December 2009 Archives

What really happened.

By rb smail on December 15, 2009 5:47 PM | 3 Comments | No TrackBacks
I caught this on my twitterstream today:


Can you put the story together with only these five pictures to guide you? It took me a moment to put it together myself, but then I got it. And laughed for a good five minutes. Because with nothing more than five images, you have a digital story that doesn't rely on language.

My final two cents: Don't mess with Chuck. (Thanks to @courosa for the link.)

Hello there, Sparky.

By rb smail on December 15, 2009 3:33 PM | 1 Comment | 1 TrackBack
Last week I got to do something really fun. Along with Erin Long, Hannah Inzko and some others around Penn State's University Park campus, we were asked to judge student Sparky Award submissions for Jeanette Novakovich's English 202C Technical Writing course. 

The assignment: Make a short video to illustrate the value of information sharing. 

The result: A first hand view of what happens when educational technology and inspiration combine to take center stage in a class assignment. 
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Game on.

By rb smail on December 1, 2009 5:24 PM | 1 Comment | No TrackBacks
Okay, I feel compelled to tell you right up front that I am, most definitely, not a gamer. Repeat after me:

I am not a gamer.

That being said, I have somehow gotten caught up in the newest social network lunacy called foursquare ("Check in! Find your friends! Unlock your city!"). It makes me giddy, grumpy, happy, hostile, clueless and competitive all at the same time. Dear God, what have I done?
Continue reading Game on.
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