WordPress is one of the top blogging platforms on the web right now.  It's an open-source blogging software that can be installed on a server OR used through the site WordPress.com.  Today I'd like to show you the latter and give some tips on how to get your blog off the ground. When you first ...

This section has focused on the future of learning, and with that in mind I tried to pick out an appropriate DS106 assignment.  Right away I saw "Comments for Kids" and knew it was perfect. After reading the Gardner Campbell article (and responding) I felt like this fit very much with what he was saying... ...

I saw the assignment Stick Figures And Sticky Situations and thought it'd be a humorous project to tackle First, I had to find a photograph.  My iPhone is currently full of them because I usually don't take the time to download them to my PC unless space gets really tight. Because of that, I had this ...

I chose an article by the Washington Post to base my presentation on for the topic "Copyrights and Wrongs". It was an interesting piece that proposed 5 ideas for fixing US copyright laws in light of the SOPA bill that was proposed and later struck down. Right now copyright laws in the US are very ...

After seeing Yue's creative "Fish" entry for the DS106 Word assignment, I decided I wanted to give it a try too. At first I wanted to 'Tangerine' with the 'T' as a stem and the rest of the word circling it, but sadly it looked too much like a melon. I then tried 'Temple' and ...

Thank you scottloradio for releasing this picture under Creative Commons! Not only do I get to use it (because I have no photos that fit with the presentations), but it also goes with my 'Copyright and Wrong' topic that I'll be doing tomorrow The presentations have been really great judging by the ones I've had ...

Really getting tired of rainy Tokyo days.  Minnesota definitely has its fair share of thunderstorms, but not the frequent drizzle that hits Japan. Luckily the shoes I bought keep my feet dry, but previously my old worn out shoes would just soak in any puddles I happened to step in and I'd wind up with ...

Assignment: Entitled 'Way Back Time Machine' (ds106), it tasks students with looking up their favorite websites and seeing how they've changed from the earlier years of the internet using the tool of the same name, Way Back Time Machine (tool). Initially I didn't know what website I would choose. Some of the websites I wanted ...

I'll admit, I held off on writing this blog until it was the new section started. Working with my group was great, I think we chose a decent and relevant topic (Twitter) and everyone contributed equally without having to be yelled at.  And Gabby didn't complain too much The only thing that didn't go smoothly ...

Assignment: I chose to do the "Wiggle Stereoscopy" assignment.  It's a pretty fun assignment that mixes photography and GIF creation.  You need to take two photos from very similar angles and then combine them into a single GIF. Process: After taking the pictures with the app 'Stereogram' on my iPhone I emailed myself the picture ...

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is a huge component of how websites run now.  It is something that became prevalent after search engines started popping up on the internet and indexing sites.  Essentially, SEO-tuned websites will hypothetically show up higher on Google/Bing/Yahoo's search results because they've made specific changes or additions in order to accommodate how ...

After Ken went to the Tokyo Pokemon Center, Danny and I decided to go as well! Ended up buying a keitai strap with this cute little bug/grass creature.  Bored in computer lab so I decided to make a stereogram.  If I were to do it again I think I'd make the shift more subtle and ...

Here's my recap of what I've done from February 3rd until up to the 15th: Feb 3rd: Recorded the relaxing sounds of my fish tank. Feb 4th: A picture of my shoes (red) with my boyfriend's.  I was pretty tired, but had to go to a party in Ginza after work so we were waiting for ...

Infographics have become popular on the internet as a new way to present data in a more engaging way than a simple spreadsheet. They usually are huge vertical images with plenty of statistics and charts that present data in vibrant colors and interesting typography. Our group, lucky number 7, is working on an infographic from ...

Saw a link to this tool while reading an SEO blog. It allows you to compare twitter accounts and statistics, so I had to give it a spin.  What better person to do a 'Twitter Face-Off' with than Professor Lockman?! Obviously I was trumped in tweets, followers and followees I'm a little interested in how it pegged ...

I personally don't like the phrase "Web 2.0". It has some great meaning behind it, as outlined in our reading from Tim O'Reilly, but ultimately ended up as just a marketing buzzword. Other words have become simple marketing tools as well, 'social' for example. An app that lets me drop pins on a map to ...