Sitting in my favorite coffee shop on a rainy Saturday morning -- looking at a stack of great books and wondering -- where do I begin? I am quickly reminded of the an underlying thought that Ohler shared with us and that is that it doesn't matter, just that we begin.
I am excited to embark upon this journey, reading texts like Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath, as well as Story by Robert McKee, Story Proof by Kendall Haven, and last but not least, Digital Storytelling for Classrooms by Jason Ohler.
I guess part of the journey is becoming comfortable with the medium, and learning to play in the medium without the fear of getting stuck, breaking it, or doing something that I don't know how to "undo." It is a Franklin Delanor Roosevelt quote from his first Inagural address where he said, "There's nothing to fear, but fear itself."
Of course, in no way would I want to compare my being "digitally naive," coined by Marc Prensky to the significant issues that Roosevelt and the country dealt with during the Great Depression and the pending issues of Germany as our country approached the unrest brought upon us during the end of the 1930's.
And so, back to the blog. Today the Journey begins. My hope is that I can create, learn, share, and then involve my family over the next few months with the goal of incorporating some new learning for them as well (of course for them, it will be teaching their parents about all this great stuff that they stumble upon, and have no problem negotiating with."
wow david....nice, very nice. You show a great model! I am humbled and need to grow out of the infant stage of applied media (among other things). thanks for showing me the way, keta
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