Nike paid this man to make a commercial. Here is what he came up with.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Monday, July 23, 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Valerie Buckingham: The Importance of Authenticity
Photo Credit: Social Media Week
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
My Interview with Allison Freeland of CollegeOnline.org
CollegeOnline.org recently had the opportunity to conduct a student interview with Will Deyamport, III, MSEd. Will is currently a full-time online doctoral student. In addition, he presents at conferences, and writes for several blogs, including myFootpath.com. Will received his undergrad from University of Mississippi, and currently attends Capella University.
To read the rest of the interview, click here.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Using Social Media in the Fashion Industry | Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons is a part of The New School, a university in New York City offering distinguished degree, certificate, and continuing education programs in art and design, liberal arts, management and policy, and the performing arts. PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN | http://www.newschool.edu/parsons
Sunday, July 15, 2012
JUMP
Friday, July 13, 2012
You Don't Need Anyone's Permission
So You Want to Edu-blog?
By Katie Hellerman, M.Ed.
Brainstorm
Imagine that we are looking at an index to your blog. Take ten minutes and write down as many titles to posts that would appear.
Determine the purpose of your blog.
Who is your audience? For example, I write for new teachers. Others really have an ed-tech leaning or subject area focus. You don't have to have a purpose, but I find it gives me a little bit of guidance when writing. Look at your list of blog topics. Are there any themes you can draw out?
Make a list of resources
What do you already have that you could modify and use on your blog?
Think about how you best express yourself.
In video, photos, cartoons, short stories, interviews...
Write your first post
Spend no more than a half-hour creating your first blog post. Remember, that it doesn’t have to be an opus or five paragraph essay. I like to keep it short and write the way that I would speak to someone. Again, tone, format and length are all your choice.
Make a commitment.The worst thing you can do is start a blog and then flake out on it. What a waste of every-one's time! Decide how often you will post and force yourself to stick too it.
If you’ve gotten through all the above steps and you are still interested......Sign up for a blog!
If you don’t want to buy your own domain and hosting services, I think blogger would be a great place for you to start a free blog. You'll have to set up a google acct. But you really should have one anyway because of all the resources Google provides (google docs, reader, youtube). If you aren't keen on a google account my next suggestion would be to use Wordpress. It's what I use for my blog (I have my own domain and thus use wordpress.org). I’ve heard the learning curve is significant, but the functionality is better.
You could also skip the whole blog process entirely and publish directly to Google+.
Connect your blog to a social media outlet
Part of the fun of having a blog is knowing that people are reading it. I’ve found that Twitter is a great place to share links to my post and to find other blogs that I like.
About the author: Katie Hellerman is a middle school teacher and success coach for pre-service and new educators. Her work with them focuses on setting short-term goals that lead to the achievement of long-term life goals. Katie is a graduate of Smith College and holds a MEd in Secondary Education from Vanderbilt’s Peabody School of Education.
Brainstorm
Imagine that we are looking at an index to your blog. Take ten minutes and write down as many titles to posts that would appear.
Determine the purpose of your blog.
Who is your audience? For example, I write for new teachers. Others really have an ed-tech leaning or subject area focus. You don't have to have a purpose, but I find it gives me a little bit of guidance when writing. Look at your list of blog topics. Are there any themes you can draw out?
Make a list of resources
What do you already have that you could modify and use on your blog?
Think about how you best express yourself.
In video, photos, cartoons, short stories, interviews...
Write your first post
Spend no more than a half-hour creating your first blog post. Remember, that it doesn’t have to be an opus or five paragraph essay. I like to keep it short and write the way that I would speak to someone. Again, tone, format and length are all your choice.
Make a commitment.The worst thing you can do is start a blog and then flake out on it. What a waste of every-one's time! Decide how often you will post and force yourself to stick too it.
If you’ve gotten through all the above steps and you are still interested......Sign up for a blog!
If you don’t want to buy your own domain and hosting services, I think blogger would be a great place for you to start a free blog. You'll have to set up a google acct. But you really should have one anyway because of all the resources Google provides (google docs, reader, youtube). If you aren't keen on a google account my next suggestion would be to use Wordpress. It's what I use for my blog (I have my own domain and thus use wordpress.org). I’ve heard the learning curve is significant, but the functionality is better.
You could also skip the whole blog process entirely and publish directly to Google+.
Connect your blog to a social media outlet
Part of the fun of having a blog is knowing that people are reading it. I’ve found that Twitter is a great place to share links to my post and to find other blogs that I like.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Understanding Your “Why”
By Will Deyamport, III, Ed.D. Candidate
Yesterday, I came across Understanding Your “Why” by Stephanie Chandler. I was so inspired that I was moved to write my own post.
When it comes to discovering one's niche, calling, or career path,
most people look at their interests, passions, strengths, etc. We focus so much on the tangible traits that we can list or check off of a job listing, that we lose sight on the energy or feeling we get from doing the work. And so, in keeping with Stephanie Chandler's post, I started thinking about my Why and the reasons digital media speaks to me.
Until sitting down to write this post, I couldn't put a finger on why I have had such a difficult time with finding my career path. Just now it dawned on me. My happiest, most successful jobs have been about me engaging and interacting with people. Starting with my first job as a retail sales associate to my time as a program coordinator to my time as a conversational tutor for adult ESL students to my time as a recruiter for a nonprofit organization. Yet, I have spent the last four years looking at my educational background and skill sets, as opposed to thinking back to the times in which I was energized and renewed from my work.
I have always been social. Ever since I can remember, I have always enjoyed meeting new people, and felt a sense of wonder and excitement from being surrounded by people. I am drawn to people's stories - their beliefs, successes, experiences and dreams. Nothing rejuvenates me more than dialogue.
I need discussion and interaction in my life. I derive tremendous satisfaction from being around people. What excites me the most or what I find most thrilling is connecting and the exchanging of ideas. I enjoy being a part of a larger conversation. This clarity has given me the insight I had been searching for, and lit a fire in me to pursue a career in higher education teaching educators the many educational applications of digital media. That is my Why.
After reading this, I challenge you to discover your Why. What stirs your soul? What excites you? What ignites your sense of possibility?
Please leave a comment. I'd love to discuss your Why.
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