In Praise of External Challenges
I have to say that when I saw today's Daily Create I wasn't thrilled. Make an annoying 30 second pre-recorded telemarketing call. It didn't sound like something fun to do…
Using Keynote to Make a Movie
I never intended for this to take as long as it those are turning out to be famous last words here in my summer of ds106. As explained in the…
It’s a bird… It’s a plane…
You're right, How hard is it to take a photo of a cloud on a beautiful summer day? Today's Daily Create reads: Take a picture of a cloud and tell…
Kill Bill as Silent Movie
One of the current ds106 video assignments challenges us to return to the silent era: The dawn of cinema had no audio; silent movies created an atmosphere with music and…
Analysing the Basterds [sic]
I really didn't want to believe it. Wouldn't films that follow rules just seem formulaic? How could following the "rules" still produce a good film after over 100 years of…
Not Reading a Movie
Good Plan So my intention was to sit down and "read a movie" for this week's ds106 assignment. I read Roger Ebert's article on How to Read a Movie, I…
Edu-Apocalypse
"This is the week for your major audio storytelling collaborative project – a group radio show. This is not something you should leave for the end of the week!" Oh…
Media Mediate Relationships
Classes are done and reports are written so I finally have some time to do some ds106 work. Yeah! A few weeks ago, we were asked to watch a video…
Grade 4 Student Scratch Expert
For a long while I have felt that students should play a greater role in determining the classroom culture and environment as well as determining the next steps in their…
My Own Macguffin: the Michael Wesch video
Merriam-Webster Definition of MACGUFFIN: an object, event, or character in a film or story that serves to set and keep the plot in motion despite usually lacking intrinsic importance I…