Live-tweeting Halloween, 2012
@Room34 and I did our annual live-tweeting of Halloween last night; this morning I turned it into a storify. I also included some of my history with teaching the movie in the story. There are a few...
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Some Monday Reflections
Some days I look at my twitter feed and I don’t find anything that makes me curious or inspires me to ask questions and reflect. But, not today. I don’t know if it’s the 16 oz latte, my 2.5 mile jog at...
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Digital Moments: Some Experiments
Recently I got an iPhone 4S and the iMovie App. I’m enjoying using them in my digital accounts/storytelling experiments. I was initially skeptical of the app, especially after reading some of the...
View ArticleIn case you didn’t check your twitter feed, it snowed in Minneapolis this...
Tons of people documented the first “real” snow of 2012 in Minneapolis/St. Paul this weekend. I did too. I can’t remember how I decided to experiment with video and haiku in order to do my documenting....
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What is freedom?
For the past two months, I’ve been working hard on my book/series of accounts, Unofficial Student Transcript. I (think) I’ve finally finished its first form: an iBooks Author ebook. In the next day or...
View ArticleTransmedia, New Media or What?
Lately, I’ve been doing some thinking and researching about the next step for my Unofficial Student Transcripts project. While phase one was an iBook, I’m imagining phase two as something more creative...
View ArticleThe Mirror Stage?
[Fletcher, age 6 months, looking in the mirror, 2003] The mirror stage is a drama whose internal thrust is precipitated from insufficiency to anticipation – and which manufactures for the subject,...
View ArticleOn Not Being Productive
This summer I’m hoping to not be productive. I don’t want to become involved in any big, all-consuming projects. And I don’t want to do Work. What does that exactly mean? Right now I’m resisting the...
View ArticleTroublemaking Bookmark: Why Read?
On Thursday I happened to see a bookmark that my 4th grade daughter was using: My future is bright—I read every day, and I know reading is cool! Being a good reader will help me succeed and do my best...
View ArticleNotes on Media Literacy
Note: part of The Troubling Hour: “For the past year or so, I’ve gotten in the habit of getting up at 6:15 AM, before anyone else in my house is awake. I make my extra strong coffee and sit on the...
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