Category: digitalstorytelling
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Upset about Standardized Testing (Love Letter To Albuquerque Public Schools)
Brave New Voices is an annual event put on by the non-profit, Youth Speaks Inc. According to the website: Founded in 1996, Youth Speaks Inc. is a multi-faceted organization that understands and believes that the power, insight, creativity, and passion of young people can change the world. Brave New Voices was created by Youth Speaks,…
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Beautiful Transmediation Example: How To Be Alone
“How To Be Alone” is a beautiful example of transmediation by filmmaker Andrea Dorfman and poet/singer/songwriter, Tanya Davis. The words in this video are compelling and poetic in their own right. Combined with artistically planned videography and overlaid with drawings as well as animations, the final work represents a combination of expressive media types which…
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Tweets and Photos from Astronauts in Space: Consider the Possibilities!
Someday I hope to see the Aurora Borealis in person. Until then, I’ll continue to settle for amazing photos of it. The following photo, taken by US astronaut Douglas Wheelock from space over Europe at night, was included in the November 22nd Triggerpit post, “Incredible Space Pics from ISS by NASA astronaut Wheelock.” The aurora…
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Merry Christmas 2010 from the Fryers
It’s Christmas Eve! Merry Christmas from our family to yours. May this holiday season find you with friends and family, making new memories together and sharing love, joy and peace with everyone you meet. Here are a few holiday videos from the past few years, which may add some cheer to your evening and day…
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The HDR Photo Difference
The iPhone 4 camera includes an optional HDR capability, which (according to the English Wikipedia) is: …is a set of techniques that allow a greater dynamic range of luminance between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than current standard digital imaging techniques or photographic methods. This wide dynamic range allows HDR images to…
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iPhone Media Creation App Categories
The release of iOS 4.0 software introduced the option to create folders for categories of applications on Apple mobile devices. Instead of having nine screens of apps on my iPhone, I’m now able to have two screens primarily of app folders. This is my current home screen: Since the number of apps in a folder…
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Tumblr for my 365 Photo Project in 2011
For the last few years, I’ve watched with interest as friends as well as online acquaintances have embarked on and continued “365 photo” projects. I’ve held off joining this group of regular, sharing photographers, but this year I’ve decided to join the team. My 365 project will “officially” start on January 1st, but I’m getting…
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The Case for Balanced Internet Filtering in Schools
On October 29, 2010, I shared a five minute “lightning talk” at OpenBeta5 in Oklahoma City at the Co-Working Collaborative, making a passionate case for why we need balanced content filtering in our schools. Thanks to the videography work of Opus Video Productions, that presentation is available on YouTube. See my October 29th post, “#OpenBeta5…
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Mobile Video Editing with ReelDirector on an iPhone4 #edapp
Apple and creative app developers continue to amaze me with the magical power they have unleashed on iOS devices like the iPhone4. Thanks to the recommendation of Dr. Tim Tyson, this evening I used the $4 app ReelDirector on “my pocket computer” for the first time to edit and publish a new episode of my…