How often is it that we measure our successes and achievements in life by the things we possess? In our modern day, the perception of someone doing well in life can sometimes be equated with the amount of material possessions they have – how many homes they own, the health of their stocks, what type … Continue reading Cargo

On Friday, 12 August 2016, Sean Michael Morris gave one of two closing keynotes at the Digital Pedagogy Lab Institute held at the University of Mary Washington. The title of the talk was Not Enough Voices and can be found at – http://www.digitalpedagogylab.com/hybridped/not-enough-voices/ . There are a number of thoughts that Mr. Morris shared that […]

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Daily Create #2 #tdc 1698: Describe in writing for someone who cannot hear, the feeling of silence “Silence is like complete and utter stillness. Nothing is moving, no sounds can be heard, it’s like peace.”

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Daily Create #1 Daily Create #tdc 1688: Six word ride on the roller coaster

As a beginning blogger and digital storyteller, I thought I’d start my selected reviews with a basic piece on what I should know to get started. I selected 7 Things You Should Know About Digital Storytelling shared by the Educause Learning Initiative. Although I’m a “start with the why” kinda girl, I do appreciate that […]

Describe in writing for someone who cannot hear, the feeling of silence Silence is the thing I cannot find.  Unlike you, there are times when I try to imagine a world without sound.  But I never find it.  Everywhere I go there is sound.  Always, relentless.  Even when I cover my ears as best I […]

One of the main reasons I recently relocated to Uijongbu-Shi, Republic of Korea (ROK) was to teach. My focus will be on teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and I plan to take advantage of available technology, to better my teaching, and to improve learners’ L2 acquisition. Since my arrival here, just a few ... [Read more...]

Today’s Daily create was a challege, to describe in words the beautiful silence of this photo to one that cannot hear. Peaceful.  In one word that is what I think of.  If I were to describe the photo in deatil, I would say, “The eye can see what the ear cannot hear.  For the air … Continue reading Daily Create #2: #tdc1698 Describe in writing for someone who cannot hear, the feeling of silence

For this response piece, I choose a blog post from the Ceros website. Ceros is a digital content creation website that hosts tools for design much like Adobe. Ashley Anderson wrote up an article that seemed interesting to me, titled 4 Emerging Interactive Content Types for Digital Storytelling. While much of the article was pandering … Continue reading Emerging Content for Digital Storytelling: Response

This week’s daily create is of a photograph I took several years ago of my bike tied to a bike rack with even more bikes – bike-ception, if you will. @ds106dc #tdc1697 #inte5340 #ds106 Special Features: How?: This photo was taken using my old school Canon SLR film camera and then processed on black and … Continue reading It “Spoke” to Me

For my reading response I chose Expanding Learning Opportunities with Transmedia Practices: Inanimate Alice as an Exemplar by Laura Fleming. I became interested in the digital story Inanimate Alice while...

Here is the original. This is a photo of the Denver bikesharing station in my neighborhood. It fits well with both my blog theme and the DS106 Daily Create. Then I got to playing with my Prisma app and picked my two favorites.

Over the course of the semester, I’m looking to not only learn about the subjects of my courses, but also to kind of understand myself and where I am right now. A big part of my free time and social interactions right now have to do with video games. My focal point this semester follows … Continue reading Digital Story Critique: Week 2

This bike shop is just a short walk from our apartment and I’ve noticed that it is a bit of a gathering place for some neighborhood gentlemen. There is a bike trail which snakes along a river that runs just past where the other fellow is seated. Convenient, as riders often stop by for repairs ... [Read more...]

I met Santa Claus in Senegal last Christmas. Source: Daily Create 8/31/2016

The digital story I selected is Welcome to Pinepoint. This interactive digital story tells the tale of a town that once existed but is no more. The idea came to the creators, Paul Shoebridge & Michael Simons, because Michael stumbled across Richard Coultier’s Pine Point Revisited website. Their original intent was to write a book about the death… Continue reading Digital Story Critique 1: Welcome to Pinepoint

I met Santa Claus in Senegal last Christmas. 

  Over the next several months, I’m hoping to explore what my potential future may unfold. I’m consistently being asked, “What’s next?” when it comes to my career, my family, my goals…and I have no answer. I’m honestly not sure what the future holds, but it seems like a societal norm to at least attempt […]

@ds106dc #tdc1697 #ds106 #dailycreate pic.twitter.com/bdedzakIrj — matthew kubiak (@mattiak11) August 31, 2016

I enjoy visiting my brother @ Google. The campus is full of cool things but I love the bikes most! @ds106dc #tdc1697

John Green is famous. He’s the heartthrob of every 12-16-year-old girl who read his books (and they do so over and over . . .). So why is he on...

For my first response & reflection on piece about digital storytelling, I have selected Pictures of You: Photography in Digital Storytelling. My first goal was to find an article that talks about photography as a medium for telling a story. This article is pretty straightforward, aimed at the average person who might think they aren’t… Continue reading Response & Reflection: Week 2

Sometimes you just need to draw! Harry Otter, one line drawing! What a fun way to start the day! https://flic.kr/p/Lz2tPY #tdc1649 #ds106

Today’s Daily Create Topic: Make Nature Stick People! My husband calls me a tree hugger. I subscribe to Earth Justice, I hate fracking, I watch documentaries like Tapped and Gasland,...

Seeing literacy as a way that brings the world together as a whole is something I have never realized just how powerful it is Looking at literacy as a way to participate in meaningful learning, conversations, debates and sharing beliefs is what literac...

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The Napoleon Dynamite! Gosh, those are some sweet moves!@ds106dc #tdc1696 #ds106 #dailycrreate pic.twitter.com/EmHOLI8njw — matthew kubiak (@mattiak11) August 30, 2016

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Ringing through my speakers, the angst soaked guitars of Nirvana introduce the viewer to the world of Kurt Cobain. Even though I am “just a teacher”, I… Read more "Finding Nirvana in Identity"