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Reflection

Well I must say this is one of my favorites classes I have taken at UMW. No other class would I be blogging about Sneakers, and looking up sneaker art. It was fascinating to me how professor Groom is so enthusiastic about the subject matter we talked about, I feel like more professor need to be like that when they [...] Continue reading

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Assignment 13: Reflection

And finally, the swan song assignment for this class. Please write a reflection of your experience in this course over the last 15 weeks. What I am particularly interested in is what assignments, projects, and tools you enjoyed, and which … Continue reading

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Assignment 12: Archiving Your Site(s)

Before you go any further—backup everything!!! Here is how. Option 1) Moving your course blog(s) to a freely hosted solution: Did I mention backup everything? In your WordPress Blog export all your work by going to…. Tools–>Export After that, Setup … Continue reading

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Assignment 11, Part 1: Fan Fiction

In preparation for part 2 of assignment 11, I would like each of you to post about a TV show, film, novel, comic, graphic novel, etc., that you are fanatical about. In other words, post about something that you are … Continue reading

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Assignment 10: Google Street View Screencast

As discussed in class last night, by Tuesday, November 16th you will be creating a Digital Story using Google Street View and Jing, or any other screencasting tool you want and have access to—you ca download a free tial version … Continue reading

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Assignment 9: El Mashup

Some background reading OK, over the next week we will be talking about and experimenting with mashups. Read Brian Lamb‘s article  Dr. Mashup; or, Why Educators Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Remix for an excellent framing of … Continue reading

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Assignment 8: Video Commentary

For this assignment I am going to ask each of you to select several scenes from your favorite films (or one of your favorites), and edit them together and comment on some of the filmic elements of the scenes? Why … Continue reading

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Assignment 7: An Uninteresting Story

In preparation for assignment seven, Thursday in class we will be discussing Ira Glass’s video about storytelling (please watch them before class Thursday, you can find them here) as well as the This American Life show on the sub-prime housing … Continue reading

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Assignment #6: The Daily Shoot

Starting tomorrow (Friday, 9/17), and through next Friday (9/24), you will all be expected to follow the daily assignments on the Daily Shoot site. What this site does, on a daily basis, is provide you a frame for taking a … Continue reading

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Assignment #5: Film in Six Frames

Use six images to create “A Film in Six Frames.” Tell the story of your favorite film in six frames using images you scavenge online, screen shots you grab, or images you take yourself. Once again, no text. I played … Continue reading

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