Final reflection This course has been a learning experience on so many levels! While frustrating at times and completely unlike any course I have taken before I really enjoyed this course over all! Check out my learning portfolio that highlights some of the learning that was inspired and created over the last eight weeks. Me&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Check out my final portfolio of learning!  More to come on the reflection of my time spent in this course! Check out other fantastic portfolios #ds106 and #ILT5340!

This week was a whirlwind! I cannot believe that week 7 is coming to an end! I feel like I completed this week’s assignments really well! I explored other people work who were not in my group which was very fun and interesting! I also explored different resources and outlets that I have no experience&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Check out our reading for this week! The first big takeaway I had from the reading was the definition of what reading is.  Reading is defined as an ability to read and write as well as ability to make connections, conclusions, and associations with text. I have seen firsthand in schools the focus on the&ellipsis;Read the full post »

This week I decided to pick a reading that addresses stress of students in school and its effect on their growing up and lives. As my study focus is growing up I have talked a lot about my own growing personally and professionally. This blog is making that connection to my students and the factors&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Check out the fanfiction film that inspired this post! Last week my time was spent looking into and investigating written fanfiction. This week I decided to explore more into the word of fanfiction short movies. I chose a video titled “Kara” | (2016) (An Unofficial Star Wars Film). I must say that overall fanfiction video&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Check out the prompt that started it all! I love the representation of contrasting emotions in this project. Going through and looking at other students work was pretty comical! Want to see for yourself check out #ds106 and #ILT5340.

Check out the prompt that started it all! SO as it turns out I misread the direction on this assignment and did my own remix! I chose a quote from the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off because I really enjoyed that movie when I was younger and though that particular quote was applicable to my focus&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Check out my daily create assignment! I chose the aphorisms, “The grass is always greener on the other side.” I chose this aphorisms because O often use it and though it would be fun to look into it a little more! Here is what I came up with. If you want to check out more great learning&ellipsis;Read the full post »

This picture pretty much sums up how I am feeling right now! I am feeling very accomplished this week! I completed my assignments well and had a lot of fun doing it!  I think my sense of accomplishment this week stems from the balance I have found between everything going on in life right now.&ellipsis;Read the full post »

    Check out the fanfiction that inspired this post! I decided to explore a little bit of fan fiction this week. I have never really spent a lot of time exploring or getting into fan fiction, as such I thought it was about time! I chose to look into fanfiction related to Ghostbusters. I&ellipsis;Read the full post »

This week I chose an article that aligns with my professional growth. This coming school year will be my 3rd year of teaching. After reflecting on our weekly class reading and participating on some online group discussion I began thinking about how we prepare individuals to become teachers. I reflected on my own experience and&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Check out our reading for this week! One thing that really stood out to me in this reading was the following quote, “by separating learning from ‘authentic’ activity grounded in physical and social contexts and situations, formal education largely defeats its goal of promoting ‘useable, robust knowledge.” I think that the preface for this statement&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Take a look at the prompt that started it all. Check out my Video completion of Harry Potter’s transformation as he grows up. I absolutely love the Harry Potter stories! I would read them religiously as I grew up. I remember pre-ordering copies of the books and getting them the very day they were released.&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Check out the daily create that sparked my interest! The craze that never seems to end is vampires! I chose to pick some well known vampires and put them all together in my cover. Looking up all kinds of vampires through time was a lot of fun! I picked mostly more recent characters as they&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Check out the daily create assignment that started it all! In my story a monkey who has has a few too many bananas is trying to impart his wisdom on this dog who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. While the monkey is preaching to the dog about life the dog is&ellipsis;Read the full post »

I completed this week’s assignments as well as I could. I had a lot of fun with this week’s assignments, and worked to on understands my photo editing and audio editing software. I recently switched my photo and  audio editing software and  I really enjoyed getting to know it better this week and using it&ellipsis;Read the full post »

While this Ted Talk does not relate directly to my focus I think it is so applicable to this class I could not pass it up! I chose to blog about the Ted Talk titled Linda Liukas: A delightful way to teach kids about computers.   The type of involvement I saw in this video&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Piggybacking off of my article from last week I chose to focus this week on ways to distress your life. I chose an article titled relaxation techniques. I really think that having skills necessary to reduce stress can help make you more successful in other areas of your life. While this piece of writing aims&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Check out our reading this week! I loved the following quote from Jenkins (2008), “for the generation which has come of age alongside networked computing, these practices  do  not  simply  represent  “entertainment” or  “distraction. “These practices are important gateways into larger learning cultures that help support young people as they construct their identities and navigate&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Check out the Daily Create assignment that started it all! While the assignment was to recreate the same pose and location neither were very likely. I am 28 now so sitting on someones solders is not so easy, so I went with a good old fashioned piggy back ride because that is pretty close! I&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Check out the assignment that inspired this creation! I chose to focus on the inspirational picture of Jack and Rose in their iconic picture standing on the railings of the front of the Titanic. Here is the original photo! This particular movie was a big deal and just come out when I was in middle&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Being brave and posting my weekly reflection on my blog! I feel like I completed this week’s assignments very well. I am starting to make connection to my work and others work which is exciting for me! I think I did a good job balancing all the parts of this class which in past reflections&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Check out the digital story that caught my eye this week! I chose to review a photo story this week titled Inseparable Ties: Family Bonds in Appalachia. The main type of “involvement” within this story was expressing an artistic identity/Expressing a photography-related identity. While there is a short excerpt explaining the creator’s purpose the pictures&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Check out the reading that inspired this response. This article discussed the relationship between stress and health issues in the US. The article states that relaxation techniques can be a good strategy in dealing with and coping with stress. The main goal of this article is to, “describes a research-based relaxation technique aimed to identify&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Check out our weekly reading! I think a big takeaway for me was how multifaceted blogging really is. It is so multidimensional as opposed to simple text or journals. As stated in this chapter blogging is complex because, “of the capabilities offered by hypertext. New affordances include textual connections with others on and offline; the&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Check out the daily create prompt that began it all!   I chose this picture because I thought it was a very odd machine that was interesting and like nothing I have seen before! My focal theme is growing up. Part of growing up involved increase in stress and grown up activities. I decided to&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Check out the assignment that sparked this creation!   I chose this pictures because first I am a 100% dog lover! Second I think that my dogs have really given me a lot of perspective and life lessons on growing up. I learned a lot about responsibility and dedication after owning my two dogs. They&ellipsis;Read the full post »

Check out our daily create assignment for this week! I decided instead of taking a person and changing their appearance by adding carrots I could make a carrot look like a person! I recently changed my photo editing software to a new program. So bear with me while I work out the kinks! I think in&ellipsis;Read the full post »