My Digital Story

Final Selfie This course definitely wasn't what I was expecting it to be, if I am being honest.  But from the very first project I chose I realized how it could help with my activism, and in other areas of my life.  My second project was something a little more family oriented, and I figured I could use what I learned in this class to create beautiful pieces for my family, to document things.  Since I have Lupus, I often think of things to leave behind, to document our time here. Immediately and then throughout the course, I felt like I would like to document my participation in the Walk to End Lupus Now, NYC.  I can't imagine a better project to bring to light the magnitude of support and effort it takes to live a life with Lupus, or to live someone who has it.  Every year, since my diagnosis I have joined the thousands of walkers raising money to help find a cure.  I hope and pray that I see that happen in my lifetime, not only for me but for the countless

Climate Change Link:  https://youtu.be/ 5DJATD4qcOg     There is no doubt that weather patterns are changing. From intense heat waves to floods, droughts, and the increase of sea levels, ocean water temperatures, and eroding coastlines — the impact of global warming has a major effect on people living in the United States and throughout the world.  We can’t ignore the signs.   Ninety-seven percent of scientists agree that burning fossil fuels is a major factor in global warming. But 50% of Americans still believe it doesn’t affect them. Global warming is a problem with enormous consequences over the long term, but because that’s not relevant to many people, personally, and in the short term, they turn their heads. A strong advocate in scaling back the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions,  the Obama administration strongly opposed the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines. Obama even used his veto power to reject the construction of the pipeline in 2

It was easy to understand how the CDS Digital Storytelling Workshop is successful in achieving an actualized digital storytelling piece by the end of the 4-5 day journey.  The seven steps were broken down as follows: Owning Your Insights Owning Your Emotions Finding The Moment Seeing Your Story Hearing Your Story Assembling Your Story Sharing Your Story This process allows the story facilitator complete control - they learn that the story is theirs to tell, and in order to give it the attention it deserves, they need to know it, feel it, see and hear it, and arrange it - in a way that is beneficial to the plot or original idea. The concept of knowing who to share with is also very interesting, because it is blended with knowing the story you have to tell and who you think would benefit from hearing it. Work Cited Lambert, Joe. "Chapter 5: Seven Steps Of Digital Storytelling." Digital Storytelling Capturing Lives, Creating Community . Florence: Taylor and