So I decided to make my own rap song to one of my favorite songs Otis by Jay-Z and Kanye West. I thought that this task would be extremely difficult to complete; however, it was quite simple. The fact that I had a MacBook made this task even more simple …
Here is a remix that I have done to a song called Otis by my favorite rapper Jay-Z and his partner in crime Kanye West. This song features a sample from the song Try a Little Tenderness by Otis Redding, hence the title of the track! I had an amazing …
In order to create my ringtone, I used a program called Soundations. Find this free program at soundation.com. The program gives options to utilize a free program, but you can also buy the Premium or Power package which allows for more storage and additional music selections.
It didn’t take …
http://soundcloud.com/dmart67/ocean-ringtone
Combining my love for the ocean and guitar music, I created a soothing ringtone featuring peaceful ocean wave sound and some laid back minor key guitar riffing of my own composition and performance. I used Audacity to record the guitar part and then added a slight echo effect to …
I have to admit, I love mixing audio into a video file. It’s one of my favorite things to do. Finding the perfect song that matches the mood of an image – purely delicious. That’s why this project challenged me to tell my tale with just my voice and music. …
Creativity helps the mind set out ideas whether if its on paper or if you can actually make something. Creativity means colors, patterns, shapes and using our imagination because thats what identifies us as a person, we all have different personalities that define us and when expressed with creation we …
I have never been a proponent of Twitter, and only created an account under extreme duress from my professor. Okay, so maybe I am exaggerating a bit, but I really could care less about having a Twitter account. So when I read our assignment to tweet at least once a …
i had trouble uploading the part of the video that i had cut out, it was giving me problems to export.…
Twitter has been such an influential tool for social and media purposes. Many of our students are in the know about the ins and outs of Twitter, while we are still in hesitation and confusion about the purpose or just simple pondering about what to write in that square box. …
My New Appreciation for Photo Editors
I’m not going to lie…When asked to edit an image in Pixlr or Photoshop, I was a little nervous. I have never done anything but a collage. In fact, the biggest difficulty I encountered while trying to complete this task was figuring out how …
For my first remix assignment I thought I’d do a little movie creeping. I really enjoy many movies and found myself at a crossroad when selecting one that can be considered “famous!” Then I thought back to a trip I took to Universal Studios in Orlando Florida for Labor Day …
So, when I read Prufrock, I think of a highly intelligent, over-dramatic (and melodramatic), egocentric kinda guy. I feel like he is well-liked, but tired of always feeling examined or inspected. His obsession with his outer appearance raises his anxiety levels to an absurd level, as far as calling himself …
The hardest part of this assignment was deciding which option to choose in order to complete the task. Now I really understand how my students feel when I tell them to “be creative” and they look at me as if I am speaking Latin. So, I settled for remixing the…
So remember my post entitled “From World Book to Wikipedia“, well I have decided to do another posting of that nature , but an entry associated with pop culture. I have decided to choose an entry that most of today’s youth can relate to which is Dewayne M. …
This is a photo of my youngest daughter, Erica, from Easter 2011. I’ve always loved the expression on her face and the bright colors in the picture. I tried to add effects that made the picture more dream-like. Erica is my free-spirited child who often loses herself in imaginary play …
When discussing how to teach crap detection, of course Wikipedia always arises. There are those that absolutely, under no circumstances, allow their students to use Wikipedia. However, if students are made to research a topic on which they are not experts, isn’t a starting point going to have to be …
When discussing how to teach crap detection, of course Wikipedia always arises. There are those that absolutely, under no circumstances, allow their students to use Wikipedia. However, if students are made to research a topic on which they are not experts, isn’t a starting point going to have to be …
This next posting is quite different from my previous posts. Since I failed to mention an introduction to my blog, I will provide a brief description in this post. I started this blog as a requirement for my English 7741 course at KSU. In short the course is a technology …
My intentions with this piece were to sum my teaching style up so I thought a collage would be a good way to show more of what happens in my classroom. I love the larger image because it reflects my relationship with many of my students. I love to initiate …
Our task was to examine an entry into three different mediums. The topic of examination was exorcism and we researched this term through a hardback encyclopedia, an online encyclopedia, and Wikipedia. We all have a perception that what we read in an encyclopedia is true. Similarly, a any believe that …
Often times as a student when writing papers and trying to find credible sources I was told NEVER to go on Wikipedia. Today we put our skills to the test and were asked to use an “old school,” Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, and Britannica to search something that was Moderately obscure. …
After consulting the 1999 Encyclopedia Americana (book), www.Britannica.com, and Wikipedia.org for information on the elusive chokecherry, I have made many interesting discoveries. For starters, the Encyclopedia Americana offered a roughly 150-word entry that describes in dry academic language the chokecherry. It is accompanied by a small black and white …
It has been awhile since I last blogged. Ok update, well last posting I was discouraged, yet had a positive attitude about my job. I QUIT. No I am not proud that I quit, but a lady has to do what a lady has to do. So I thought about …
For our first assignment for our ENGL7741 course, Heather and I were assigned with leading a class discussion on Chapter 1 of Henry Rheingold’s NET SMART. We had a great discussion on how to keep away from distraction in a time where there are so many distractions. The important thing …
The Images
What is my day like as a teacher? That’s a complicated question for any teacher to answer. We would all say that our job is to educate the minds of the future, but the reality of being a teacher goes so much farther! The images I chose go …
Tabitha and I were nervous to go first when it came to the discussion of Harry Rheingold’s novel Net Smart – but we rocked! We loved the spirited discussion that sprang from the video we created as well as the questions posed by all. If you are interested in understanding …
