Hello December!!! It’s Christmas season (though not such a big deal here) and it’s winter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As I write this post, I take a break every now and then and enjoy the way my mug of hot chocolate warms my fingers. It doesn’t snow here – the part on India where I’m at. In fact, I’ve … More Snow on my Bucket List

With Those We Love Alive (Bhagavad Gita: Better to live on beggar’s bread with those we love alive, than taste their blood in rich feasts spread, and guiltily survive) (we see all of these images in the poem to come – beggars surviving in spite of their surroundings, others that have become inhuman, alien by thriving on the … Continue reading With Those We Love Alive & The Cape (The Final Post)

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This semester has been extremely informational for me. All the things I always took for granted regarding education, especially primary and secondary were turned upside down and have now become a concern for me. You could connect the dots even and say that this semester has forced me to become more of a critical thinker, […]

http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/make-your-own-mixtape/ Mixtapes can come in different forms–sometimes a mixtape is just a collection of one’s favorite tracks, sometimes it is a collection of tracks put out by a sinlge artist. Sometimes they have small edits made to them, like a DJ saying their catchphrase. Try creating a mixtape of your own. Mixtape is broadly defined […]

http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/one-story-four-icons/ This idea was first suggested by Tom Woodward and has been a long standing popular ds106 assignment. The assignment is to reduce a movie, story, or event into its basic elements, then take those visuals and reduce them further to simple icons, four of them. Write your blog post up but do not give […]

      If there is one thing I have learned throughout the course of this semester in this literacy class, it is that there is a lot of work to be done on our nation’s public school systems if we are to really prepare our students for adult life. If I were to sit […]

For this daily create the task was to make a photo of 12 interesting things. Above you can see the photo I took with 12 different Hot Wheels cars that were on my desk (hence the title). For the execution of the photograph I drew inspiration from an Instagram account that I follow called “myvideobag” […]

http://assignments.ds106.us/?s=bad+guy&post_type=stufftodo&assignmenttypes=designAssignments Apparently, street gangs in Chicago, like the Hell’s Devils, used to have calling cards. This makes me think that poor marketing gives evil-doers a bad image. Help some of them out by creating business cards for them. But not the Joker – that’s too obvious. I was going to make a business card for […]

http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/the-ultimate-merger/ Businesses merger together all the time (at least that’s what Mad Men has taught me). For this assignment create a logo in which you combine to famous logos. Humor is encouraged. for this I chose to use xbox and playstation being 2 rival companies and that it would be rather comical to have the […]

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      Over the course of 37 years, I have been involved in the processes of learning and teaching but have rarely stopped to consider whether what I had learned and taught or how I had learned or taught those things was effective. I have stated in this blog before that I have always […]

Separation I liked this poem a lot.. I felt it was e-literature in the sense that it had a message, even a moral for the reader. Unfortunately, much of what I didn’t like about it was contained on the very first page. I felt that making it clear that this was a work based on … Continue reading Separation & Sooth

http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/what-a-crappy-font-will-do Fonts say much more than the text they display. Fonts are full of style and meaning. Take a well know logo and remix it using a different font. The crappier the font, the better. Or maybe you think a different font might even improve the logo. Either way, change it and see if it […]

Frankly, there is a lack of compassion and mutual understanding, and, well, Love.  I don’t hear those voices in our national discourse. Answer: “My Fellow Americans“ Yeah – if you want to demonize the other politicians, so be it.  But the voters?  Just like you, voters had their reasons. I don’t hear enough, “compassion, etc.” … Continue reading What do you call the @#%!$% who voted differently in #elections2016? →

This daily create involved blending two photographs taken in different places together to create a panoramic image to make it seem as if it was one photo. Above you can see the panoramic image I created using photos I took in Venice (left) and Bologna (right). While this is not the most realistic combination of photos I […]

The open ds106 course is an experiment in participatory learning focusing on digital storytelling. I’ve been looking into the open course option as there is no start/end dates. It gives participants the freedom to do as much or as little as they want while still being part of an online learning community. There are daily… Continue reading open ds106 →

I spent countless hours planning, writing, rewriting, choosing photos, editing photos, adding music and narration, and then doing it all over again on this project. I ran into quite a bit of trouble on several different occasions. First, I had to reset my tablet in order to get the volume and microphone to work properly. […]

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It all started today!!!! YipppeeI decided to take a bold step and work out something for my digital marketing agency, of course I have had some experience, but starting out on my own scares me more than I can imagine.Knowledge is never wasted and I dec...

Today is Thanksgiving Day and as we travel down the interstate to meet family for the holiday I reflect upon the things that have happened in the past for which I feel gratitude. Like most people, I am thankful for family, friends, faith, shelter, clothing, and nourishment. If I think a little more deeply, I […]

Holiday gifts for the Science Geek in your life are not part of your usual, department store shopping. Where do you find these unique gifts? Read on and discover 32 fun and unique gifts for the science geek in your life.

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