Chasing Butterflies
Can you chase butterflies, climb a mountain & take pictures ALL AT THE SAME TIME???
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Tea Bag Prez!
"A woman is like a tea bag; you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water."
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Creativity Bootcamp
July 2, 2013 I dunno…one school term has ended, a […] -
Wind on the Waves
My friend, you wanted to be wind on the waves—not the schooner, or even the sail that bellied and caught it. -
Back to Life
I love this new poem by Don Hynes, Portland poet, and as I was headed for the Oregon Coast anyway, I took media and built this little digital story for his poem. I have posted the poem below the video. His excellent books are for sale at http://donhynes.com/blog/
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Boy Writers
I have been mentoring Merrill Watrous's ED 201 "Future Teachers" class through a unit in digital storytelling, and their final projects are starting to roll in. -
Back Home Again
I sort of stumbled across John Denver's "Back Home Again" in my music library, and epiphanized that it might work to create a two-hanky family home again video.
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Wildflower Show
Every term I do a Come i-Walk With Me event. I gather up anyone at Lane CC who wants to shoot media and make a digital story. For example, last Fal 2012, we descended upon the “Thrillah” flash mob dance event in downtown Eugene. This Spring 2013 term, we went to the Lane-sponsored Wildflower Show ... -
A Tree I Knew
"She was the most joyous tree..." -
Following the Sun
It is our profoundest work to follow the tender changes of the sun. -
A Line-Storm Song
A Robert Frost poem set to new photographs taken with my Olympus OM-D E-M5 -
New Baby!
This blog post is to celebrate my new camera, an Olympus OM-DE M-5, which was the 2012 Camera of the Year with its new mirrorless technology–early birthday present from my husband Peter. I haven’t had a chance to really get out and shoot a lot yet, but I made this little celebratory slideshow digital story ... -
Blue-eyed Owl
“Write a poem about growing older and how you’d like to live your life now.” -
Bob Beach in Time
It's hard not to have a great time on the Oregon Coast any time of year.
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DREAM TEAM 2013
This short digital story is in the form of a music slide show video touching on the conference as a whole but focusing on my appreciation for the LANE CC DREAM TEAM.
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Pro Show
Pro Show is a cool new free slideshow app for your i-Pad. It has LOTS of really neat themes to choose from, and you can either use music from the app’s music library or use your own. The free version allows only fifteen slides, which is plenty when you consider the premium version is a ... -
Visual Poet
Visual Poet as a digital storytelling app for i-Pad and Sevenlings. -
Sisutyl!
Sisutyl guarded the entrance to the homes of the supernatural. -
DREAM 2013
All a-twitter about the dress code at DREAM 2013!
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Video Scribe
I made this short digital story to experiment with the new Video Scribe app for i-Pad. I thought it was cool, but Peter thought it was choose one: tedious, bo-ring, simple. But hey! It’s my first one, and experiment at that. What do you think? -
Interview with a Fire Dancer
I took her in a back bedroom, turned on my recorder, and asked her what learning fire poi has meant to her and her healing journey. -
Bug Stompin’!
Loyal Blog Subscribers! So many of you have taken the time to report problems with posting comments to Mind on Fire as well as a couple of other bugs. Our school blogging network got hacked over the Christmas break, and repairs have been done in layers. We believe order has been restored, and you may ...
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Chief’s Wife
Create a video about an item you own that has an unusual story attached to it. -
Old Growth Friends
At the end of 2012, I was doing three things at once: visiting the old growth forests of the Olympic Peninsula, reading The Wild Trees by Richard Preston, and reconnecting with my old friend Laurence Cole... -
I HATE ASPARAGUS!
Today’s Daily Create assignment is: What is the vegetable that you hate to eat? Tell us why. December 26, 2012 Here is the link as I don’t seem able to embed from my i-Pad right now! http://youtu.be/lg5aZolA50s -
Snow!
Snow is a rare white creature of stealth and surprise in Eugene, especially so early in the year. I bundled up like a well-endowed Michelin tire man and ventured out into the strangely decorated air. I took my camera to record the familiar sites of my daily walk made formal in tuxedo black and white. ... -
The Missing “R”
Get out your handkerchiefs; this is seriously sweet!
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“I Am a Lakota Scholar”
A young Sioux woman tells her digital story with poise and vision.
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Unexpected Journeys
A digital story summarizing the Dream Big Workshops I held Fall 2012. -
The River
A moody stay on the North Umpqua River for Thanksgiving.
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