OK everyone, First and foremost I want to thank each and everyone of you for a wonderful semester. You all rolled with the punches beautifully, and I really couldn’t have asked for a better group. I appreciate your patience with my experimenting, and know the future class(es) will benefit from your willingness to play—nothing like more »
I just discovered the “Google Search Stories” tool that basically creates a story for you through a series of logically related search terms that frame a narrative. I played with it for a bit, and in the right hands this could be a very fun tool. Here is an example featuring nothing other than the more »
First and foremost—backup everything. Here is how. __________________________________________________________________ 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 new blog on wordpress.com, blogger, umwblogs, etc. Once you have created a new site, go to…. Tools–>Import more »
Timing is everything, Library of Congress has announced they will archive every single tweet ever made. It’s as if they were in our class last night 🙂
During the final week of classes, each of you will be giving a four minute presentation (and no more than four minutes) on the digital story you created over the course of the last several weeks. The signup sheet for date and times you can present is here.
As I mentioned tonight, I will expect each of you to setup an individual meeting with me outside of class over the next week and a half in order to go over the specifics of the archiing project as well as to discuss the details of your story. A kind of exit interview if you more »
As mentioned in class yesterday, here is the info on the presentation tonight in Jepson 100. I’d be fascinated to get your response to the talk via a blog post. “From Pop to Peep: How We’re Learning to Love Watching Ourselves and Our Neighbors” (in the Age of Reality TV, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and so more »
This article from the New York Times could be a very useful read for many of you as you think about your own web spaces, stories, etc. and how various elements of your life are increasingly lived online. “How Privacy Vanishes Online” A takeaway quote: Jon Kleinberg, a professor of computer science at Cornell University more »
I’m currently in a presentation by my colleague Andy Rush how has created a great resource for all things video. Check it out here.
Just found this video that gives you Hamlet in 60 seconds: And then there is the Hamlet as told via Facebook: Via the Beyond WebCT Blog
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