Author Archives: Tim
Citizen Yam
I’m not going to pretend to understand the Yam Yarn but if it’s yams the people want, it’s yams I’ll give them.
Learning at some schools is like drinking from a firehose.
I’m already blown away by the amazing programming chops being show by Cogdog and now John Johnston who created this awesome Flickr Quote Visualization Tool that allows you to grab random images, remove the extra stuff, and visualize a quote … Continue reading
The Cooler Animated Movie Poster
The wild mating call of the animated gif has lured me once more to the clutches of ds106. For this assignment I went to http://www.impawards.com/ to check out the selection of movie posters. Although I’m not familiar with this flick … Continue reading
Mobile karaoke on the streets of…
Mobile karaoke on the streets of Fredericksburg last night was a blast!
2011 Online Venice Exhibit
We talk a lot about livestreaming and broadcasting at DTLT. It has quickly become one of the core focuses of our group through projects like DTLT Today and the purchase of our own Kit. We made the proposal to the … Continue reading
Pro Bono Web Design
Before I got into instructional technology, even back before I was doing IT work, I went to college for graphic design. I have a Bachelors degree in Studio Art with a concentration in Graphic Design for whatever that’s worth, but … Continue reading
Twitter and the 140 Character Limit
❖ From the blog: Twitter and the 140 Character Limit http://t.co/apWsFXL2 #restrictions #limits @timmmmyboy @twitter Let’s fix this eh? #### December 9, 2011 3:56 pm via TimmmmyboyReplyRetweetFavorite @timmmmyboy Tim Owens Twitter has been around for several years now and iterated … Continue reading
Remix culture is the new Prohibition
Andy Baio (who you might remember from the big Kind of Bloop copyright mess) has written an excellent piece on copyright in a culture that legitimately does not see this as a legal issue. He points out that under current … Continue reading
Once Upon
Seems like lately I’m coming across more and more featured artwork that could easily be wrapped into a ds106 assignment. Such is the case with these great 1997 versions of popular websites. Google Plus, Facebook, and YouTube make an appearance … Continue reading
Adding Tweets in WordPress
I’ve become pretty accustomed to taking screenshots anytime I wanted to talk about something someone posted on Twitter. Of course there’s Storify which is cool in its own right, but I can’t say that creating a new “story” and searching … Continue reading
