The Carpenters - Top Of The World

We did it...

Well, the program is now behind us so we can "Easy like Sunday morning". Not! Its time to prepare for school and put all that we have learnt (especially in Advanced Digital Composition) into practice.

The Digital World

This summer has being a fun filled, entertaining and educational one. I have learnt so much especially in Advance Computing. I found the digital palette very interesting in that we looked at all the means of communicating in the 21st century using frames, text, image, video, sound, 2D&3D graphics animation,sensors and reader input. However the one that I enjoyed doing most was the sound. We were given the task to create a poem in which we had to put sound to it. In order to add sound effect to our poems we had to use the software "GarageBand". The experience was quite amazing and when I return home I am surely going to be doing this with my students.

The Changing World

Change is not easy, people tend to be resistance to change. This change I am referring to is computer development, it is either we move with the times or remain ignorant, it's your choice.

Flash Animation

The first time I sat and did this thing on my own(flash animation) I screamed (in a happy way). I did it!

I have become much more confident in my technology experience.

This really was a cool class after all!

Tracy caught Dr. Bob's "fever"

The digital world!! wow. It was really a head full each time I left my computer class. From the first day of class intensity kept building up to the point where I thought I could not manage. Now that I am looking back I fell transformed, renewed, and eager to see how much of this I can contribute to my home country, Jamaica. 

Illuminate live is a world of wonder. With this I can communicate with a group at a time, sharing information, getting feedback and new information. The members of my group can be anywhere in the world and be able to see and hear each other just as when we would share the same physical space. 

The digital literacy palette is the new wave of communication. It involves sound, images, video, sensors, animations and other means of communicating. Garage band was what we used to create sound.  Voice can be added to a track to make a recording. Video was my keen area of interest. I can now successfully create a movie - edit the film, add sound and credits and much more.  

There is so much I am taking back with me from these classes. Dr. Bob was so passionate about the exponential changes in the digital world, one couldn't help but catch the "fever".

Exponential Age of Digial Literacy

Digital Literacy has changed the read and write method of teaching to composing and understanding. Web browsers,software, applications and numerous devices enable our students to learn exponentially

The 21 century communication

Throughout my reading of what it means to be literate in the 21st century and beyond.  It came most forceful to me that we use a number of skills to research, read, sort and evaluate information in 'the digital book.' It re-defines what is mean to be literate based on what was conventionally looked at as decoding words on paper.  It means therefore, that we (humans) are not totally literate since new skills are acquired as we navigate the pages of different websites.

Garage Band

One of my most interesting encounter was the garage band software used to create sounds. I had the option of choosing instruments to create my own sound and to later add voice and/or environmental or instrumental sound. It was pretty awesome. The group created some great compositions using different features of the software. You could hear the sound of the wind, thunder, drums and other instruments. I believe this is a great software that can be used to teach not just music/audio but can be integrated in various aspects of classroom instruction.

I have already downloaded the software and will not only use it at my school for personal gains, but will definitely share the ease of use and educational attributes with fellow staff members. I know the students will love it especially the boys...

Digi Palette

Using these means of communication was like knowing the back of my hands. BUT, being in Dr. B's class, I was brushed of my feet when I found out there was more to these applications.

Hats off to you Dr. B.

History in The Making

In this course, I discovered there was not anything you can learn as if you searched yo can find programs that offers on line tutorials which can teach you "from a pin to and anchor".
Although overwhelming at times I am happy to be apart of the genesis of emergent learners of the Jamaican Digital literacy Palette Crew. I can now just relax
Thank you all for the opportunity of working with you and knowing you.

ADV CLASS

I have been enjoying my time in class from day one. The focus of this course has been to manipulate the features of the digital palette. This spans still image, video, animations, sound, 3d and 2d, sensors and robotics, text and frames. to this end several applications have been used: garage band, paint, movie maker or i movie, adobe flash, second lite and leggo robotics. I had the privilige of viewing a cave - (Cave Automatic Virtual Environment) it the experience of a lifetime.