Posts Tagged as ‘storytelling’

July 17, 2009

To the Moon

 
 
 
 
Where were you on July 20, 1969?  I put that question to my friends and family last week and I got a wonderful collection of answers. A common element in all their stories was a small, scratchy (typically borrowed) black & white TV set, with a large group of people, crowded around to watch the [...]

May 19, 2009

Twenty of My Favorite Things

Recently, a colleague asked me what ideas I might have for interesting student projects that would take advantage of these new, participatory media tools.  I thought about it and started to make a list.  I came up with about 30 ideas but some of them were a little weak…. so I whittled the list down [...]

December 22, 2008

Making Fun

Just found (thanks, Liz!) this very easy comic-creation site – Pixton.  You can create comics very quickly (using their existing templates) or spend a bit more time and get it just the way you want by using their advanced settings. Even with the quick-template method, you can control fonts, colors, add objects/symbols/props, change the [...]