How well do you feel you completed the requirements of the week’s assignments? There were quite a few assignments this week compared to the past couple of weeks but I feel like I met the requirements for each one. I used slickr-flickr this week even though it took forever to get the plugin to work, […]

I chose to show the shape of Lilo and Stitch. I used LibreOffice Draw to make the story curve and then dropped pictures from the movie onto their corresponding spot on the curve. The curve starts off below the fortune line. Lilo is a lonely girl with no friends who may soon be taken from … Read More →

                                    I chose to do the activity “tell a story in five frames”. My story is of a college student(s) moving in. It was a sequence of events that I have put together in order using images from … Continue reading Tell a story in five frames “Moving in”

I’ve never been comfortable writing comments on things, especially when there was a guaranteed chance that someone would see them, but I found this assignment to be a good way to get out of my comfort zone. I loved reading many different blog posts, and seeing what everyone else thought of certain assignments. It allowed […]

The story I chose to focus on was the final project about the broke college student by Omar Aminzay. I like this story because even though its very short it uses multiple digital platforms to help tell the story. The title is what drew me in because I can relate to being a sophomore in college with … Continue reading Appreciating A Past Story →

The shape of Peter Cottontail: Shown below is a picture of the story Peter Cottontail in the form of a story shape. According to Kurt Vonnegut’s theory of story shapes, Peter Cottontail has a defined shape that shows the ups and downs of the story. The shape of the story-line is based on the two axes , the vertical axis being good

Hey guys and gals! For this assignment, we had to choose to do one of the following: Tell a Story in Five Frames is a…

When watching Kurt Vonnegut explain the shape of stories, I began thinking about movies I really enjoyed that had a “shape” I could easily explain and visually describe. The movie I decided to focus on was Annie. Not the Broadway musical or the first film that was released in 1982. I’ve decided to explain the … Continue reading The Shape of Stories: A Modern Twist on a Classic Story →

We’ve all been there. Those times where it seems like giving up is such an easier option, however, it is usually times like that when we need to keep persevering, which is exactly what my brother, Roy did. It was his senior year of high school and everything was going just his way (as usual). […]

When Vonnegut was explaining the most popular story of having highs and lows. I immediately thought of A LOT of movies that I had seen with the same exact plot. The movie I chose is one of my favorites, “Coach Carter”. It’s about a group of high school kids that live in the projects, they don;t […]

Making a picture story: Making the five card story was tons of fun because I got to look through quite a few pictures to decide what the best outline for a story would be for me. Here is the process on how to make a Flickr five picture random story: I went to my assignment page Not Digital Truth Telling

Story in five photos. Here is the link to my story in the Flickr group and I added a slideshow of it too  

Ideally 50 years from now, I’ll still be walking around enjoying nature and the cool fall days.

“First, What is Storytelling?” What did you learn this unit about your notion of storytelling? Where might it apply to your interests or studies?  Storytelling is a form of telling stories, made up, real, to anyone at any age. I learned that storytelling is something that still occurs, and now, can be digital. This includes … Continue reading Weekly Summary 3

Five Card Story: Zombie Fish a Five Card Flickr story created by Adam Hoff flickr photo by bionicteaching flickr photo by bionicteaching flickr photo by bionicteaching flickr photo by bionicteaching flickr photo by bionicteaching In this Five Card Flickr Story, someone is coming home from work on a normal day, but when he gets to … Continue reading →