1. @Katie73536604

    Weekly Summary #1

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    Weekly Summary Week 1- BootCamp! We made it! This week has been a learning curve for me because this is practically my first ever blog site and first time using some of these platforms such as SoundCloud, Slack, and Domain. This is also my first online class and I know it will take a few weeks to get into a routine and remain on task. I have heard in the past that this class is a lot of work and when I looked at the syllabus this past weekend I almost panicked! But, I know this class will be very useful in the future and I am excited about this semester’s theme! Setting up my web domain was more difficult than I thought it would be. Once I installed it, it was a matter of navigating through the c-panel and making sure my new site was up and able to connect to our class website. I spent several hours playing around with my new domain and for the most part I think I have the basics! The other social media accounts were pretty straightforward to set-up, no real hassle there except maybe having to write down all the new usernames and passwords! Although I have a social media account set-up for Instagram, I chose to create a new one for this class. Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bubbl3ez007 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-57292687 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pURzQoaaupqhG-CyfEi-g?view_as=subscriber Twitter: https://twitter.com/Katie73536604?lang=en I introduced myself with each of these social media platforms and this is my introductions post! Unfortunately I was unable to embed my Instagram post, but I hope to resolve this issue soon! For Instagram , I posted a picture that I took at camp this summer through UMW Psychology, as well as my favorite secret agents Private, Kowalski, Skipper and Rico from the movie Madagascar. In the original movie, they are on a mission to escape the NYC Zoo and act as secret agents in order to do this. My introduction to Twitter was a simple one, I mentioned that I enjoy playing soccer and spending time with friends and family. I also included a relatively humorous gif. For my intro on SoundCloud, although this was my first time using or uploading anything to this site, I found it quite simple! I recorded myself on my laptop and uploaded it. Finally, my last intro on YouTube. When I first uploaded the introduction video I saw that my thumbnail (or first picture you see on the screen) was terrible. I think my eyes were crossed, lol. But I googled how to fix this and sure enough I was able to do so! I learned something new! After posting my introductory posts on social media, I blogged about my thoughts of this semesters theme! This post was a little more difficult to post because I wasn’t too sure about the secret agents theme. Though after reviewing the Wikipedia site I began to realize how often this theme has been in my life and all the things we could do with it. I believe the easiest thing about this week’s assignment was creating the social media accounts because these sites make it so easy to create an account. I simply put in my desired username and password and attach an email to go with it. As I said, the most difficult was setting up my web domain for blogging. Once I was able to find an acceptable domain name (which took me forever because I couldn’t decide on a name and finally decided on bubbl3s.com), I was brought to the c-panel which I knew nothing about! After playing with it for a while I was able to install WordPress and get started with a theme for my blogsite (which also took a while to decide). From there the frustration was trying to figure out how to set up different pages, set up a background, what widgets and plug-ins do?? I think for the most part- I got it… most important is that this weekly blog shows up. (-: Overall I am excited for this semester and the skills that I will gain from this class! I hope to get better at blogging and become more confident with digital studies.
  2. @Katie73536604

    Secret Agent 106

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    When I think secret agent, the first thing that comes to mind is the typical description of dark hat, dark slick shades, trench coat, cutting edge technology, and secretive attitude. Specific movies and characters that come to mind when I think of sec...
  3. @Katie73536604

    Introductions to DS106

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    Hello! My name is Katie and a senior here at University of Mary Washington. I am excited for this class and to see all the exciting things everyone comes up with. In my free time I play soccer and spend time with friends and family. Although I am not an expert when it comes to secret agents, they have always been apart of my life through movies and can’t wait to blog about this exciting theme. Unfortunately I cannot get my Instagram to embed, but here is the link to my post! https://www.instagram.com/p/BswDy9VAlOs/
  4. @tlilyvanhorn

    Weekly Summary #1

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    This week, I learned that I had a task at hand… No, not just that I am a senior and must pass all of my classes in order to graduate – I am now a secret agent, and it is my mission to complete this class! Mission #1 – Accomplish Creating The Introductory Blog Post. […]
  5. @tiffmooree

    Weekly Summary 1/18/19

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    This week I learned how to create a website. I already knew how to create all of the different accounts needed for this class, such as Instagram, Soundcloud, Youtube, and a Google account. I thought creating a website would be a lot easier than it was. I recently have used Tumblr, which is basically the…
  6. @tiffmooree

    Secret Agent 106

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    I think the Secret Agent 106 theme is a great way to bring everyone together as a class. Online classes offer a certain disadvantage of not being able to connect face to face with the professor or the students, and the theme creates a sense of bringing everyone together under a specific theme. I have…
  7. @mattmilesds106

    Week 1 Summary

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    This week I learned all about creating subdomains and making accounts on various social media sites. I had already created a domain for a previous class and a subdomain but I find it helpful to create a new subdomain because it forced me to re-learn the process of subdomain creation. I found that the amount […]
  8. @mattmilesds106

    Secret Agents

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    I think growing up everybody has this dream of being a secret agent. A lot of our childhood revolved around secret agent shows and going undercover to solve mysteries. Being a secret agent makes things fun because you are able to have a different identity than just yourself. Secret agents in movies are sought after […]
  9. @morgan_ds106

    Week 1 Report

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    This week I set up a few new accounts. I never had a SoundCloud account before so this will be something new to learn. I created separate accounts for Twitter and Instagram. I will link those accounts here! Twitter: https://twitter.com/morgan_ds10...
  10. @JasmineAlanis2

    Alanis 007

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    My name is Jasmine Alanis. I am a senior at the University of Mary Washington. This is my last semester! I am majoring in Marketing and minoring in Digital Studies. I am so incredibly excited to take this course, I have been trying to take this course for a year but my schedule never allowed […]
  11. @christinac106

    Secret Agent Week 1

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    The first week back is always hectic. In my eye’s it essentially sets up and previews what is to come within the semester. When reading the syllabus and looking at this weeks assignments my immediate reaction was panic. I have taken several online classes before that required the use of numerous digital mediums but for […]
  12. @caholt2000

    Secret Agent 106

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    The theme for this class is secret agent. I really like the theme. I’ve been watching a lot of secret agent movies lately, so it’s cool that the class follows this theme. I really like the Mission: Impossible movie series and the Bourne series. (Most of what I did over winter break was watch almost

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  13. @kdzebdi106

    Week Summary #1

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    For me week 1 is always stressful as the teachers forecast all the projects, papers, weekly assignments, and material that will be covered throughout the semester. I am beyond nervous as I am preparing to balance out School, social life, interviews, and a certification test that I am taking on Feb. 5. I Have learned…
  14. @hannahkolkmeyer

    The Start of Somethingā€¦..

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    Hello Hello Hello! My name is Hannah and I am a senior graduating in May of this semester. I’m excited to be pretty much be done with my college career and just finishing up some “waited until the last minute” classes. I really look forward to interacting with you guys through the web. A little […]
  15. @gmoore333

    Weekly Summary #1

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    This week, I learned how to set up my own website / blog, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and SoundCloud. Here I will link my main profiles. You are currently on my website/blog. My YouTube channel is: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakNfaYa38l1hILwl_gXr-Q My Instagram page is: https://www.instagram.com/gmoore3333/ My Twitter profile is: https://twitter.com/gmoore333 My SoundCloud channel is: https://soundcloud.com/cheerleader3321 After I made my […]
  16. @kdzebdi106

    Secret Agent DS106

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    When I think of secret agent I don’t just think of James Bond, I mainly think of Tom Cruise. As a kid growing up, I had to of watched Mission Impossible 1,2, and 3 about 20 times each. I was a huge fan of the exaggerated stunts and special effects. Tom Cruise always looked cool…

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