K-12 Educator Workshop (10.1.16, Smith College)
I’ll be talking on the subject of “Childhood, Play, and Twentieth-Century Chinese Nationalism: History and Curriculum” on Saturday, October 1 at Smith College in Northampton, Mass. Links for participants: The “Chinese-American Boardgame” at ChinesePosters.net – See for a full-sized copy to print, along with translations and instructions, and historical background. Morningsun.org – Website to accompany […]
Football Recruiting – A national championship caliber team may not be a good fit for recruits
Football recruits dream of going to schools such as Alabama, Florida, and Notre Dame. For some, this represents the pinnacle of achievement, if you haven’t seen the eye opening series “Last Chance U” on Netflix then I highly recommend it as a good window into what people will do to get into the big schools. […]
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On Not Banning Laptops in the Classroom
This post has been percolating for a while as a series of op-ed pieces and studies announcing that handwriting is better for learning or that laptops or other devices are ineffective or that tech shouldn’t be used in the classroom continue to emerge. I know I’ll get push back about this … Continue reading
Defeating the bystander effect and stopping a crime
In psychology there is a well established effect called the bystander effect. The bystander effect, is a social psychological phenomenon that refers to cases in which individuals do not offer any means of help to a victim when other people are present. It’s not that these are bad people it’s just that everybody thinks that […]
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Final!
Four Media Categories Used: Writing, Audio, Animated Gifs, Video and Images Hope you enjoy 🙂
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Progress Report: In Progress
As our spring semester comes to an end, so does Digital Storytelling, and all the assignments that come with it. Although this is bittersweet, I am glad that I’ve acquired the skills that come along with this course, such as my personal favorites: animated gif assignments, web assignments, writing assignments, and visual assignments. I’ve put … Continue reading Progress Report: In Progress
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Advertisements to encourage voting in Virginia – a battleground state
Voting rates among eligible students has historically been quite low. Less than 60% of students vote in federal elections and the rate is even lower for regional elections. This year’s presidential election can be decided by a few key states and Virginia is one of them. With over 500,000 students in the state of Virginia, […]
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Week 13: HP themed
Daily Creates:
Daily Creates Week 13
Daily Creates Week 13
Web Assignments:
Google Map Trip
Create Your Own Room
Buzzfeed Personality Quiz
Web Storytelling:
Webstorytelling
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Daily Creates Week 13
@ds106dc #dailycreate #tdc1556 #ds106 my own graffiti sign!! pic.twitter.com/f5mtuqFg4V — Sara (@Saralynn1606) April 13, 2016 @ds106dc #dailycreate #tdc1557 #ds106 Greece… somewhere I may never visit although would love to. pic.twitter.com/qESxPttd05 — Sara (@Saralynn1606) April 13, 2016 @ds106dc #tdc1558 #dailycreate #ds106 “I see that you already have several flowers in your left hand, but let me … Continue reading Daily Creates Week 13
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Google Map Trip
For this assignment worth 3 stars, I decided to do a trip that I would love to take across Europe since I’ve always wanted to. This took me about fifteen minutes, I looked up the places on Google maps and made the trip using Google maps, so it was pretty easy. I really enjoyed this … Continue reading Google Map Trip
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