High stakes testing, iRead, data, push-in, pull-out, curriculum map, unit plan, lesson plan, Kagan structures, Thinking Maps, MAPs…and this doesn’t quite cover that which comes in spring…s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-i-z-e-d  t-e-s-t-i-n-g!  Beyond the school and classroom walls we go home to regroup and begin life away from work. It seems I am not the only one asking, stating, […]

Get rid of something in today’s world, put its tombstone up at Boot Hill:

 After being completely immersed in Serial the last two weeks it was particularly hard for me to find a digital story to write about this week. Honestly I was about to give up! I searched and searched and nothing caught my eye. Not only did I finish Serial season one is one weekend, I went on to listen to season two the following weekend. I was lost when it was over! Much like the moment you put down and amazing book, a book that filled your mind until it was spilling over, where there is no

 After being completely immersed in Serial the last two weeks it was particularly hard for me to find a digital story to write about this week. Honestly I was about to give up! I searched and searched and nothing caught my eye. Not only did I finish Serial season one is one weekend, I went on to listen to season two the following weekend. I was lost when it was over! Much like the moment you put down and amazing book, a book that filled your mind until it was spilling over, where there is no

 Today's daily create was to bury something undesirable at Boot Hill cemetery. I didn't choose something undesirable, hopefully not because it's me! This was a saying a friend of mine from college used to say all the time. We were two peas in a pod taking many religious studies classes together and leading all the debates, he would say this would be written on our tombstones... So true... 

 Today's daily create was to bury something undesirable at Boot Hill cemetery. I didn't choose something undesirable, hopefully not because it's me! This was a saying a friend of mine from college used to say all the time. We were two peas in a pod taking many religious studies classes together and leading all the debates, he would say this would be written on our tombstones... So true... 

After being completely immersed in Serial the last two weeks it was particularly hard for me to find a digital story to write about this week. Honestly I was about to give up! I searched and searched and nothing caught my eye. Not only did I finish Serial season one is one weekend, I went on to listen to season two the following weekend. I was lost when it was over! Much like the moment you put down and amazing book, a book that filled your mind until it was spilling over, where there is no room

Today's daily create was to bury something undesirable at Boot Hill cemetery. I didn't choose something undesirable, hopefully not because it's me! This was a saying a friend of mine from college used to say all the time. We were two peas in a pod tak...

Who doesn't like a great story? These Master Storytellers break down the anatomy of great storytelling.  The power of story shapes, influences, and impacts us in ways we are cognizant of and in ways we are not.  Stories deepen our understanding of who we are and shape who we believe others are. Chimamanda speaks about the danger of having a single story about an individual, group, culture, country, or anything else.  Her TedX Talk reminded me of a friend who says, "until the lion tells the story

Who doesn't like a great story? These Master Storytellers break down the anatomy of great storytelling.  The power of story shapes, influences, and impacts us in ways we are cognizant of and in ways we are not.  Stories deepen our understanding of who we are and shape who we believe others are. Chimamanda speaks about the danger of having a single story about an individual, group, culture, country, or anything else.  Her TedX Talk reminded me of a friend who says, "until the lion tells the story

@ds106dc  #tdc1528 Hanging face.

#ds106 Daily Create: #tdc1528 Hidden Faces All Around *I am currently working my way through my fourth semester of the Information and Learning Technologies master’s program at University of Colorado, Denver.  This is the ninth post within a series of Daily Creates that I’ve been assigned to complete for a course titled Digital Storytelling. Today’s Daily Create stated:  “In the grains of the front […]

@ds106dc  #tdc1528 Have you ever looked around … really “looked” around … and suddenly noticed faces everywhere? She or He is very clever. Quite stiff. Quite formal. The eyes are very direct, the kind that will follow you in a room! (close-up of rotated weathered fence)

@ds106dc #tdc1528 #ILT5340 Daily Create: Hidden Faces All Around – Neutral expression file cabinet.

Chapter five of New Literacies focuses on Blogs, Wikis, and collaborative means of learning. I really enjoyed this chapter, mainly because I have been loving writing blog posts every week. So, when I saw the title of this chapter I was immediately interested. This chapter touched on things I’ve actually been using in this program and this course (Learning with Digital Stories). BlogsA big takeaway for me from this chapter about blogging is how the line between blogging and using social media is

Chapter five of New Literacies focuses on Blogs, Wikis, and collaborative means of learning. I really enjoyed this chapter, mainly because I have been loving writing blog posts every week. So, when I saw the title of this chapter I was immediately interested. This chapter touched on things I’ve actually been using in this program and this course (Learning with Digital Stories). BlogsA big takeaway for me from this chapter about blogging is how the line between blogging and using social media is

The concept of Tribes is an interesting one in the social media sphere. I think I spend more time on Twitter just sifting through the noise. I don’t usually engage in conversation, I’m more of background user. The articles from…

Michael Lee Stallard created an article for HRDQ-U titled “How Your Culture Can Detox Stress“. The article talked about stress levels between management and employee. It was a really unique read that touched on everything from stress induced by power,…

Scrolling through Twitter last week, I stumbled upon a doozy of a resource posted by Articulate. 5 Highly Effective Strategies for Creating Engaging eLearning This tweet stuck out to me because I do a lot of work designing eLearning courses.…

Chapter five of New Literacies focuses on Blogs, Wikis, and collaborative means of learning. I really enjoyed this chapter, mainly because I have been loving writing blog posts every week. So, when I saw the title of this chapter I was immediately interested. This chapter touched on things I’ve actually been using in this program and this course (Learning with Digital Stories). BlogsA big takeaway for me from this chapter about blogging is how the line between blogging and using social media is

@ds106dc  #tdc1527 Make a poster for an “Add a New Daily Create” Campaign. Give it a good slogan, a better picture and make an unforgettable impression on the public with your poster.

Lambert’s Chapter 5 is all about the steps of Digital Storytelling. Step 1: Owning Your Insights “Focus on creating a story that feels unique and powerful”. That seems really broad an difficult to me because it seems like such a…

Make an old photo… @ds106dc #tdc1347

I have been aware of some of Dr. S. Craig Watkins‘ work since I decided to focus on hip hop music and culture in this class. References to his work with social media behavior and youth culture consistently appear in my digital storytelling searches related to hip hop. I was pleased recently to find a piece written … Continue reading Scholarship Response: Critical Design Literacy

I have been aware of Dr. S. Craig Watkins since I decided to focus on hip hop music and culture in this class. References to his work with social media behavior and youth culture consistently appear in my digital storytelling searches related to hip hop. I was pleased recently to find a piece written by him … Continue reading Scholarship Response: Critical Design Literacy

This week I decided to tackle Daily Create #1522: Make a Sign For Your Randomly Generated Ranch Name. I think using name generators then having to create something form the name is an awesome idea, I could see doing this exact activity with my students and extending the activity to having the farm be a […]

@ds106dc  #tdc1525 You’re entitled to take two personal items with you which will be useful or fun to use even in zero gravity. Show us what these items will be in a drawing or collage. Thinking that the electronics/communications/food/clothing will be taken care of by NASA….I would take the following two items: a box of colored […]

I love The Big Lebowski and one question keeps drawing me back into the movie every time I see it is – What is The Stranger doing in L.A.? Is he on the run? Does he have family in town? Is this his vacation? But I never find a satisfying answer. The ds106 design assignment […]

This week I am critiquing Racial Justice Accomplishments in 2014.  The digital evaluation traits I will be assessing are: Story – Rinku Sen, Executive Director of Race Forward immediately pulled me into the story with a compelling appeal for what moves anything forward; conversations.   This story shares the energy, collaboration, inspiration, and unification of people around race at the Facing Race conference in 2014.  I was delighted to find out the 2016 conference is here in Atlanta. The

“Who’s Your One” is a campaign started by the students in Dan Cuoco’s 5th grade class at Antelope Ridge Elem.  Published on Dec 1, 2014    Music “Hello My Old Heart” by: The Oh Hellos This past week we held a UNITY meeting at our school. The intent is to bring parents forward with their […]