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Stream of consciousness unleashed: My thoughts about the Bag of Gold and Personal Cyber Infrastructure

by Linda McKenna

| Syndicated
January 29, 2012

I have not had much sleep this week, and I cannot begin to organize my thoughts in a coherent way. So I decided to just unleash them and see where ...
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Experimenting with my Blog

by James Cruz

| Syndicated
January 29, 2012

It did not take very long to install all the plugins and activate them. The only application that I was not able to install easily was twitter tools. I have tried playing with it but I have yet to find a solution to installing it correctly. Perhaps when I do I will make a tutorial ...
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This week’s TDCs

by Scott Plunkett

| Syndicated
January 29, 2012

Had some fun doing the daily creates this past week. Started the week on Tuesday with tdc016, which was to “photograph something generally considered ugly and make it beautiful.” I took a close up picture of an old dusty lamp … Continue reading →
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References

by Annie Truslow

| Syndicated
January 29, 2012

Frank, Arthur W. 1995. The Wounded Storyteller. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
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Imagining My Body-Self as Ideal Body Type

by Annie Truslow

| Syndicated
January 29, 2012

I sometimes think of my world as a snow globe: my body the glass, my soul the city inside, my life experiences the snow falling, rapidly at certain times and slowly at others, depending upon the ferocity of the shaking-up of my body-soul-city self. Fra...
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Frank: Four Ideal Typical Bodies

by Annie Truslow

| Syndicated
January 29, 2012

Below is a summary of the disciplined body, the mirroring body, the dominating body, and the communicative body, as identified by Arthur Frank in The Wounded Storyteller. Photo credit here. According to Frank (1995), “The disciplined body-self de...
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Tutorial: Finding your Google Analytics tracking code again

by Linda McKenna

| Syndicated
January 29, 2012

Here’s my first tutorial. It almost seems like a no-brainer, but it certainly took a little bit of searching for me to figure it out, so here it goes! ...
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Cyberinfrastructure and Facelifts

by Candice Benshoff

| Syndicated
January 29, 2012

Gardner Campbell’s “Personal Cyberinfrastructure” essay and “No More Digital Facelifts” video brought about many good points. One of the very important ideas that he hit on was the 3 Recursive Practices: narrating, curating, and sharing. I feel that these three … Continue reading →
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My thoughts on Gardner Campbell’s “A Personal Cyber infrastructure”

by Scott Plunkett

| Syndicated
January 29, 2012

Throughout the reading of Gardner Campbell’s “A Personal Cyber Infrastructure” and watching the “No More Digital Facelifts” presentation with Campbell and Jim Groom I had a bunch of thoughts going through my mind. I’ve always been more of the spectator … Continue reading →
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Opening up

by Tyler Crump

| Syndicated
January 28, 2012

After reading and watching Gardner Campbell’s ideals on the personal cyberinfrastructure, what probably shook me most of all was the levels of openness that personifies the web and ourselves. The exposure to the digital world allows us to expand upon our mundane everyday concerns to new people, places, and media which is indeed a very ...
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TDC20: Blur Effect

by Annie Truslow

| Syndicated
January 28, 2012

Assignment: Take a photo where movement of the camera creates an interesting blur effect. You can see this image here.
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TDC 20

by Linda McKenna

| Syndicated
January 28, 2012

Assignment: Take a photo where movement of the camera creates an interesting blur effect. To be honest, I had taken this set of photos previously while driving home one ...
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Progress Report: Week 2

by Linda McKenna

| Syndicated
January 28, 2012

The second week came and went so quickly that I’m still trying to catch my breath. My other classes are definitely suffering as I had anticipated. Sleep deprivation is also ...
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Multisite and Plugins

by Brian Brown

| Syndicated
January 28, 2012

Shrim shrim. Okay. What about plugins you ask? What happened to your site? Dragon fruit? Scratches head. Here are some of my emotions? Setting up multisite is easy. Painfully easy, actually. WordPress is a huge help here. I’ll write a tutorial by Monday to clarify the whole process. Anyways, the problem for me was twofold. I ...
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TDC20

by Candice Benshoff

| Syndicated
January 28, 2012

Zebra Blur, a photo by CandiceBenshoff on Flickr. Take a photo where movement of the camera creates an interesting blur effect.
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Personal Cyber Infrastructure

by Brian Brown

| Syndicated
January 28, 2012

One of my first thought’s after our week with Gardner Campbell was a of TED talk by Ken Robinson on creativity and education. Robinson asserts that school kills creativity. As we progress through our educational lives, the focus becomes more and more specific. By the time we reach university, none of our body matters except ...
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Our Virtual Convo with Doctor Campbell

by Emily DelRoss

| Syndicated
January 28, 2012

On Thursday, ds106 got the very special honor of video chatting with former UMW professor and personal cyberinfrastructure trailblazer Doctor Gardner Campbell! It was really a special class because he discussed how he came to reach his idea of promoting a personal space for students, made by those students, on the internet and how that ...
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new discovery!

by Feng

| Syndicated
January 27, 2012

I am so happy to announce that I have FINALLY figured out how to redirect my pages to another site!!!! I have been struggling ever since.. 2 days ago, but that’s not the point. The point is, I now know how to redirect a page. And now I shall guid...
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TDC 19

by Linda McKenna

| Syndicated
January 27, 2012

Assignment: Record a video of yourself telling a joke. Don’t read it – tell it. There it is! That is the first video of myself that I’ve posted online. ...
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An Evening with Gardner Campbell

by Jack Mulrey
January 27, 2012

Gardner Campbell brought some very interesting ideas to the table. At first I labeled him a radical, and took what he was saying with a grain of salt. The more I thought about it, however, I realized that maybe that’s … Read More →
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Joke’s on you!

by Daniel Zimmerman

| Syndicated
January 27, 2012

Oh god this is so bad is good.
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Blog Experiment

by Devin Lert

| Syndicated
January 27, 2012

So this is blogging? I have to say I was pretty skeptical that I would be able to keep up with all the requirements of ds106 but I guess so far so good. This weeks assignment was to experiment with your blog, make it your own. The first part was to pick a theme and …
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Plug It In, Plug It In

by Maura Monahan

| Syndicated
January 27, 2012

I just finished adding a few plug-ins to my blog and I must say, it was easier and quicker than I’d expected it to be. I say this not really knowing how to use my new plug-ins…and it is definitely … Continue reading →
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Essay and Presentation Reflection

by Paul Tunick

| Syndicated
January 27, 2012

I would like to just start this post by saying that my blog looks amazing with Eminem wallpaper and the picture up top! I just finished watching Gardner’s presentation and reading his essay. A lot of the things he said … Continue reading →
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TDC19: Polar Bears

by Annie Truslow

| Syndicated
January 27, 2012

Assignment: Record a video of yourself telling a joke. Don’t read it – tell it. Photo Credit.
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The Trevor Project

by Annie Truslow

| Syndicated
January 27, 2012

News Flash: Every year hundreds of teens commit suicide because they have come to believe that death is a better alternative to the lives they live daily. Bullying is a huge issue faced by teens everywhere, but especially for youth in the LGBT(+) commu...
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Bomb Plot Foiled

by Annie Truslow

| Syndicated
January 27, 2012

Click here to read about how a 16-year-old girl, in a single act of courage and strength, prevented a disastrous school bombing in Utah. All it takes is the willingness to act, and that willingness is more important now than ever. Stand up. Act. Do wha...
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Hello world!

by faisal2012.com
January 27, 2012

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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The Northern Lights

by Annie Truslow

| Syndicated
January 27, 2012

Check out this awesome video from the Guardian of the Northern Lights over the Norwegian Lapland. We live on a beautiful earth, folks. Now is the time to stand up and demand environmental justice. Photo Credit.
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TDC 18

by Linda McKenna

| Syndicated
January 27, 2012

Assignment: Record a short video that shows an object in motion. This was my first idea. Then I came up with what I thought was a better idea, which ...
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Stream of consciousness unleashed: My thoughts about the Bag of Gold and Personal Cyber Infrastructure

Experimenting with my Blog

This week’s TDCs

References

Imagining My Body-Self as Ideal Body Type

Frank: Four Ideal Typical Bodies

Tutorial: Finding your Google Analytics tracking code again

Cyberinfrastructure and Facelifts

My thoughts on Gardner Campbell’s “A Personal Cyber infrastructure”

Opening up

TDC20: Blur Effect

TDC 20

Progress Report: Week 2

Multisite and Plugins

TDC20

Personal Cyber Infrastructure

Our Virtual Convo with Doctor Campbell

new discovery!

TDC 19

An Evening with Gardner Campbell

Joke’s on you!

Blog Experiment

Plug It In, Plug It In

Essay and Presentation Reflection

TDC19: Polar Bears

The Trevor Project

Bomb Plot Foiled

Hello world!

The Northern Lights

TDC 18

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