There are some days that I wish that I could have one thing about me that is normal. It’s never going to happen. The weirdness permeates my family on a micro-cellular level. Most of us accept it but I’ve never been one to blindly accept anything. So, what makes me so special that I would… Continue reading Isn’t that special. Well, sort of… →

I feel like this week started off really well and then I became quickly overwhelmed again. On the one hand, I am definitely starting to get the hang of the structure of the class but the workload is still feeling very overwhelming. I am finding myself spending multiple hours every day working on things in […]

This weeks course reading was all about “remixing”. When thinking of terminology that required careful attention it would be the word “remix” itself and how it is being used in this chapter. Typically when I think of “remixing” I automatically imagine a DJ in the corner of a crowded room making some entertaining beats. I was […]

DS106 Video Assignment: Compilation It’s hot outside. With my focus (work-life balance) in mind, I’ve been trying to add fun into the mix. Lately, I have been going to the pool with my kids whenever we get the chance. Therefore, … Continue reading →

  I began week 2 excited and encouraged.  I had lived through week 1 and even ended up being able to complete all of my assignments (a task I actually thought was impossible).   I felt going into week 2 that it was going to be much easier as I was getting the hang of how … Continue reading Week 2 Reflection

Good evening! I am happy to say that I have a much better understand of some of the technology that we are using. I am feeling much more confident and am really getting the hang of the annotating and such. With that being said I think I had a much, much better week. I am […]

Week 2 Reflection: Timing It’s the end of week 2 in Digital Storytelling ILT5340 and I am figuring out my time management. My life is a bit crazy with my small children in a summer program only three mornings a … Continue reading →

What follows is an open attempt to refine the underblog. Ordinary person + big obstacle = great opportunity for humanity. As this idea of global underdogs churned in my head, one of the images that came to mind was that of Tank Man (also known as the Unknown Rebel). He is the unidentified man who […]

Does anyone else feel like week 2 flew by?  I was ahead of the game on Tuesday, then all of a sudden it was Friday.  However, despite my crazy schedule I feel a lot more comfortable with the course.  I spent the first week clicking back and forth between tabs trying, with all my might […]

This week for my digital story critique I reviewed  Amy Cuddy’s Ted Talk on How Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are as part of my interest-driven scholarship.   I watched this talk originally a few years ago and remember thinking it was really great.  It was very interesting to go back and re-watch it and … Continue reading Can Our Body Language Really Make Us More Confident?

  For this story critique, I am going to look at the following traits: Voice, flow, and sense of audience. My …

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As I read this weeks reading, “New Literacies and Social Practices of Digital Remixing,” I’ll admit I was resistive. It …

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This has been a really interesting week.  I have been playing around with a lot of ideas--starting with remixing.  The Lankshear and Knobel reading really emphasized some of the technical aspects of what exactly was happening during a remix a...

After this week’s reading on remixing, I thought it would be fun to do a simple remix of my own for my audio assignment.  I chose the Dramatic Reading Remix Audio Assignment #1417. I used Camtasia to record the voiceover and to add the music to the background.  It was a silly fun little assignment. … Continue reading Gilligan’s Thrilling Isle – Audio Assignment Week 2

It’s been one week since this infernal song was stuck in my head (DO NOT CLICK LINK! I MEAN IT!). By clicking the link, you accept all responsibility for your ensuing headache. If you’re a professor who is reading this blog as a course assignment, I understand if you need to dock me points (only kidding […]

What a difference a week makes! This week certainly felt much better than week one. I feel like I once again completed all of the requirements for the weekly assignments, but through a new lense-a new understanding of what I was doing, and why I was doing it. I also think I was able to … Continue reading "Week 2: Reflections"

I went into this week with a completely different mindset than last week.  Last week I felt myself thinking there was no way I could succeed in this class, whereas this week my thinking was more along the lines of, “I can do this, but it is going to take a lot of hard work […]

As we continue to learn and add to our repertoire of digital understanding, I feel our learning developing like a Holton Rower painting, ever changing and flowing, not sure what it will look like in the end. You can say that Rower's work is a re-m...

I’ve crossed the finish line for week 2! Right now I do feel like this class is a weekly race against time, so I’m happy to have finished the race. I feel like I should put a 158.32.12 sticker on my car or something. I do feel positive about the activities I completed this week. …

Week #2 of Digital Storytelling is almost complete and guess what?  I am really enjoying this class.  The first week was overwhelming only because of the uncertainty of leaving the familiarity and safety of the Canvas platform and being nudged into the world of the unknown.   This week, I felt like I knew where […]

Today I used the Photoshop Mix app on my iPhone for the Daily Create. Today’s Daily Create was titled “Wear Your Flag on Your Hand”. So I blended a photo of the Massachusetts state flag over my hand. Creating this:

Daily Create 1623 is a challenge to overlay a flag across my hand.  I chose not to do that--but to extend it a little bit.  This week was a horrific week for a place that holds so many happy memories for our family.  On Thursday, I awoke...

Chapter 4 from Lankshear & Knobel’s,  The New Literacies Sampler: New Literacies and Social Practices of Digital Remixing. It was fascinating to consider the different ideas of remixing and mashups as they apply to a variety of new literacies and how they evolved.  When I’d think of the term remix in the past I would … Continue reading My Robots, I Can Be With them Again!

What a great week of readings.  I have to admit, I am enjoying the recommended readings almost more than I am the required ones--and perhaps I should be less apologetic about that. "An Open Letter to My Students" was such a great piece.  I kn...

We are all in a process of growth. We grow as individuals, as groups, and as a collective. Some people are able to recognize patterns and trends and foresee growth. These people are called ‘Thought Leaders’. Beyond this, however, there are those who are able to recognize growth patterns and then activate growth in others. These people are […]

I am writing this weekly reflection on Saturday instead of Sunday because today more than ever I am aware of how important time with my beautiful child is and I want to make sure I dedicate all of Father’s day … Continue reading →

  Indicate what assessment/evaluation traits you selected and why (in other words, what’s your rationale as a critic of this story?) Content understanding How well did the student meet the academic goals of the assignment and convey an understanding of … Continue reading →

Wow! What a week! I feel like this week was more structured on my part and I was able to complete everything. Oh except that I have not done ANYTHING for my other online summer class…oops! Assignments this week are done and complete! I worked hard to make sure that all the assignments were done and even […]