Video Assignments: This week I had to complete two video assignments totaling 8 stars in terms of the difficulty ratings. For both assignments I used YouTube to upload my videos and then embedded the specific link into my blog post(s). Compilation Video: My title for this assignment is “2015 Lacrosse Goals“. My blog post includes the embedded … Continue reading Weekly Summary

I chose this scene of when Maximum kills Commodus to analyze because “Gladiator” is one of my favorite movies. I love the storyline, acting, and cinematography. Camera: In the beginning of the scene, the camera gives us a close up shot of each significant character involved in the scene, starting with Maximus grabbing a handful … Continue reading Maximus Kills Commodus Anaylsis

Links: Emma’s Reading Movies, Miranda Reflection on Reading Movies, Rachel Horrogami, Emma TDC board game, Tori look listen analyze Everyone did a great job as usual this past week! I enjoyed reading people’s reflections and seeing their awesome daily creates! I commented on five people’s blog posts this week.  

The image on the right is a cartoon version of the original image on the left! This was taken of me hiking this past summer! Here it is on my flickr. @ds106dc #tdc1393 #ds106 My cartoon image of me hiking! pic.twitter.com/tjxCllRGXX — Miles Davis (@miles_mdavis) November 1, 2015

My superhero name is Lightning Man! My super power is the ability to control the weather! Here it is on my flickr. @ds106dc #ds106 #tdc1392 I am Lightning Man! My super power is the ability to control the weather pic.twitter.com/4eELY8jGer — Miles Davis (@miles_mdavis) October 31, 2015

The Work Itself  This is my second of two required video assignments for this week. This assignment is titled “DIY Product Commercial“. Its instructions were to “create a commercial for a product you have made your self. the video should be 45 seconds to 1 minute long and contain LIVE acting. no copy and past … Continue reading Reed & Cane Basket Commercial

The Work Itself  This video assignment is titled “Compilation Video!”. The instructions are to “pick a theme and download multiple videos from Youtube that fit the theme. Cut them up and create a compilation video by putting the clips to music.” The difficulty of this video is 3. 5 stars out of 5. I used … Continue reading 2015 Lacrosse Goals

“How To Read A Movie” by Roger Ebert is an article that describes Ebert’s analysis of a film. I found many connections with this article to my athletics experiences. First, Ebert states that before a proper analysis can be conducted, it is vital to be familiar with the director and context/background of the film. This relates to … Continue reading “How To Read A Movie” Roger Ebert

This is a jack o lantern origami my mom made. My mom grew up in Japan so she is very familiar with origami art. Here it is on my twitter and flickr.

I get my groove on the lacrosse field! Any field is a happy place for me! Here it is on my twitter and flickr.

Web Assignments: “Find a Digital Tool”: “Dropbox Digital Tool” This assignment asked to write a tutorial for a digital tool. There are hundreds of helpful digital tools and many I could have chose. I chose “Dropbox” because it is one of the most convenient digital tools available. “Dropbox is a cloud service that you can save … Continue reading Weekly Summary 9

First, I want to say thank you to my group members; Sean, Kelsey, Adam, and Andrew for their hard work and contributions. Right away my voice volume is too low in comparison to the background music. My voice could be more clear, there are a few times I stumble with my words and freeze up. … Continue reading Grumpy Desperados Radio Show

First, congratulations on a job well done to Stephanie King , Ashlyn Runk,  Emma Sax, Miranda Skinner, and Amanda Wassenberg on their radio show. I enjoyed listening to it, because I could relate to the theme of the show. I play lacrosse here, and love exercising. A hobby of mine is exercising. I hope to be … Continue reading The Verge Radio Show Review

Today’s daily create is a tongue twister. Here is my tongue twister…I cannot say it properely three times fast. “A crowd of clumsy clowns crushed the king’s crown.  Here is my twitter link.

My happy place is a lacrosse field. I love the game, it has opened so many doors for me, and introduced me to many friends. It is a stress reliever and an opportunity to spend time with friends or have alone time. However it is not so much a happy place when conditioning takes place. … Continue reading Daily Create Is a happy place always happy?

The Work Itself This assignment is titled “BuzzFeed Personality Quiz“. Its instructions are to “sign in with BuzzFeed to create a community account (you can use gmail). Then start making a quiz for people to find out which character they are. Use any characters you like. There must be at least 3 results with descriptions … Continue reading Which SOA Character Are You?

The Work Itself  This assignment is titled “Storytelling Within The Web“. It is a required assignment for this week. Its instructions are to “install the X-Ray Googles in any browser and use it to re-cast the content of any web page. When you blog it, include both a screen capture in your post, but you … Continue reading Time Machine

The Work Itself  This web assignment is titled “Find a Digital Tool”. Its instructions are simple enough, “Find a cool, easy to use digital tool online! Write up a brief tutorial on how to use it, and what it can be used for. ” It is rated 3.5 stars out of 5 for difficulty.   … Continue reading DropBox Digital Tool

Here is a nature stick person! I am pretending this person is a male and his name is Fall. I chose the name “Fall” because it is the fall season and in his obituary it states he fell onto a paved road and was run over by a car. This is why he is flat … Continue reading Daily Create Make Nature Stick People

This video is from my sophomore year in high school. I attempted the “dougie” and put my own twist into the dance. I call it the “dougie criss-cross”. Here it is on my Twitter and here is the direct YouTube link.

Radio Show Commercial. Radio Show Bumper Radio Show Halloween History

Audio Assignments: We were instructed to complete two audio assignments of our choice that equal a minimum of 5 stars in difficulty rating. I chose “Do You Hear What I Hear” and “Make Your Own Ringtone(s)“. “”Do You Hear What I Hear” is rated 3 stars and “Make Your Own Ringtone” has a difficulty rating of … Continue reading Weekly Summary 7&8

The Work Itself  This assignment is titled “Make Your Own Ringtone(s)”. The instructions were to “use Audacity, trim, join end-to-end (cut/paste), and/or play side-by-side audio files in order to create your very own ringtone. Ringtones should be a maximum or 40 seconds to conserve phone memory (besides, most cell phones don’t ring longer than 30 … Continue reading “Wake Up, Wake Up”

The Work Itself  I completed this assignment by using Garageband. I compiled and put together a collection of sounds I hear everyday. This audio assignment is rated 3 stars and is titled “Do You Hear What I Hear?”. The instructions are to “record glimpses of the different sounds you hear throughout the day, whether it … Continue reading My Ears Are Bleeding

Here is my poster on twitter and flickr. Keep Calm and Type On. Enroll in DS106 now!

I created a poster online using Canva. I uploaded two pictures of “zen” which I dragged onto the poster. I cropped both photos so they were positioned nicely within the poster. I added a heading titled “Zenday”. I used a free background for the poster that Canva presented as an option. Here it is on my … Continue reading Daily Create The Eight Day

This daily asked us to select an image of our favorite era in America. I chose the Civil War because it was a turning point for America, and it took place at the Battlefield Athletic Complex that I play on. This image is an interpretation of the Battle of Fredericksburg. Here it is on my … Continue reading Daily Create The Days of Yore

Here is my commercial for our radio show “9 Lives”. I grabbed a YouTube clip of halloween theme music and placed into my GarageBand song. I recorded my voice as a voice over as well. I saved my project to iTunes and then uploaded it to SoundCloud.

Here is my short bumper for our radio show “9 Lives”. I used GarageBand to record my voice and inputted spooky halloween music from YouTube as a sound over. I then saved it to iTunes and uploaded it to SoundCloud

My lucky day would be winning the mega millions lottery! Here is my tweet of this daily create.