This week was interesting. I most enjoyed the scholarly article that I found. I liked seeing how digital stories had affected the lives of two young people. It makes me wonder if it was digital storytelling specifically that did this or if it was attention from good teachers and mentors. I think maybe it was both in this case. It seemed that the authors took the roughest neighborhood and tried to make a difference, which is something I respect. I couldn't do it. Creating the bucket list was fun but I can't really say that I learned anything from it. I don't know if I was supposed to learn something about myself or learn something about design with that assignment. I think I already knew those things were on my bucket list. I already know that lack of money is a deterrent of making a couple of them happen. Learning to fly, going on a vacation where I can scuba dive, and having enough time off work for a around the world vacation are all expensive tasks. I'm hoping to be able to do them all in good time. The 4th one is the one that I would really like to work on - publishing a book. I recently found an illustrator who is willing to do illustrations for a children's book that I write. Once I decide on a final draft of a story I want to send it to him and have him do the illustrations. Then I want to upload it to Amazon Kindle Kids Book Creator and self publish my book. Maybe by this time next year all of you can read my book! How cool would that be!
Lastly, I want to leave you with this video. Please, please, please watch it. It's only 30 seconds and fits right in to what we read about in our textbook last week. HERE's the link. Oddly enough I was working on this course while the tv was on. I wasn't even watching it but I heard this commercial and I had to rewind it to take a video. The last line is SO GREAT! Let me know what you think!!!
Lastly, I want to leave you with this video. Please, please, please watch it. It's only 30 seconds and fits right in to what we read about in our textbook last week. HERE's the link. Oddly enough I was working on this course while the tv was on. I wasn't even watching it but I heard this commercial and I had to rewind it to take a video. The last line is SO GREAT! Let me know what you think!!!