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  1. @Athena53

    Final Portfolio #ILT5340

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    The first outside article I read for this class set the stage for why I should care about digital storytelling.  History has always been something that I hold near and dear to my heart.  I cry when historic buildings are left in ruin and when people say that they learn nothing from history.  So this […]
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    Final Course Reflection #ILT5340

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    Throughout this course, I primarily learned from the readings and through observing how others completed the assignments.  I am the type to observe first and then create my own.  For anything that I try to learn how to do, I always research extensively and then emulate it myself.  For example, I am going to grow […]
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    Final Week’s Reflection #ILT5340

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    This last week of doing the regular assignments has come to a close.  I am really happy that I found the TED talk by Jamie Oliver.  I didn’t realize that something like this was going on and that there was a foundation that supported educating people about food.  I have always been fascinated by food […]
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    Literary Response: Chapter 8 of Alexander #ILT5340

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    I really enjoyed chapter 8 of Bryan Alexander’s The New Digital Storytelling due to its ability to really make me think about books in a broader manner.  First of all, it make me think about how this ILT program has redefined my idea of a handout.  When I create handouts now, I think of them […]
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    Digital Story Critique #15: Food #ILT5340

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    I think it’s fitting that I do my final digital story critique on this digital story.  I was curious what TED talks had to do with food, so I googled “TED food” and this was the top hit: https://embed-ssl.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver.html I have come across Jamie Oliver a lot in the years of my food hobby.  He […]
  6. @Athena53

    Daily Create #15: Kapoho #ILT5340

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    I was going to make my current puppy, but they didn’t have Australian Shepherd as an option.  So I made my puppy growing up, Kapoho.  She was a Rottweiler and German Shepherd.  Mutt Maker _ Animal Planet  Kapoho, who was also known as Poho, Po-Dog, and when she was bad, Edgar Allen Poe, was a […]
  7. @Athena53

    Chapter 4 of Alexander #ILT5340

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    I found chapter four in Alexander’s The New Digital Storytelling very interesting.  It really helped to define my idea of digital storytelling.  I had been wondering if blogs could be part of the definition of storytelling, but I didn’t know until now.  Of course they’re stories that are on the internet, so, therefore, digital.  I […]
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    Digital Story Critique: Girls Who Code

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    I absolutely loved this TED talk: https://embed-ssl.ted.com/talks/reshma_saujani_teach_girls_bravery_not_perfection.html I saw it appear on my Facebook news feed and knew that I needed to watch it.  I did a critique on a TED talk earlier in the semester and was interested in doing another one.  I noticed marked differences between this TED talk and the previous one, which I […]
  9. @Athena53

    Reflection Week 13 #ILT5340

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    I can’t believe that it is week 13 already.  At the same time, when will it be May!  I just finished getting my garden ready today (and my body is paying for it!) and I can’t wait until I can start planing the warm weather plants.  My tomatoes are just waiting under the grow lights […]
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    New Literacies Chapt 7 #ILT 5340

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    I personally really enjoyed the discussion on “social learning.”  For me, the internet is most commonly an avenue of learning.  I research how to fix something around the house or how to cook something.  I am always looking at how to do things via the internet. I also really enjoyed the discussion on the future […]
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    Digital Story Critique #13: Beet Tarts #ILT5340

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    I absolutely loved this digital story and definitely need to make this recipe.  My husband just recently acquired the taste for beets.  Now he likes everything with beets.  I only started eating them when I started growing them a couple of years ago and I really like them roasted. I critiqued this digital story along […]
  12. @Athena53

    DS 106 Assignment: Dream it…write it! #ILT5340

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    I decided to share a dream I had recently, because it fits so well in my focal theme for the semester.  A few nights ago, I dreamed about donuts.  I know, weird right?  Why donuts? I don’t even really eat donuts that often.  Well, it gets weirder.  I dreamed that I went to a sidewalk […]
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    Literature Response: Lambert Chap. 5 #ILT5340

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    I chose to read Chapter 5 of the text, Digital Storytelling, by Joe Lambert.  I’m glad I did, but it is a great chapter that really breaks down what makes a digital story effective.  I believe that this will help in my future digital story critiques, as now I know what to look for in […]
  14. @Athena53

    Critique: Inspirational #ILT5340

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    This is a little off my focus for the semester, but I felt like analyzing this TED talk, because I saw Geena Rocero speak today on Auraria Campus.  She was speaking with Marsha Aizuni and it was very inspirational.  You can find the TED talk here: https://embed-ssl.ted.com/talks/geena_rocero_why_i_must_come_out.html I analyzed this with the following criteria: story […]
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    Reflection #ILT 5340

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    This week was difficult to get through, mostly due to some personal travel and family emergencies.  However, I have gotten through all the work.  I personally really enjoyed my digital story, even though it wasn’t what I expected.  It was still interesting to see how they grow and how they chemically change when cooked.  I […]
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    New Literacies #ILT 5340

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    I read chapter 6 of New Literacies this week.  I appreciated that they started the chapter with defining the topic that they’d be covering in the chapter.  It helped to set the stage.  I think that it is quite interesting that weak ties and networking are more prominent than close knit groups.  It reminds me […]
  17. @Athena53

    Story Critique: Fry that spud! #ILT5340

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    I watched a digital story about potatoes this week – http://www.pbs.org/food/how-does-it-grow/potatoes/  The digital story covers how potatoes grow, how they’re turned into potato chips in a factory, and then a recipe for potatoes.  I analyzed this story based on the following assessment traits: Project planning content understanding story It is clear that a lot of […]
  18. @Athena53

    Story Critique: Bubble Tea #ILT5340

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    I decided to switch things up this week and do a blog post as my digital story, instead of a video.  I have almost exclusively done videos so far, but I feel that this could be a digital story as well.  I decided to do this blog post: http://www.pbs.org/food/fresh-tastes/bubble-tea/ I will critique it on the […]
  19. @Athena53

    Alexander Chapter 5: Social Media Storytelling #ILT5340

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    I chose to read another one of the readings posted in the course as alternative options to our textbook.  I really enjoyed this chapter, because it defined specific types of digital stories available online.  When I think of podcasts I’ve listed to, some of them fit the digital story idea presented in the chapter.  One […]
  20. @Athena53

    Week 9 reflection #ILT5340

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    It’s spring break!  My husband and I are going to Williamsburg, VA tonight.  At least hopefully we are.  The snow is coming down out here.  Hopefully our flight doesn’t get delayed.  I’m already not happy about the red eye flight.  Growing up in Hawaii, I’ve become very familiar with the concept and have hated it […]
  21. @Athena53

    Literature Response: L&K Chapter 5 #ILT5340

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    I thought that this chapter was interesting, reviewing two of the most popular types of websites out there: blogs and wikis.  As I was reading the section about the blog, I kept hoping for a specific definition of a blog.  We can all recognize a blog.  We all know what it looks like and how […]
  22. @Athena53

    Critique: Apples #ILT5340

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    http://player.pbs.org/viralplayer/2365470270   I chose this digital story, because we’d like to grow apples in our yard.  In my critique of this digital story, I chose the following assessment traits: story flow, organization, and pacing presentation and performance I thought that the story aspect of this video was really strong.  It is put in the perspective […]

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