This week had a significantly more amount of work than last week. With this said, however, it didn’t have me sobbing in stress. I first started out by reading how to make proper blog posts, and throughout the week I checked in with a few blogs to see how their writing improved on their posts. I then took inspiration from this to improve my posts as well. This week, I seem to be adding more personal details and being more creative with my writing. It’s enjoyable to have the freedom of your own blog to do the assignments, while also adding a touch of personal flare. I started on the daily creates a few days into the new week. So while I am writing this on Wednesday, I still have to do one more to complete my four. In retrospect, I would start the daily creates as soon as possible, so by the time I am ready to write my weekly summary, I have all the necessary components for it. These add a responsibility to the course, as you have to be actively engaged with not only twitter, but the class as well. I think these are very creative and get my thinking cap on for how to portray these tasks. The assignment bank was sort of a breath of fresh air. They opted for us to pick our assignments, while also being enjoyable to do. While I was looking through other students websites, I wrote a previous blog post (listed below) about someone who used their interest to accomplish one of the assignment banks. I used this inspiration to not only abide by my interests, but to also step out of my comfort zone as well. This had me searching the assignment bank for the perfect ones to complete, and it not only offered some entertainment, but offered some learning experiences as well. I talk in my assignment bank #3 post about how I learned not only how to make a gif, but how easy it was to do so. I also got to redefine haikus and incorporate them into out theme. Overall, I greatly enjoyed the assignment bank tasks. Customizing my blog was something that I loved doing. So much so that I completely zoned out throughout my entire hour and fifteen minute biology lecture to sit at my desk and find the perfect header photo. At first I wanted something aesthetic, then I thought about relating it back to the theme, but I ended up deciding on doing something simplistic (as I am pretty much of a plain Jane). Last week I struggled with the format of creating and customizing a website, but this week I pretty much had it down pat. This was motivating to see, as I am already getting into the swing of things. Building participation is self explanatory. It’s probably the easiest thing to do. I went on a few blogs and commented on them, while also getting some ideas for my own blog. I really do enjoy going through my classmates blogs and seeing how they incorporate the theme or their interests in the assignment banks. This is also what inspired me to write my “Responding To My Blog” posts (linked below). The question of the week was a simple task as well. I have never even heard of Slack, but it seems like a great way to pull the entire class together and band our ideas. After I posted my message, I went through everyone else’s answers to get a further sense of who my classmates were. Other than reading the correct way to write blog posts, this was one of the easiest tasks of this week. To wrap everything up, this week was quite enjoyable. The work doesn’t seem overbearing due to being allowed to have the freedom behind the assignments. Professor Bond knows the correct websites and attributes to bring us all together as a class, and that is very difficult in an online class. Responding to My Own Blog Post: http://tiffanynicole.net/blog/uncategorized/responding-to-my-own-blog/ Assignment Bank #1 Post: http://tiffanynicole.net/blog/uncategorized/assignment-bank-1/ Assignment Bank #2 Post: http://tiffanynicole.net/blog/uncategorized/assignment-bank-2/ Assignment Bank #3 Post: http://tiffanynicole.net/blog/uncategorized/assignment-bank-3/ Daily Creates: