How and why is it important for you to tell stories?   Throughout my experience in our Learning with Digital Stories course I have come to understand that we all tell stories every day without our knowledge of doing so. Our daily activities embody stories and define who we are. Every …

How and why is it important for you to tell stories? Throughout my experience in our Learning with Digital Stories course I have come to understand that we all tell stories every day without our knowledge of doing so. Our daily activities embody stories and define who we are. Every…

My experience throughout Learning with Digital Stories at CU Denver has been one of both confusion and understanding.  When we first began the course I was not sure how to navigate and plant myself. Unlike my previous experiences, the format of Learning with Digital Stories was not based on a…

My experience throughout Learning with Digital Stories at CU Denver has been one of both confusion and understanding.  When we first began the course I was not sure how to navigate and plant myself. Unlike my previous experiences, the format of Learning with Digital Stories was not based on a …

For this week’s final chapter of Lanksear & Knobel, I spent a lot of time reflecting and comparing my own experiences with education compared to my younger brothers. It fascinates me how different our experiences are and how much education is changing. From our reading this week, I was immersed…

For this week’s final chapter of Lanksear & Knobel, I spent a lot of time reflecting and comparing my own experiences with education compared to my younger brothers. It fascinates me how different our experiences are and how much education is changing. From our reading this week, I was immersed …

For my DS 106 Assignment, I chose to create aMotivational Poster! I have always wanted make one, I remember they were a huge thing growing up until demotivational posters came out. I based mine on gaming, it is simple and the point! I hope you all enjoy!

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Hi All, Here is my daily create of Big Hero 6, we were asked to make a wonky poster! I hope this one turned out good! :)

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Critique: Machinima- The Druid: Tree of Life – (A WoW Machinima by Nixxiom) In this week’s critique I will be using Lankshear and Knobels everyday remix practices. The three literacy dimensions I have chosen are as listed: Machinima Videos: Expressing enjoyment of a game, etcMachinima Videos: For commercial entertainment purposesMachinima…

For this week’s chapter of Lankshear & Nobel, I found myself most relating to a video from John Seeley Brown. In his video, New Ways of Learning in a Rapidly Changing World he discusses the importance of embracing change.  John Seeley brown discusses how students want to learn and want…

For this week’s chapter of Lankshear & Nobel, I found myself most relating to a video from John Seeley Brown. In his video, New Ways of Learning in a Rapidly Changing World he discusses the importance of embracing change.  John Seeley brown discusses how students want to learn and want …

For this assignment, I chose to do theReplay Valueassignment from the DS106 Assignment Bank. The screenshot I chose was of a game I played when I was in High School. Now, I would like to think I have been a gamer most of my life, but Ragnarok was…

Hi All, Here is my daily create, I was not sure what I was doing but looking it up online I think I got it right? :) Hope you all enjoy!

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Hi All, Here is my daily create, I thought this was actually pretty funny, I hope you all like it! :)

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Hi All,   Here is my daily create, I thought this was actually pretty funny, I hope you all like it! :)    …

For this week’s reading of Lankshear & Knobel, I found myself looking at my experience as a TechTA last semester. Being a TechTA for the CU Denver School of Education and Human Development, I am often assigned a professor to work with throughout the semester to improve their online courses.…

Critique: Machinima- PS4 VS Xbox One: Final Verdict 2013- Inside Gaming Daily In this week’s critique I will be using Lankshear and Knobels everyday remix practices. The three literacy dimensions I have chosen are as listed: Machinima Videos: Expressing enjoyment of a game, etcMachinima Videos: For commercial entertainment purposesMachinima Videos:…

Critique: Machinima- PS4 VS Xbox One: Final Verdict 2013- Inside Gaming Daily   In this week’s critique I will be using Lankshear and Knobels everyday remix practices. The three literacy dimensions I have chosen are as listed: Machinima Videos: Expressing enjoyment of a game, etc Machinima Videos: For commercial entertainment purposes …

For my DS 106 Mashup Assignment, I chose to do theVideo Game Cover Mashup! This was actually a really fun assignment, I just chose two games I loved when I was growing up and put then together! They are pretty obvious but I like how it came out…

For my DS 106 Mashup Assignment, I chose to do the Video Game Cover Mashup!   This was actually a really fun assignment, I just chose two games I loved when I was growing up and put then together! They are pretty obvious but I like how it came out for …

Hi All, I hope you all had a wonderful July 4th weekend last week, for my first daily create this week I went with the basic element drawing! This reminded me a lot of when I was younger trying to draw, I was never very good but I remember always…

Hi All,   I hope you all had a wonderful July 4th weekend last week, for my first daily create this week I went with the basic element drawing! This reminded me a lot of when I was younger trying to draw, I was never very good but I remember always …

Here is my second TDC of the week, I hope you all enjoy and let me know if you can recognize the picture and where they are! :)

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For my DS 106 Design Assignment, I choseHonest Video Game Covers. I chose this one because I thought it was funny and it was game related! Most games can be deceiving from their covers, for example I chose Guitar Hero. When this game first came out I thought…

Critique: Daniel Floyd- Video Games and Storytelling In this week’s critique I will be using three assessment/evaluation traits from Jason Ohler’s assessment traits. The three traits I have chosen for this digital story are as listed: StoryContent UnderstandingOriginality, voice, creativity Story: 8/10 I enjoyed the message of this story as…

For this week’s reading of Lankshear & Knobel I found myself looking at my experiences growing up. In this chapter Lankshear & Knobel discuss the topic of remixing and copyright. As I read the chapter, I began thinking about my experiences with media, gaming, and internet sharing. Lankshear & Knobel…

Nothing special for this daily create, my favorite days with my best friends are when we can just relax together and talk. We usually do this by fishing bbqing, or just hanging out a park! Here is my awesome drawing! :)

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Hey All, I usually do not take selfies but with this week’s  daily create I decided to give it a try! I also added my brother and our dog into the picture as well! I hope you enjoy! :)

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Hey All,   I usually do not take selfies but with this week’s  daily create I decided to give it a try! I also added my brother and our dog into the picture as well! I hope you enjoy! :)    …

For this week’s reading of Lankshear & Knobel the chapter discusses how new literacies are constantly changing. As I finished the chapter I kept thinking about MOOCs and how they related to this chapter. What stood out to me at first was how the chapter discussed new literacy as ever…