By my count, 26 posts got highlighted this past week. Yay! Once again, many different works were selected, for all kinds of reasons. So let’s celebrate the sounds of Week 5. Listening to My Front Yard I like the…
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Week 6: “Design is how it works”
2/26/21 – 3/5/21 All work is due by midnight on 3/5/21 Week 6 will be focused on design. For this week you will be ramping up your command of image editing as well as closely considering design elements such as…
Posts of week four: Photo finish
The ds106 community has spoken! Below are the class’ picks for post of the week. We had one post pick up four votes, six got two, and, if my in-my-head math is working, 32 other posts that picked up votes.…
Week Five: hearing is believing
2/19/21 – 2/26/21 All work is due by midnight on 2/26/21 This week we will dig into audio storytelling. That goes beyond the words and tone of voice to include sound effects, background noise and music. We will be asking…
Week Four: every picture tells a story
2/12/21-2/19/21 All work is due by midnight on 2/19 This week we will be exploring visual elements of storytelling. Think about the Visuals of Storytelling: Review the following materials about photography and using visual elements to create stories. Write a…
Week Three: And thereby hangs a tale
2/5/21-2/12/21 All work is due by midnight on Friday, 2/12/21 Below is a detailed list of what’s to be completed this week. Read one of these: The New Digital Storytelling: Creating Narratives with New Media Chapter 1, “Storytelling for the…
Week Two – the story continues
1/29/21-2/5/21 All work is due by midnight on Friday, 2/5/20 Now that we’re set up for our adventure, let’s look at where we’re heading. This week is an orientation to what we’ll be doing. In the coming weeks we will…
Week One: Bootcamp – What’s the story?
1/25/21-1/29/21 All work is due by midnight on Friday, 1/29/21 Welcome to ds106! This first week is dedicated to getting set up: set up your domain and Web hosting; install your WordPress site; and create other social media accounts such…
Final Project: “No more training, do you require. Already know you that which you need.”
This week’s quote comes from Yoda. For your final project, you are going to tell a story across multiple categories of media. You’ve done writing, photography, audio, video and design. You’ve remixed and mashed up. You’ve done big projects and…
Week 12: Eye of the tiger, man.
This week’s quote courtesy of Rocky III (1982) 4/03/20 – 4/10/20 I cut back on some of the normal Week 12 work. I’m hoping people aren’t too overwhelmed, and used to the pace of the course, but I haven’t seen…