, we will … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: Week 1 –”The Setup”

by Reverend

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August 25, 2014

Week 1 Introduction/Setup 8/25 all work is due midnight August 31, 2014 The first week is dedicated to getting setup for ds106; install your WordPress site and create other social media accounts such as Twitter, Flickr, SoundCloud, YouTube, etc. Complete Introductions via … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: S01E06 “The Wire”

by Reverend

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August 22, 2014

With this discussion of the eponymous episode of season 1, Paul and I wrap-up the pre-season for the Wire 106 class—a themed version of ds106 being taught at UMW, but up for anyone to play along. The class officially gets … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: S01E05 “The Pager”

by Reverend

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August 22, 2014

In our discussion of episode 5, “The Pager,” Paul Bond once again provides a great post that demonstrates how the themes of surveillance and paranoia are reinforced in the set design, shot composition, lighting, and audio elements. He also explores … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: S01E04 “Old Cases”

by Reverend

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August 21, 2014

In this discussion of episode 4, “Old Cases,” Paul Bond provides a clinic on examining this episodes use of color, visual rhyming, the noir aesthetic, and more. His post here provides some excellent notes for this discussion, or even a … Continue reading →
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“The Pager” -Technology, Surveillance, and Paranoia

by Reverend

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August 20, 2014

“Boops Beeper” by Jared Aubel Art was a visual that struck me for episode 5 of The Wire‘s first season: “The Pager.” The dated technology in The Wire is part of its appeal to me. As John Hendel argues in … Continue reading →
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Institutional Noir

by Reverend

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August 19, 2014

A shot Paul Bond captured from episode 4 of The Wire, “Old Cases,” highlights the corporate institutional spaces much of the police work revolves around in this season. In his commentary for episode 1 of the season, David Simon refers … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: S01E03 “The Buys”

by Reverend

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August 19, 2014

Paul Bond and I discussed “The Buys” last Thursday, and above is the video. We range in our discussion and I just did a pretty extensive post on it that I lost in Known (sometimes I am spoiled by WordPress). … Continue reading →
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The Wire Everywhere

by Reverend

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August 18, 2014

While walking around the new building I now work in at UMW—I realized I was seeing The Wire everywhere. Specifically, in the carpet. The carpet is a constant reminder, at least for me, of the iconic image that is associated with … Continue reading →
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Clowny Ass Troll Quotes

by Reverend

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August 16, 2014

While not a distinguished Triple Troll Wire Epigraph, I couldn’t resist doing an old gold Troll Quote assignment—and this quote from D’Angelo‘s treatise on power, capital and reward was hard to get out of my head. Interestingly enough, Rawls very well could … Continue reading →
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Triple Troll Wire Epigraphs

by Reverend

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August 16, 2014

While writing my last post about The Wire, It struck me that the epigraphs for each episode might make for an awesome twist on the Troll Quotes assignment. So, be the badass that I am, I created a new assignment called titled … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: S01E02 “The Detail”

by Reverend

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August 16, 2014

In preparation for this semester’s #wire106, Paul Bond and I started having discussions about the various elements of storytelling in the first 3 episodes of Season 1 of The Wire. Paul has already blogged his reflections on the visual elements … Continue reading →
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Surveillance Society

by Reverend

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August 16, 2014

Images of surveillance from the first episode of season 1 of The Wire, “The Target.” I mentioned the prevalence of surveillance camera shots in the first episode of The Wire in my previous post. Above are six GIFs capturing what I believe is every surveillance … Continue reading →
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Wire106: S01E01 “The Target”

by Reverend

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August 15, 2014

In preparation for this semester’s wire106, Paul and I started having discussions about the various elements of storytelling in the first three episodes of The Wire. Paul has already blogged his reflections on the first episode of season 1, “The … Continue reading →
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Teaching Without WordPress: Exploring the Known World

by Reverend

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August 15, 2014

During our trip to Norman, Oklahoma to visit a bunch of tuned in and turned on Sooners (more on that trip soon) Tim and I were excitedly talking about our time in LA at the Reclaim Your Domain hackathon. One of the … Continue reading →
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#wire106 Comin’ Yo!

by Reverend

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August 8, 2014

@jimgroom re: wire106. To help get in the rhythm i suggest group whistling like this: http://t.co/rFctNxBu0S — George Veletsianos (@veletsianos) August 8, 2014 The video George Velestianos linked to in the above tweet gets at what #wire106 could be far better than my … Continue reading →
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Wire 106: Welcome to Hamsterdam!

by Reverend

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August 7, 2014

This fall I’ll be teaching a section of ds106 at UMW. I haven’t taught it in over a year, but the last time I did we themed the class around what might be the best TV series of all time: The Twilight Zone. … Continue reading →
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Taking Over the Means of Connected Production

by Reverend

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August 6, 2014

The thing that excites me most about the web is the idea of taking back the means of cultural production, even if only for a moment. That’s probably why ds106 still remains the higlight of my time as an edtech. … Continue reading →
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Piranha Attack at Lake Anna

by Reverend

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July 5, 2014

I was talking with Martha Burtis in the office during the week, and she off-handedly mentioned a Pirahna attack in nearby Lake Anna. My imagination ran with the possibility, so today I did some research and found the orginal posting on the … Continue reading →
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Calling Car 106

by Reverend

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July 1, 2014

For a long time I’ve wanted to get a shot of a police car numbered 106. There’s one in the Fredericksburg Police Department fleet that I see from time to time, but given I have no cellphone/smart phone, I don’t … Continue reading →
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Inspired by Olive Garden

by Reverend

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March 27, 2014

Last night my family and I ate at Olive Garden. Not necessarily a fact one needs to share publicly, even if it is a partiular outing for our family. The chain mentality for Italian food is literally anathema to our … Continue reading →
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Nerd Approved

by Reverend

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March 26, 2014

The Nerd Approved blog has featured an old gold animated GIF movie poster I created for the ds106 animated movie posters assignment back in January 2012. It’s fun to see stuff I created for ds106 get featured on other sites. I’m also glad … Continue reading →
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Understanding the Praxinoscope

by Reverend

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March 25, 2014

George Meadows’s comment on my last post reminded me that I did, indeed, have prior knowledge of this early animated GIF machine known as the praxinoscope: Jim, about a year ago I gave you a toy praxinoscope – I bet … Continue reading →
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Getting Schooled in Roots of Animation

by Reverend

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March 24, 2014

Loving Stuart Blackton's "Enchanted Drawing" from 1906. Getting schooled in roots of animation http://t.co/UiIeo4hPzD #ds106 — Jim Groom (@jimgroom) March 22, 2014 Yesterday afternoon I attended Mary Washicon, a miniature convention, complete with panels, cosplay, and Artist Alley. I got to attend Zach … Continue reading →
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Section 106

by Reverend

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March 21, 2014

Of course this would be section 106 of the Copy Right Act of 1976: reproductions, derivative works, distribution, public performance, display, and, of course, digital audio transmission. 106 was never a coincidence, it was always already a numerological lattice of … Continue reading →
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Open is as Open Does

by Reverend

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February 22, 2014

Yesterday I presented alongside Martha Burtis about ds106 for the OpenVCU Symposium. Martha and I have presented about this course together before, and each time it’s a real treat because we tend feed off each other’s excitment. It also helps … Continue reading →
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Network Randoms

by Reverend

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February 14, 2014

I’m just about finished with Katie Hafner and Matthew Lyon’s 1998 1996 history of the creation of the internet Where Wizards Stay Up Late. I’ve been enjoying it thoroughly, and while I was familiar with much of the general history … Continue reading →
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A Study in ds106

by Reverend

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January 29, 2014

Howard Rheingold has written an excellent case study of ds106 as an example of open and particpatory learning for the Connected Learning community. I’ve worked a bit with Howard this past year, and it’s an absolute joy to collaborate with … Continue reading →
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ds106 Interview for Reclaim Open Learning

by Reverend

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December 6, 2013

A couple of months ago Alan Levine, Martha Burtis, and I sat down with Anya Kamanetz to be be interviewed about ds106 for the Reclaim Open Learning initiative. I just realized this had been published on the Recalim open Learning site … Continue reading →
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