This response to Lankshear and Knobel's chapter 4: New Literacies and Social Practices of Digital Remixing was a huge aha moment for me. I knew that the remixes discussed in this chapter existed but I did not see them as literacies or anything more than knockoffs. Seeing remixes as new texts built on the foundation of what came before opened my eyes the possibility of reviewing graphic novels for my final project.
Responses to Text:
An important aspect of my inquiry was reading and responding to scholarly texts. I looked at three types of texts during this semester. The first type of text were required texts: chapters from the three ILT5340 textbooks. I liked the variety the textbook choices provided and developed a wide perspective in my definition of digital storytelling because of those options. Next I chose to read articles that supported integration of graphic novels into new literacy education. Finally I looked at texts that taught skills used to refine my final digital project.
This response is special to me because it opened my eyes to an opportunity I had not thought of. I want more freedom in my instruction practice and reading about how comics are used in this after-school program inspired me to start to think outside of the box as far as traditional schools go but remain in education.
This was an early response to Lankshear and Knobel's book New Literacies: Everyday Practices and Social Learning. I read most of this text and really enjoyed the practical examples and reflection questions. In this post I connect practicing Discourse with recognizing the visual communication devices in comics.
This response to a chapter from Joe Lambert's Digital Storytelling; Capturing Lives Creating Community, was fun because I took advice from the chapter on how to incorporate engaging images into a video and created a video response. The hardest part was limiting the number of static images I used, before reading this chapter I wanted to switch images every few seconds.
This was an awesome find for a text because Common Core in Action: 10 Visual Literacy Strategies matches visual texts, such as comics, to the CCSS and suggest activities that support those CCSS. A great tool for justifying the use of comics in a classroom.
This is a response to several texts that provided me with suggestions for honing my skills at book reviews that I was planing on using to recommend graphic novels for my final project. At the time I was going to be making video reviews but these skills have been invaluable in making sure that every character counts in my tweet reviews.
I think the networked book is the most important concept I am going to take away frommy work with digital storytelling. I believe that the ease of communication in the virtual world story can be told with direct or indirect audience participation/contributions. I was inspired to make my final project a networked book and to encourage my community to request personalized graphic novel recommendations.
This was a response to multiple texts - all providing information on how to make a Twitter feed more engaging and interactive. To have the networked book I am envisioning I need to encourage my viewers to become actively involved. The tips from these articles have put me on the path to the interactive, community based, graphic novel Twitter feed that I set out to create.
