After reading Hull & Vasudevan's articles, I was immediately pulled into the idea of authoring my new identity, probably another side of me that is not known to my NIE friends. I did it through a simple slide show of some pictures which I used to represent myself, my life and some thoughts that went through my head before. I used a multimodal approach by combining visuals, texts (some are in the form of taglines that appear when you mouseover the pictures) and music.

In a way, I am 'counterstorytelling' to depict some reality about myself to challenge others who may construct a different reality of me. Such a way of expressing myself gives me a 'voice' and I am inevitably making myself heard/known to others, something I might not be able to achieve on my own. As Vasudevan (2006) mentioned, I want to be known for who I am, not for who I ain't and I want to re(claim) my right to author myself into new narratives.

*Please note that the song has been made to not play automatically, so when you watch the slideshow, do click on the audio icon at the top left corner to play the song*


I have given a very simple example of how our students can be given a chance to express themselves in this digital age, where "forms and practices of communication and representation are crucial in our new times" (Hull, 2003). This slide show provides an avenue for younger children who may not be as IT savvy, to start off by uploading pictures that says things about themselves. Although there may be restrictions by using slide shows, but I feel that it makes a good starting point for them.

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