When I first came across this assignment I thought, oh wow, how do I create something in 6 seconds! Here is a great example from Ben Rime – I loved how he used Vine, so I decide to give the Vine app a try for this assignment.  I used what I had laying around, my … Continue reading 6 Second Art!

ds106 Video Assignment: My favorite thing to do

Critique 6: A Struggle within reach

This week, I decided to change my strategy a bit when looking for digital stories. I’ve been focusing a lot on school reform in the United States, and have found stories from people who are spearheading the effort to change how the education system looks in the United States. This week I wanted to focus on stories where people’s lives were changed because of the education they were able to…

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Ever since I was a little girl, I have been blessed with an incredibly sharp memory. This has come in handy for many things throughout my life, but the most surprising way that it shows up is in my ability to memorize music lyrics. This isn’t a very odd gift when you consider that most […]

http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/sixsecondart/ So not just six seconds – but created in collaboration with students.

Social learning, ‘push’ and ‘pull’, and building platforms for collaborative learning “They suggested that by separating learning from ‘authentic’ activity grounded in physical and social contexts and situations, formal education largely defeats its goal of promoting ‘useable, robust knowledge’.” Authentic learning is critical in education today. Our students need to feel connected and inspired by […]

This week’s digital story critique deals with the horrible topic of pediatric cancer. As the mother of a child who was very very ill for some time (not with cancer), when I first came across this series I was terrified and refused to read anything about it. It was a sort of self preservation of … Continue reading Digital Story Critique – HoNY Pediatric Cancer Series

If you’ve read some of my previous posts, you know that I’ve had a focus on how to incorporate digital storytelling into my school. I know the all too familiar feeling of being overwhelmed by yet another strategy and another approach in my classroom. It can be daunting. However, when something is good for the … Continue reading "Get Going in the Classroom"

Have you ever had a day where you wish you could be in two, or even three, places at once? There are days when time flies by, and you are rallying against the clock. Now, with your handy-dandy smartphone, you can clone yourself and be everywhere all at once! Today I needed to catch up … Continue reading "Clone Yourself!"

The great thing about engaging in conversation with other educators is how connected our paths can be. I was sharing with a colleague about this course and she mentioned that she had furthered her studies in technology in education. She recalled creating a podcast and told me about her experience in that process. I became interested […]

I took the challenge of making inanimate objects come to life through animation.  Here is the resulting video: Toy Story’s Fault

This is a video assignment for my Learning With Digital Stories course. I was required to produce I short video where I describe what I do when it’s cold outside. I live in a cozy little apartment in the pictured building.   When It’s Cold Outside from Robert Piper on Vimeo.

This week I was able to view a digital story called “How to become a more Effective Communicator in the Workplace.”  In this short digital story, the narrator Alexander Mackenzie, Programme Director of Winning Hearts and Minds, opens with the thought of Storytelling as being around for years-a historic way of communicating that has been … Continue reading Digital Story Critique -Week 7

The digital story I chose to work with this week was posted by a student as a final for her writing class.  It is a tribute to her grandma who is a very important figure in her life. This video is a strong example of the big impact our grandparents can have on us. Besides… Continue reading Digital Story Critique: My Hero →

As they say, I’m a sucker for happy endings” and I also love books. Therefore a digital story that includes both books and a happy ending is irresistible to me, and this rich story includes both. The Bookmobile begins by describing that the narrator, Storm Reyes, was eight years old when she began working full-time ... [Read more...]

Out of the three concepts, chapter 7 explores, “Social learning, ‘push’ and ‘pull’ and building ‘collaboration platforms’ for social learning”, I feel that I have a solid understanding of “social learning” but the concepts of  ‘push’ and ‘pull’ and building ‘collaboration platforms’ for social learning are relatively new to me. As a foreign language instructor […]

I have read the chapter with a lot of interest because the ideas developed therein correspond a lot to  my philosophy of teaching foreign languages. It was interesting to me to read that the teaching methodologies advocated here also apply to all types of teaching and learning, not just classroom teaching. I have acquired a… Continue reading Response to Social learning, ‘push’ and ‘pull’ and building platforms for collaborative learning →

Digital Storytelling: Social Studies 7th Grade – George Washington Carver   I have been so focused on well-produced digital stories that I have neglected many other examples. As I continue to think about how to use digital storytelling in my work environment with adult learners, it can be overwhelming when the examples I continue to&ellipsis;Read the full post »

As the reading begins, I am introduced to an observation that learners will use tools differently and that the outcomes will be unique. Individual learning and different outcomes, leads to a greater collaborative learning experience even when using the same tools. I often see this in the manufacturing environment that I am embedded with. There&ellipsis;Read the full post »

  This week I was so inspired by Steve Jobs’ 2005 compelling commencement speech at Stanford that I decided to deviated from my focal theme and complete my critique on a different topic. Although I have attended quite a few, rather boring commencement ceremonies, I had never imagined that I would be enjoying so much […]

The chapter we read this week is Social learning, ‘push’ and ‘pull’, and building platforms for collaborative learning. And honestly, this is my least favorite article/chapter so far. It reads like the literature review in an academic thesis. Overall, it is a good overview of the research that has been done on social learning, but since… Continue reading Response & Reflection: Week 7

For my Digital Storytelling class, I was asked to record a video of myself doing one of my favorite things. I like to play guitar, so, without further adieu, I present.....​ROCKING OUT! ...

In a PBS Blank on Blank interview from 1958, Aldous Huxley speaks about a future world where "impersonal forces....are pushing in the direction of less and less freedom." Among these forces he counts overpopulation, mind-controlling drugs, propaganda, and, most pertinent to this blog, technology."All technology is in itself moral and neutral. These are just powers which can either be used well or ill..."                      &nbs ...

I have to admit, out of the chapters I have read so far, this one was the least engaging to me. In all honesty, after forcing my way through the first couple of pages I gave up reading the entire article, and instead focuses on the Reflection and Discussion boxes. I used these as a … Continue reading Literature Review Chapter 7

This week I watched another Blank on Blank episode with an interview by Jane Goodall. The story was apropos to what I’ve been feeling lately about literacy and integrating a new approach for future success of my students. Jane describes how she followed her instincts to pursue a life involved in nature. Her journey was … Continue reading "Instinct"

This week, I put a poll up to take suggestions on a story to look at. While youtubing heartwarming emotional stories is fun for a while, I wanted to see what the people around me believed were great digital stories. This week’s is from Olan Rogers, a famous Youtuber who makes most of his videos … Continue reading Digital Story Critique: Death is a Quiet Wave

In Chapter Seven of New Literacies: Everyday Practices and Social Learning, Lankshear argues that traditional brick and mortar universities are transmitting knowledge in a static vacuum that does not prepare students to think in the creative ways necessary to solve in-context (i.e. on the job) problems. Since this is the case, teachers need to transition from the “push” method of teaching to a “pull” method. ​Simply put, the push method of teaching occurs when a te ...

I recorded a clip from Friends and sped up the action by 200%. I used a Samsung  Edge GS6, Adobe Premiere Pro and You Tube. The assignment can be found here:  http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/chipmunk-style/

For this video assignment, I found one that wanted me to edit up a video in tune with some music. I chose a bunch of video games and set it to This Will Be The Day from Jeff Williams.