I stumbled on a new social poster making site called checkthis.com from the people at Powerful……
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THEORIZING STORYTELLING
In the past 2 weeks in etmooc, we have explored digital storytelling which to me is yet another means to construct our realities though narrative. So here are my thoughts on storytelling, and one could simply add the adjective ‘digital’ to the word ‘storytelling’-I feel the purpose of telling story is the same even when employing web tools. …
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Does literacy = comfort level with communication? It depends on who you talk to.
Traditionally there are two definitions for literacy. The right side is more active.
There are also differing ideas on how we develop literacy
Digital literacy needs continuous maintenance.…
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This morning as I have been getting back into the blogging groove I have started to think about the digital footprints my students are creating as they grow up. The artifacts that they are creating now will be there forever.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Before going off to explore more on the topic of digital literacies, I thought I would try to formulate my own broad definition which I can reflect on later when I have done some reading and interacting with other ETMOOC participants.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...There’s a growing interest out in the world in making cool things, particularly with technology. Commonly called the “maker movement,” this trend has its roots in tinkering with technology and computing in ways that move the creation of things out of the hands of manufacturers and into the hands of real people.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...So I am stuck in last week’s storytelling mode because I am still working with Popcorn Maker. While you can turn the sound off on the video you’ve downloaded, you can’t seem to be able to replace the sound track with another track ( I was thinking of replacing the sound track on Twitter vs.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Discussions are vital in your online course–they build your online community by engaging your students and letting them interact with each other. And if you’ve yet to use a simple, intuitive discussion tool that complements your course, try Collaborize. Collaborize is a suite of free web tools–Collaborize Classroom, Collaborize Workplace, and Collaborize NPO–“that helps your […]
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(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I’m not going to pretend that I remember enough about my high school physics to speak intelligently about the difference between centrifugal and centripetal forces, but I do know a good piece of teachable media when I see it. When you introduce a brick to a front-loading washing machine spinning at several hundred RPMs, you get something both destructive and magical.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Responsive Classrooms always are looking for morning meeting activities that are fun and energize students for the day. If the students can warm up and use their brains, too, it’s even better! Recently, I learned about Pechaflickr from Alan Levine‘s #ETMOOC session: Web Storytelling: 50 Ways, 5-Card Flickr & Pecha Flickr.…
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