181 Posts from January 2017

Kean University 2017, The Network

Elementary, My Dear Masooch.

masooch94 on January 29, 2017January 29, 2017

I’ll have you know that it was physically painful to write that title, but I have nothing better, so here we are. Cringing together. Yes, I’m disappointed in me, too. The creativity only gets better from here, my friends. Alright, first thing that came to mind when I saw this week’s blog prompt of the four elements was Avatar: The Last Airbender, another amazing show (Surprise! Masooch’s head jumps right to fandoms!). A classic animated series, if you will, from back in […]

Kean University 2017, The Network

#4Elements Earth, Wind & Fire

Stephanie Jones on January 29, 2017January 29, 2017

#4ElementsI figured my title was as good as I could get considering I did not get any pictures of water. Well, not exactly. I caught an image of the sewer. But this first image that I took standing in the middle of my street might be my favorite. I am a dreamer and I have a pretty vivid imagination. Most of the things I wonder, dream or ponder come from me looking up to the sky in clouds. When I […]

Kean University 2017, The Network

Using My Digital Pen

Stephanie Jones on January 29, 2017January 29, 2017

I am writer because I write. I am a writer because some people read what I write. So I guess then, by definition I am a writer. My dream is and has always been to become a published writer. Every class I take and every word I add to my stories bring me one step closer to making this dream a reality. I am ready for the ride in this Digital Story Telling class. Looks like its going to be […]

Open Participants 2017, The Network

From the Sublime to the Ridiculous: Two Weeks of #netnarr

The Digital Alchemist on January 29, 2017January 29, 2017

So they all set sail in the Good Ship Arganee.World for their voyage into the great unknown web of Networked Narratives. The crew members were all given their tasks and told to hop to! And now we report back in with the evidence of our journey to date.Photo: 2017 started cold and snowy in Eugene, Oregon. I climb the local buttes every week just to keep an eye on the unfolding seasons.I boarded the Good Ship Arganee.World when an open […]

Open Participants 2017, The Network

Putting on the inversion glasses, chiaroscuro-style

The Adventures of the Internet Kid on January 29, 2017January 29, 2017

Putting on the inversion glasses, chiaroscuro-style

Open Participants 2017, The Network

Google’s Story Experiments in 360 Degrees

dogtrax on January 29, 2017January 29, 2017

PLANET BREMEN flickr photo by jonasginter shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license Google’s shift into transforming video stories with 360 degree perspectives dovetails nicely with the push into virtual reality storytelling, and some of the talk scattered around Networked Narratives (and more likely to come). This release — Pearl — tells the heart-warming story of a father and daughter, all set inside and near a car, and the viewer can move around the setting of this car as time […]

Open Participants 2017, The Network

Why I March – Some Saturday Digital Alchemy

NetNarr Laboratory on January 28, 2017

“Wake up America! Wake up!” For we cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient. – John Lewis, 28 August 1963 It’s been a day of reading, reflecting, writing, and vlogging: Women’s March Oklahoma – Photo Story Click to view slideshow. Women’s March Oklahoma – Video Story This post was originally published on Keegan’s blog.

Open Participants 2017, The Network

Latin Alchemy Daily Create: Tabula Smaragdina (1)

Laura Gibbs on January 28, 2017January 28, 2017

I am so grateful to Alan and Mia for prompting me to take up a new Latin project (something I honestly thought I was never going to do again), but this Latin alchemy thing has totally captivated me... and eventually it is going to turn into a Latin Alchemy Reader for Latin students and teachers (let's say before I turn 60 years old ha ha). As part of the #NetNarr adventure, instead of using the daily creates from the class […]

Open Participants 2017, The Network

Be careful when you play with your food

The Adventures of the Internet Kid on January 28, 2017January 28, 2017

Be careful when you play with your food

Open Participants 2017, The Network

Climbing up unstable stories

The Adventures of the Internet Kid on January 28, 2017January 28, 2017

Climbing up unstable stories

Kean University 2017, The Network

Four Elements Inscribing Four Elements

Alan Levine aka CogDog on January 28, 2017January 28, 2017

In the second week of Networked Narratives I introduced a small visual assignment. My intent was to ask students to use their cameras not their google, and also to do so a bit more deliberately than snapshots (the assignment links to resources under On Becoming Better Photographers). With the alchemy theme in mind, I asked them to take photos of the four classic elements (you know the, right?) — fire, air, water, earth. The first four are literal, like a […]

Open Participants 2017, The Network

#dda27 Book Spine Alchemy Spell

Darren Kuropatwa on January 28, 2017January 28, 2017

Back to blogging ... Back to making stuff again ... Back to sharing ... If you want to follow me this is what I look like from behind ... Jumping through the Labyrinth of Networked Narratives fearlessly lead by my buddy and lifelong friend Alan Levine aka @cogdog. Naturally, I'm beginning with Day 27 of the Daily Digital Alchemy ... #dda27 Book Spine Alchemy Spell In a variation of book spine poetry, see what kind of magic spells you can cast […]

Kean University 2017, The Network

Out first #NetNarr Twitter chat

netnarr – WorldLiterate on January 27, 2017January 27, 2017

What a WONDERful conversation about Alchemy on Wednesday evening with the #NetNarr community. Kean students (in NJ) and open participants (from all around the world) weighed in collectively on the main metaphor for our open Networked Narratives connected course: Alchemy! What is alchemy? Catch a glimpse of the enlightening chat we had (and the fun) here: [View the story “What is Alchemy? Our first #NetNarr Twitterchat ” on Storify] **Coming up: we will have many twitterchats during this open […]

Kean University 2017, The Network

Out first #NetNarr Twitter chat

netnarr – WorldLiterate on January 27, 2017January 27, 2017

What a WONDERful conversation about Alchemy on Wednesday evening with the #NetNarr community. Kean students (in NJ) and open participants (from all around the world) weighed in collectively on the main metaphor for our open Networked Narratives connected course: Alchemy! What is alchemy? Catch a glimpse of the enlightening chat we had (and the fun) here: [View the story “What is Alchemy? Our first #NetNarr Twitterchat ” on Storify] **Coming up: we will have many twitterchats during this open […]

Open Participants 2017, The Network

Water, Air, Earth, Fire: How I Learned About the Creative…

The Digital Alchemist on January 27, 2017

Water, Air, Earth, Fire: How I Learned About the Creative Cycles During session six of our Seven Stages Storywork webinare, Joe Lambert of The Storycenter in Berkeley, CA (a class I took as part of my Graduate Certificate in Digital Storytelling from UC Denver) put forward several theories or metaphorical ways of thinking about the Creative Cycle. His writing prompt was:“Tell a story about a time when you were given permission to express yourself through your creativity. Bring us to the […]