The two assignments I completed with movie maker: How to/tutorial: Here’s a link to the video hobby/videogames: Vimeo link    These are the tools I used to make my video assignments.  First, let’s talk about the adding videos and music.  To add videos use this:  or drag and drop your video files onto your storyboard. […]

I completed the look, listen, analyze assignment on the interview scene from Pursuit of Happyness. Notes taken during the three views: Analyze the camera work. Fade transition used between scenes. Time lapse used overnight. Camera cut a lot in beginning – seemed fast paced. Camera cuts back and forth between main character and interviewers repeatedly.… Continue reading Look. Listen. Analyze.

Disclaimer: When I watch a movie, I really am just focused on watching the movie. I am not super observant of the details and don’t really think about the process of filming or think about how all of the pieces fit together. With that being said, looking for the details and breaking down and analyzing… Continue reading Reading Movies

What’s on the dark side of the moon? @ds106dc #ds106 #tdc1617 The dark side of the moon pic.twitter.com/YMF6BC7p66 — Amanda Leonard (@ds106_aleonard) June 12, 2016 Just some aliens going about their business…but they have to use flashlights, of course.

Repeat Repeat everything everything you you say say today today. @ds106dc #ds106 #tdc1616 Today's Today's daily daily create create pic.twitter.com/Rr0OYNmORQ — Amanda Leonard (@ds106_aleonard) June 12, 2016

A slogan for ds106 using Roald Dahl’s own language. @ds106dc #tdc1614 Have a whoopsy waffling time with the time-twiddler #ds106 — Amanda Leonard (@ds106_aleonard) June 10, 2016 Need help translating? Check out his very own dictionary.  

Vimeo link    I originally prepared 12 minutes worth of content, uploading that much content, however, was a problem.  So I had to remove all but three of my games and clip out most of the spaces between action.  I chose the funnier moments to keep because it is moments like those that keep bringing […]

@ds106dc #ds106 #tdc1616 Saying everything times two is so weird… pic.twitter.com/NmZ0w17OX4 — Joskamery Tavarez (@joskamtav) June 12, 2016

Here’s a link to the video, I couldn’t embed the video because the file was too large.  The file was also too large for vimeo’s weekly limit of 500mb, so I had to turn down the quality in order to upload it.  so the video isn’t too crisp, but it still get’s the message across.   […]

I took my daycare kids on a field trip on Tuesday. We loaded up and ventured out to a place called Nature Zone and then spent the afternoon in a park. The weather was GREAT, we met a box turtle named Little Bit (ddi you know that if they have red eyes that means it… Continue reading What made you happy today?

The act of stopping the film to take a closer look is appealing.  Doing so can reveal the emotion and passion of an actor; it may also reveal things that went unnoticed before, things in the background.   Right is usually the dominant side, even in films. Just as moving right is positive and left […]

So it is the end of week 1. This week really pushed me. I photoshopped something!  I feel I completed the assignments to the best of my ability. It was a struggle. I often had 20 tabs on chrome open at once. I would read what canvas said, then the syllabus, then the blog, and...

Weird Bird For my second Daily Create I first found a poem I would want to read. I wanted something short but also funny. I thought of Shel Silverstein first. I started reading his poems and came across Weird Bird. It was perfect, it fit both of my criteria. Next I had the issue of...

Technology in the classroom | Ethan Dickens | This week for the first week I critiqued a Ted Talk video. The link is above. It is a short video only 5 minutes long but if focuses on my interest of technology in the classroom. Whe I liked about this video and what stood out was...

I added my hockey photo to a 1962 photo of a hockey game Blackhawks verses Maple Leafs. During the game a player lost his contact lens and they stopped the game to look for it. I chose this because it is not your typical history picture and I have pictures of me playing hockey. I...

I watched this on Youtube, and viewed it in three different ways. Three views of the scene Blind: roaring crowds, heavy footsteps.  A sword is thrown down, lighter footsteps tread the ground.  The first hit, the crowd roars again, the cheering gets quieter, you can hear the breathing of the men fighting, they sound fatigued. […]

The Pursuit of Happyness is a movie I’ve seen quite a few times, for this reason I decided to choose a scene from it for this assignment. I wanted to see how I would interpret the movie after learning about all of these techniques and effects. I was curious to …

I had never directly thought about reading a movie… not intentionally anyway. In the past I have found myself to critique angles or lighting used but never to pay them too much mind. Sort of like a quick mental note to myself. From reading Roger Ebert’s How to read a …

So, does anyone else get extremely awkward when recording themselves or am I the only one?? Looking through the video assignments this week was tough because a lot of the things were recording yourself and  I freaked out a little. I finally just came to the realization I needed to suck it up and just … Continue reading A Day In My Life

We were asked to read a poem out loud, but not in  normal way, in a way where the words are repeated. I found a short poem online that was deep, but short. I didn’t want it to be too long since I had to repeat each word. Assignment: http://daily.ds106.us/tdc1616/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Reading Reading A A Poem Poem … Continue reading Reading Doubles

I’ve used iMovie in the past, maybe about 4 years ago. When I opened the application it was as if I’ve never used it… I was completely lost. After a few hours of playing around with it I finally semi figured it out. Here’s how I did it… Hopefully this …

I have always wanted to learn sign language. At one point in life I was even trying to teach myself. The only sign I’ve managed to remember is the sign for bullish**… go figure haha. When I came across this video assignment I automatically knew I would give it a …

In reading Lankshear and Knobel’s first chapter several things went through my mind. The article discussed new literacies and different ways they are viewed. One of the first pieces that stood out to me was when @batcheloro responded to this quote from the article, “Understanding literacies from a sociocultural perspective means that reading and writing can...

  For the Highlight Reels assignment, I created the video above. It consists of some skills by the Argentinian Lionel Messi who plays for the club team FC Barcelona. Behind the Creation I am a huge soccer fan, or football whatever. I do not care what the hell you call it, you’re talking about the […]

@ds106dc #ds106 #tdc1615 Not exactly zen but still a gravel garden pic.twitter.com/28wmdKMzVy — Joskamery Tavarez (@joskamtav) June 10, 2016

Here is my Tweet for this Daily Create: @ds106dc Look, I found some gravel. Can this be my zen garden now? #tdc1615 pic.twitter.com/clKFxiQwi7 — Hasan Shami (@hshami17) June 10, 2016

I decided to create a zen garden in the most peaceful place I could think of, my mom’s house. She lives in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of trees. Theres basically a little forest that backs up behind our house. If only this zen garden actually existed there! Assignment: http://daily.ds106.us/tdc1615/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Perfect place=mom's house. Created … Continue reading The Tranquil Life

@ds106dc whoopsy-splunkers #ds106 creations will leave you wanting a Frobscottle! #tdc1614 — Joskamery Tavarez (@joskamtav) June 9, 2016

Here is my Tweet for this Daily Create: @ds106dc DS106 is whoopsy-splunkers!! But don't be frothbuggling and get fluckgungled doing all your work Sunday night! #tdc1614 — Hasan Shami (@hshami17) June 9, 2016

The three things that made me happy are… A parent wrote a note to my principal telling her thank you for hiring such a wonderful teacher who pushed her daughter all year. She also said that her daughter loved school and and felt she had made a personal connection to the work and the teacher!...