Ideas and Thoughts» spark http://ideasandthoughts.org Learning stuff since 1964 Wed, 23 May 2012 04:13:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Ukulele Project Remixed http://ideasandthoughts.org/2012/03/07/the-ukulele-project-remixed/ http://ideasandthoughts.org/2012/03/07/the-ukulele-project-remixed/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:56:00 +0000 Dean Shareski http://ideasandthoughts.org/?p=2128 I originally blogged about this  story almost 3 years ago from CBC Spark. It represents so many wonderful ideas about sharing, connectedness and the shifting role of teacher and education. I'm planning to use it in an upcoming presentation but didn't want to simply play the audio. I spend about an hour finding the right [...]]]> I originally blogged about this  story almost 3 years ago from CBC Spark. It represents so many wonderful ideas about sharing, connectedness and the shifting role of teacher and education. I'm planning to use it in an upcoming presentation but didn't want to simply play the audio. I spend about an hour finding the right footage and photos and created a pretty simple movie. Again, nothing fancy but if you'd like to use this 3 minute video, you're more than welcome to do so. 

 

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The complexities of these topics imply more problematiztion rather than definite answers.  The desire for educators to have clear cut responses and answers to a shifting society is becoming more and more moot.  Technology continues to raises at least as many questions as it does answers.

Original Photo: danah boyd at HHL08 by Ewan Mcintosh
http://flickr.com/photos/edublogger/2941900634/

]]> http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/11/14/when-technology-bites-back/feed/ 1 The original Photo of the Day http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/06/27/the-original-photo-of-the-day/ http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/06/27/the-original-photo-of-the-day/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:23:24 +0000 Dean Shareski http://ideasandthoughts.org/?p=661 I'm not sure if this is "the" original but listening to the Spark podcast on the plane, I discovered this gem and had to share it. The story behind how this site was discovered is interesting enough but the fact that Jamie Livingston took almost 7,000 photos for 18 years is astonishing. But the stories [...]]]> I'm not sure if this is "the" original but listening to the Spark podcast on the plane, I discovered this gem and had to share it.

The story behind how this site was discovered is interesting enough but the fact that Jamie Livingston took almost 7,000 photos for 18 years is astonishing. But the stories behind the photos are gripping. In 18 years in anyone's life, it will be filled with everything from highly emotional to extremely mundane. This is life. And death. Jamie, a filmmaker from New York city died in October of 1997 at the age of 41. Shortly before he died of cancer, he got engaged. This is the photo of the engagement ring and the blurred figure in the back is his fiance. You can sense the sadness and irony in this image.

So as I approach the half way point of my photos of the day for one year, I realize more and more that this is a diary of my life. Boring to most, but I'm trying to capture life each day. As I go through this process, I'm convinced more and more that visual literacy, images must be recognized by educators as more than icing on the cake of communication. Sometimes the addition of text can provide context, other times, the picture itself is enough.  Unfortunately our text bias schools continue to place photography and visual literacy well behind writing. More and more I know this to be misguided.

Listen to the entire story, you'll be glad you did.

]]> http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/06/27/the-original-photo-of-the-day/feed/ 0 You should be listening to Spark http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/06/11/you-should-be-listening-to-spark/ http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/06/11/you-should-be-listening-to-spark/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:21:26 +0000 Dean Shareski http://ideasandthoughts.org/?p=651 My new favourite podcast is Spark. Spark is a podcast about technology and culture. Nora Young features intriguing guests and topics that are so relevant to learning and life. Here’s a couple of stories from recent episodes that has me thinking: Does location matter anymore? A discussion of telepresence and computers/webcams as social prosthesis’. Clay [...]]]> My new favourite podcast is Spark. Spark is a podcast about technology and culture. Nora Young features intriguing guests and topics that are so relevant to learning and life. Here’s a couple of stories from recent episodes that has me thinking:

There’s tons more good stuff included in each 27 minute episode. Each show has 4 or 5 stories with extended interviews if you are interested. The format is great, the topics engaging and often leaves you with more questions than answers. Add it to your ipod. It’s time well spent.

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