As I continue to find ideas for my theme of Exploring Your Own Backyard, I came across a video that a young child named Lydia created on the life of Molly Brown.  The Molly Brown House/Museum is located in downtown Denver and I wanted to learn more about her history and the house.  I think the […]

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 »

I stumbled upon this digital story in the form of a prezi as I was searching for articles to supplement this week’s reading.  I can’t tell from the site who the creator is, but I assume she is either someone who is taking a course similar (in content, not participation) to this one and is reporting out […]

This week’s reading was from Jenkins (2008) Afterword: Communities of Readers, Clusters of Practices.  It discussed looking at the new literacies that technology has created as more than  just something that distracts students from their coursework.  The reading suggested that, instead, educators should be embracing these technologies and looking at them as ways to give meaning to […]

MashUp was the name of the game this week and to go along with our reading and creating a participatory learning environment I enlisted the help of my husband. When I say this Mashup I immediately thought of my husband and his affinity for movies. So he helped me come up with the two lines to […]

             " People get tired from words" Shamisa HassaniThis week, I finally dove in, I mean all the way- It takes a lot, but as I read Jenkins, and participated in the 'flashmob annotation' of Jeremy Dean's Social...

Looking around the internet for a digital story to critique is sometimes hard.  I want to find a quality one but I also want to stay away from my gravitation towards videos. This week I went back to a video after I found it while reading this article, about musicians who support animal rights. One […]

It is so inspiring to hear a story like this, (and this is not the only one you will find) Shamsia Hassani takes what is a devistating situation and creates beauty for all to see using a medium that is transforming the way we think about art. The ...

For our reading this week we tackled the issue that educators are facing with technology.  It is not enough to just incorporate technology into the classroom.  Jenkins (2008) mentioned that just because a student does a book report in the form of a movie does not mean that we are learning with technology.  We have […]

This weeks required reading Jenkins (2008) Afterword: Communities of Readers, Clusters of Practices discusses the importance of seeing technology and new literacies not just as forms of entertainment or distraction but as tools to be used in the classroom to make lessons more meaningful. It goes on to explain that these tools can be used to … Continue reading "Week 5 Reading Response: DigStory Definitions"

This week’s reading was titled: Jenkins (2008) Afterword: Communities of Readers, Clusters of Practices The reading discussed the concept of teachers getting their hand figuratively dirty, and diving into technology.  Bringing best practices into technology use, and changing the idea of DIY to DIO- Do it OURselves!  This hit home for me.  I am OBSESSED with […]

This week’s assignment was a “mashup” of some sort.  I actually didn’t feel like any of them called out to me.  I chose the Character Mashup because I felt it went well with the idea of using characters or shows that our students already enjoy to help us teach. The example was of Ron Swanson from […]

It’s an interest question – What is normal? Have you seen any normal people today? Who looks like a normal person? For my Week 5 story critique, I headed back to YouTube and asked the question: what is normal? In JulianJamesTV’s The Normality Project: What is ‘Normal’? the author took to the streets of London to try… Continue reading And the Answer is… →

This week’s articles: “Afterword: Communities of Readers, Clusters of Practices” – Jenkins (2008) “Why Dieters Flock to Instagram” – Katie Rogers, The New York Times   “Afterword: Communities of Readers, Clusters of Practices” This final chapter of Jenkins’ work, discusses the idea participatory culture.  Not only the importance of this type of learning for ourselves and … Continue reading Week 5 – Reading Response

For this week’s Mashup Assignment I combined a picture of Wonder Woman wielding a bow and arrow on top of a picture of lots of bread. The motivation behind this image is interesting.  Diabetes runs in my family.  My parents, who are already very healthy and active, have recently added to their healthy lifestyle.  They have all … Continue reading Wonder Woman vs. Carbs

Welcome to Week 5 of our Video Storytelling adventure. My chosen theme is work-life balance so I try to find a video that will help myself  & others interested in work-life balance. This week I choose a video from Brian Tracy about 4 Time Management Tips for Work-Life Balance. As you have read in my other […]

    As I was reading this week’s chapter–Afterword: Communities of Readers, Clusters of Practices by Henry Jenkins, I found that I had to …

This week, when looking over DS106’s Mashup Assignments I tried searching for something that I could relate to education. I once again landed on something I feel like I could remix in order to use it with my own students, and I used a terrible “teaching” related movie in the meantime. I can’t totally explain why, … Continue reading "Schwarzenegger Mashup"

Jenkins (2008) Afterword: Communities of Readers, Clusters of Practices

The most import concept in this reading that caught my curiosity was how we should move away from a “do it yourself” mindset toward a “do it ourselves” mindset. In “do Read more...

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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 »

Lots of fun readings this week. So many ways to play with text and meaning that I almost want to giggle with glee. To counter some of the leftover negativity and frustration from last week, I chose a more upbeat article for my interest reading. In Eccentrics May Have Found Key to Happiness, Psychologist Says… Continue reading Turning the Kaleidoscope – Week 5 Reading Response →

Reading Response Week #5 Students Needing and Making Change Readings: Jenkins (2008) Afterword: Communities of Readers, Clusters of Practices Jeremy Dean: Letters to the Next President 2.0 Jeremy Dean: Social Reading in the Writing Classroom: A Webinar and 5 Ways to Use … Continue reading →

This looked like a fun daily create. Then again, I’m on no sleep and easily amused. It kinda came out like a yawn.  

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Here is my take on today’s Daily Create titled Oh…Yeah…. It asked the creator to record our best and most dramatic Oh Yeah, and share. This was my first time doing editing via Audacity, and I have to admit it was pretty fun! Also, as an aside I forgot to blog my Daily Create from last week titled … Continue reading "Oh…Yeah…"

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 »

Stuff I read: Jenkins (2008) Afterword: Communities of Readers, Clusters of Practices Jeremy Dean: Letters to the Next President 2.0 Jeremy Dean: Social Reading in the Writing Classroom: A Webinar and 5 Ways to Use Hypothes.is for Rhet/Comp Flipping one-shot library instruction: using Canvas and Pecha Kucha for peer teaching What I think: The theme […]

This week’s assignment for ds106 mashup #1508 was to take a picture of a friend doing something just like an emoji and mash them together.  My family went four wheeling on the Switzerland Trail during the afternoon on the 4th of July.  This trip was part of my theme for the semester, Exploring Your Own […]