A couple days ago while I was looking for information about "Trendy house plants", I can’t help but be attracted by the split-leaf philodendron (Monstera Deliciosa). Its striking heart-shaped foliage reminds me of the snowflakes we all made in elementary school by folding the paper and cutting. Immediately, I found…

A couple days ago while I was looking for information about “Trendy house plants”, I can’t help but be attracted by the split-leaf philodendron (Monstera Deliciosa). Its striking heart-shaped foliage reminds me of the snowflakes we all made in elementary school by folding the paper and cutting. Immediately, I found …

This week we read Chapter 8 of A new literacies sampler:Looking from the Inside Out: Academic Blogging as New Literacyby Julia Davies and Guy Merchant. This chapter is mainly focused on exploring how and why blogging becomes one of the important forms of new literacy. What makes this…

This week there was an abrupt assignment switch from audio to video. Even though Lisa has “warned” us in her blog that making a video could be hair-pulling and stressful, I did not expect it would actually taken a good couple hours to complete the task. Before my video assignment’s …

This week there was an abrupt assignment switch from audio to video. Even though Lisa has "warned" us in her blog that making a video could be hair-pulling and stressful, I did not expect it would actually taken a good couple hours to complete the task. Before my video assignment’s…

This week’s I readLankshear and Knobel (2008) Ch1:DIY Media: A Contextual Background and Some Contemporary Themes. In this chapter Lankshear & Knobel discussed  the topic of the history of DIY and its current applications. The authors has also addressed thoroughly on the four aspects that the DIY media…

This week’s I read Lankshear and Knobel (2008) Ch1:DIY Media: A Contextual Background and Some Contemporary Themes. In this chapter Lankshear & Knobel discussed  the topic of the history of DIY and its current applications. The authors has also addressed thoroughly on the four aspects that the DIY media has …

I have to admit among all the tasks of this week, the video assignment is toughest one to handle.I am glad I was able to pull it off after 3 hours struggling. Here is how I made this video.First, I went over the video assignment list on ds106.us. Quickly I …

I have to admit among all the tasks of this week, the video assignment is toughest one to handle.I am glad I was able to pull it off after 3 hours struggling. Here is how I made this video. First, I went over the video assignment list onds106.us.Quickly …

Two weeks ago, I bought two cucumber plants from Home Depot and planted them in my garden. I watered them daily and they grew like a champ. Just after two weeks, the plants have climbed up on top of the 4-feet trellis and the leaves are giant! I wanted to …

Two weeks ago, I bought two cucumber plants from Home Depot and planted them in my garden. I watered them daily and they grew like a champ. Just after two weeks, the plants have climbed up on top of the 4-feet trellis and the leaves are giant! I wanted to…

Learning with Digital Stories, week 2! Am I the only person feeling this week(and last week) went by so fast that it feels like only four days instead of seven? After the challenging first week, I was more prepared in the week 2 activities, even though they are still dazzling …

Learning with Digital Stories, week 2! Am I the only person feeling this week(and last week) went by so fast that it feels like only four days instead of seven? After the challenging first week, I was more prepared in the week 2 activities, even though they are still dazzling …

For this week’s reading of Lankshear & Knobel Chapter 4:New Literacies and Social Learning Practices of Digital Remixingfound myself intrigued, confused, and inspired by the concept of remixing. In this chapter Lankshear & Knobel discuss the topic of remixing and copyright. As I read the chapter, I began…

 For this week’s reading of Lankshear & Knobel Chapter 4:New Literacies and Social Learning Practices of Digital Remixing found myself intrigued, confused, and inspired by the concept of remixing. In this chapter Lankshear & Knobel discuss the topic of remixing and copyright. As I read the chapter, I began thinking …

My focal theme is A Change from Black Thumb to Green Thumb. I like gardening, but sadly I have killed numbers of house plants in the past. This year, our family moved into our first house. When I am looking at the house pictures on Houzz.com to get ideas for…

My focal theme is A Change from Black Thumb to Green Thumb. I like gardening, but sadly I have killed numbers of house plants in the past. This year, our family moved into our first house. When I am looking at the house pictures on Houzz.com to get ideas for …

For this week’s audio assignment, i want to share a beautiful songstory from a movie from 1980s, called” papa, can you hear me sing again.”  This songstory does not fit into my personal focal theme, but I just have to blog about it as I felt strong connection with this …

Forthis week’s audio assignment, I want to share a beautiful songstory from a movie from 1980s, called” papa, can you hear me sing again.”  This songstory does not fit into my personal focal theme, but I just have to blog about it as I felt strong connection with…

I made this poster to express how do I feel after the week 1 assignments were completed. I became a jogging last year and participated my first Half Marathon. To me, getting the first week homework done was like running a Half Marathon. The hardest part is the beginning 3…

I made this poster to express how do I feel after the week 1 assignments werecompleted. I became a jogging last year and participated my first Half Marathon. To me, getting the first week homework donewas like running a Half Marathon. The hardest part is the beginning 3 miles. My …

Today I choose the poem from a ten-year-old boy with asperger’s syndrome to finish the task from DS106. This poem reads:I am odd, I am newI wonder if you are tooI hear voices in the airI see you don’t, and that’s not fairI want to not feel blueI am odd, …

Today I choose the poem from a ten-year-old boy with asperger’s syndrome to finish the task from DS106. This poem reads: I am odd, I am new I wonder if you are too I hear voices in the air I see you don’t, and that’s not fair I want to…

I surfed quite a while on DS106 Visual Assignment webpage before I made my choice: Fat Cat Makes Art Better. I feltrelated to this task because I have has a cat as my pet for 5 years and she has been a great friend with my family. It would be …

I surfed quite a while onDS106 Visual Assignmentbefore I made my choice:Fat Cat Makes Art Better. I felt related to this task because I have a cat as my pet for 5 years and she has been a great friend with my family. It would be…

There are so much information for the Chapter one of New Literacies: Everyday Practices and Social Learning by Colin Lankshear and Michele Knobel that I took 3 days to finish reading it. There are certainly quite a few vocabulary that I have never heard of before, such as “folksonomy", "taxonomy"…

There are so much information for the Chapter one of New Literacies: Everyday Practices and Social Learning by Colin Lankshear and Michele Knobel that I took 3 days to finish reading it.There are certainly quite a few vocabulary that I have never heard of before, such as“folksonomy”, “taxonomy” and “cyberspatial-postindustrial”. …

As part of the coursework in my Learning with Digital Stories class at theUniversity of Colorado Denver, I will produce a series of weekly critiques that examine and review a digital story.OverviewFor my first critique, I’ve chosen a digital story from Youtubetitled “Fowl Play – Simon’s Cat”. Simon’s Cat is …

As part of the coursework in my Learning with Digital Stories class at the University of Colorado Denver, I will produce a series of weekly critiques that examine and review a digital story. Overview For my first critique, I’ve chosen a digital story from Youtube titled “Fowl Play – Simon’s…

I am so excited that the summer course finally started. The agenda for the first week is FULL. Here is my first tweet #Dailycreates. I love gardening. Last week my husband made the raised flower bed and we dumped 30 bags of soil into the bed. We both were exhausted…