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TED Radio Hour & ScottLo “What you put into the course is what you get out of it.” I have heard this phrase a couple times from different people regarding this course and I definitely think it is true. With ScottLo on the LoDown and his review of previous DS106 students work, it became more […]
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It’s lunchtime from work… I wanted to go to McDonalds, but I have a few posts left to be done for class time to get back on the wa...
Original DS106 Assignment: Story Time Fun Time (3.5 stars) A story based on events! An on going investigation of what happened to Muffin. Did she escape? Is she under the couch? Will I get her back? Step 1: Open Audacity. Record your original story to add as the first audio with the red “Record” button. […]
Original DS106 Assignment: Have A Phone Conversation With Yourself (5 stars) A start up fitness company is always the hardest to get people to join because people have loyalties to. In answering all the calls for my new business, Pilates Room, I want to make sure the person interested needs are met and have all […]
Original DS106 Assignment: Dramatic Reading Remix (4 stars) In my upcoming days, I have multiple stops for my tours. I have gotten a lot of recognition for being a cover artist and this is one of those songs! Songs are all about interpretation and the music/instrumentals in the song. This has been my favorite song […]
Thinking that there is speeches like the one presented in “Moon Graffiti” is truly chilling. In an event like the moon landing, it is seen more as a great achievement than “what’s going to happen to those guys.” This audio emphasizes some of the emotions those men felt on the “Moon” and what the people […]
I am getting ready to map out my goals for this month’s Reclaim EdTech’s Flex Course on Gravity Forms, and after reading Tom Woodward’s post about using Gravity Forms to pull RSS feeds into FeedWordPress I was reminded how much … Continue reading ?
Ira Glass and Jad Abumrad both had interestingly calming takes on the use of audio. When thinking of art, my mind goes to things that are tangible, and while audio is not tangible, it is one of the best forms of art.Glass in his four part interview, which I did not expect to watch all […]
Overall Week rating: 7/10 because assignments were completed, there were strides made, but still room for improvement. I started out the work week, Monday, with setting up all my post sites. This allowed for me to be able to make sure all had the appropriate tags, categories, etc. and I would definitely recommend because it […]
In my time as a low level interior designer, I have come across MANY design fails. With small spaces such as apartments or bedrooms, it is really important to take these into consideration to make the overall look better. I also attend a graduation this weekend that had design elements in it as well. The […]
Original DS 106 Assignment: Get Off My Porch (3 stars) Using my platform to talk about things that sometimes we want to avoid. It took me some time to even be able to read articles, thinking about the constant fear we leave in. Uvalde, Texas on May 24, 2022 shook the world 10 years after […]
#tdc3785 #ds106 Summer feels like party/dance music. This song "Pepas" by Farruko is essentially that. Describing the "party life" of going out and enjoying it for yourself because no one else can. Even on the coldest days, this s...
Original DS 106 Assignment: Subtitle GIF (3 stars) I am starting my new job at a Marketing Firm on Tuesday (Monday is considered Memorial Day). As an associate team member, I was tasked with making a GIF that shows how I feel by the end of the work week! A lot of the people working […]
Original DS 106 Assignment: Favorite Movie Quote (2 stars) I promise that I will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* This is my version because my mom does not like me swearing, on anything. Seriously. I am NOT a good movie watcher. I will fall asleep 8/10 times, even if […]
Original DS 106 Assignment: The Ultimate Merger (4 stars) My two biggest things in my life right now are the gym and my cat, Muffin. I am a resident goer of my local Gold’s Gym and an everyday owner of my cat. Imagine going into the gym and kittens laying on the machines watching you […]
Original DS 106 Assignment: Wedding Invitation (3 stars) Step 1: Find the photo you want to use for the background of the wedding invitation. For this one my wedding is going to be at Vaughan House in Forest, Virginia. It’s going to be on our 5th anniversary of meeting, so we can use those detail […]
Original DS 106 Assignment: Are We There Yet? (3 stars) Step 1: Find two photos that you want to alter. I am currently in the process of switching jobs! And naturally I don’t want to work at all. I would much rather be at the beach, relaxing, sleeping… anything but working. Step 2: Open Microsoft […]
Original DS 106 Assignment: SuperHero — Super Villain Your Friend (2 stars) Growing up in a growing city like Pittsburgh, PA was not easy. Especially living on food stamps and other government assistance, there didn’t seem like any way out. I met Mac in 2012, we bonded off of music and trying to get away […]
Original DS 106 Assignment: Bad Guy Business Card (2 stars) I was recruited by a local Chicago group known as the Kumbia Kingz to make business cards for them. They are a group of Chicano-Latino members of over 20. Upon meeting, they explained the business cards they needed was to “promote” their group for “music.” […]
I thought storytelling to be all fiction, but it can be nonfiction as well. Visual literacy, which is a part of storytelling, as defined by Brian Kennedy and presented the Toledo Museum of Art is the ability to construct meaning from images. Being able to derive meaning or add meaning to images or other media […]
On The Edges of Spotify : May 16, 2022 Is Destiny in that Direction? : May 17, 2022 Yes, Cats are Clingy : May 18, 2022 Global Accessibility Awareness Day: May 19, 2022 Of Course, My Phone is Listening: May 20, 2022 Visual Framework: May 21, 2022
I guess… that was week 1? That felt like four weeks worth of work in one, but hey! That’s what I signed up for in a summer course. It feels somewhat better to be doing this than just watching YouTube videos all day after work. One thing I definitely am getting from this course so […]
Original DS 106 Assignment: Love: In Three Frames Our love in three photos. This was the “try a random one” assignment I got, which perfectly fulfilled my need for 10 total stars. I took pictures of my long-time boyfriend, Andy, and realized I was able to get one from every other year. We are going […]
Original DS106 Assignment: Pick A Bad Photo, Apply A Vintage Effect And Write Something In Helvetica (2 stars) For this bad photo, I used an old photo I had that is funny, but had no real use because it is bad quality. I took the photo, added a filter that Canva provided, and used Helvetica*-ish […]
Original DS 106 Assignment: City Graphic Poster (3 stars) I love scenery photo so this seemed like a no brainer to do. I had this photo of National Harbor skyline I took when driving one day, yes I did drive around with no destination, but with recent gas prices, I refuse. 0 people have completed […]
Original DS106 Assingment: Draw It! (2 stars) I cycled through some tutorials by other classmates, as well as looking at other classmates posts finding what to do. Hopefully I did not get any viruses from clicking on so many links, but I did find one that got it done quickly! I screen recorded probably one […]
My daily excuse to get on Twitter and tweet meaningful things even if no one responds. This is for week 5/16-5/21, I have noted that I only need to do three per week not REQUIRED to respond to every single one, so maybe that will help me some moving forward.
I always follow the belief to look at your surroundings, because something you may need or will learn is right in your own backyard. The yard area behind my apartment complex seems like a perfect place to take these photos. In 20 minutes, I feel like I could have taken so much more, but in […]
I was setting up for my photo safari and was outside with my might stead, Muffin. To get inspiration for improving a photo, there is no better focus than her. First I have a picture I took of her just within an instant. The tip I used was “Look to the light” from Make Better […]