The Memo
This is a “malaphor” (a combination of metaphors) and I chose a familiar “I’ll burn that bridge when I cross it”
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Koala City
This is a photoshop attempt to put a hilarious large animal in a city, so i chose a harmless favorite -
Top Off Title
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Generating
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Weekly Retrospection #1
Week One’s activities consisted of introductions. Introducing myself to the class and me being introduced to this class. I was surprised by how many different ways I could introduce myself. I kept the content the same, but changed the modality. I really enjoyed making the video because it was not something I had done before.… Continue reading Weekly Retrospection #1 -
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DS106 goals
My goals for this class are to learn to make digital media work for me. I struggle with using the internet from things outside of what I already know and this class is helping me find ways to make my life easier through digital media. I also hope that my final project can be related… Continue reading DS106 goals -
The Joy of DS106
The Bob Ross video that I was assigned was the “Golden Rays of Sunshine” video, season 28 episode 4. Two minutes and thirty seconds into the video, Bob Ross shares a story of an art teacher reunion he attended. He talks about a man named Mike Goracke who worked at a paint company, but had… Continue reading The Joy of DS106 -
Multimodal Introduction
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Introduction
Hi everyone,I'm Nick Spano, and I'm here to post content that I create for my enrollment in DS106: Digital Storytelling. I like learning, outdoor rec, and generally trying to make more out of life. I'm interested in DS106 as a way to learn graphi... -
A Little Song of My Own
by @Marie-Lynn September 19, 2021Quick story behind this post! I recently bought a new iPad because Apple has stopped updating the one I’ve had for nearly ten years (stupid planned obsolescence) and also because I need a reliable back-up in case my laptop decides to bite the du... -
Attempts
After doing some research, I was tasked with recreating my own attempts at photography. Following the research I realized I had a picture that already followed some techniques on the far right. Then I brought a buddy and went looking for a good picture. The two on the left where my personal favorites from theContinue reading "Attempts" -
The Painter in Peril
by @Marie-Lynn September 19, 2021For my “Sound Effects Story” I decided to do something that would tie it into our theme associated with Bob Ross. I based my sound effects story around the average sounds associated with painters, with a little twist at the end. This as... -
The Celtic
Jim Richardson, a renown nation geographic photographer known for over 50 article contributions to their website captured these incredible images. He has such a good eye for depth and balance within his images. I love his sense of scale and how he uses the image to show you what you should be seeing. He worksContinue reading "The Celtic" -
The Camera Captures
Photography has and will always evolve with it's respective era and circumstance. I was tasked with reading The Guardian's Article on "The Death of Photography", and give my personal evaluation on the issue. From my stance a photographs more common purpose is social; to share what you've done or where you've been. Their lesser used,Continue reading "The Camera Captures" -
Long Sault Parkway
September 17, 2021. A heron flies across the water of the St. Lawrence near the Long Sault Parkway, my destination in a 107 km ride I took today. It was a nice summery day so I decided to take a weekend day Friday and to work Saturday. Of course I ende... -
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Thorough Thoughts
The Bird who Shouldn’t Fly The Untimely Demise As the wind hugs his body and the gravity pulling him poorly resembles the hug he always wanted everything floods back. The first time he realized it was a lie, his first encounter wit... -
Morning Fog
September 16, 2021. This is looking out the back window to see the morning fog and rays of light from the rising sun. The camera on my phone (a Google Pixel 4) is pretty good for ordinary shots, but for low light or zooming, as in the last three days, ... -
Sunset
September 15, 2021. We had a brilliant red sunset today and I'm afraid this photo does not do it justice. Today was online conference day as I followed the proceedings of the Open Data summit, and also took part in a Creative Commons ethics of sharing ... -
Redbird
September 14, 2021. This is a quick shot through the window with my phone of a cardinal sporting his fall colours at the bird feeder. The seal in the window has failed and it's getting more and more opaque. Not sure what it costs to fix. I gave my pres... -
Secrete Social Status
Above are my impersonations of if Steven Hawking had a social media habit. The assignment was to use “fake media” generators to create Facebook and Twitter accounts for a person. -
Out of Place?
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WWW2
This was a old WW2 propaganda poster that I was assigned with making twitter affiliated -
My favorite thing has a quirk… (with update)
by @carrie_vogel September 18, 2021For Christmas last year in 2020, my husband bought me a knitting machine. I was so excited to finally have one and the moment I saw it I was instantly thinking of all the fun things I could make with it! There were so many videos on YouTube that I had ... -
Speaking in Sights
Stories, food, music, sights. They all have the ability to dance in our heads and light up our imagination. As said in Kurt Vonnegut's presentation they all have shape and direction. Up down left to right and every direction in between. Understanding that the best stories optimize the use of every direction possible gives perspectiveContinue reading "Speaking in Sights" -
Stealing From the Thief
On the basis of copy rite and the new online world. With so much creativity within the world and now an unfathomably large bank to deposit it on the online world many new complications arise. When is it okay to copy someone else? When do lines such as inspiration and copy rite get crossed? WhoContinue reading "Stealing From the Thief" -
Spread The Word
Austin Kleon wrote 10 ways to share your creativity and steal like a thief to share his view on how to be a better website/ content creator as well as how to provide higher quality content. He gave 10 ways to get your voice out and each have their own individual benefits that you canContinue reading "Spread The Word" -
Education as a liminal state
by amiddlet50active learning, anxiety, boundaries, boundary crossing, Digital Placemaking, discovery, home, hybrid learning space, in-between, innovation, Learning Space and Place, liminality, networked learning, non-formal learning, polycontextuality, ritual, self-determination, stretch, sublime, Syndicated, threshold conceptsSeptember 18, 2021I have been reading Thomassen’s (2014) ‘Liminality and the modern: living through the in-between’. Liminality comes up in my work on a daily basis, whether I am thinking about the connections we make through models of hybrid learning, interdisciplinary learning, … Continue reading -
Old colleagues, new deals and examen day
by nataliebooks, dublin, ebooks, Latest, lovestory, Reading, romance books, short stories, short story, ShortStory, SyndicatedSeptember 18, 2021from the book A double Irish and a Dutch The next morning Avoka is on fire. Early in the morning, she contacts Tim, the guy she had met one morning in the coffee shop, who wanted to establish a saving card. Avoka actually has the idea that they might be able to work together and create… Continue reading Old colleagues, new deals and examen day
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