The Names Juliet

The Names Juliet

by @christinac106

| characterdossier, Syndicated
January 29, 2019

I’m Juliet Stones. That is Princess Juliet Stones of Cambridge. Yeah I know, how can a Princess double as a secret agent? Well listen up because I’m only going to tell this story once. On a chilly new years eve day back in 1995 I, Juliet Stones, entered the world. You’re welcome. Born in London […]
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Need Motivation?

by @christinac106

| Digital Storytelling Assignments, Syndicated, writingassignments, writingassignments2043
January 29, 2019

Music is everywhere. Its in everything. I can’t go a day without listening to music. No matter what I’m doing nine times out of ten I have earbuds in my ears. Music has the power to move us, it makes a feel a certain way. Often or not a song allows you for about three […]
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You the Real MVP

by @christinac106

| Digital Storytelling Assignments, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1903
January 29, 2019

Mom, A letter will never do you any justice. I know you’ll appreciate the words I write but until the day I can give you everything you’ve given me this simply just won’t be enough. But… its worth writing right? Thank you. Thank you for being the one constant thing in my life that never […]
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Call Me, Beep Me… If You Wanna Reach Me

by @christinac106

| storyanalysis, Syndicated
January 29, 2019

I think many are familiar with the Disney classic Kim Possible. And if not than that truthfully should be a crime. Looking back I think this television phenomena was my first encounter with secret agents. For those who haven’t seen Kim Possible it is a kids show that originally aired on Disney Channel back in […]
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Mission 2: Complete

by @christinac106

| Syndicated, Weekly Summaries, WeeklySummary
January 24, 2019

This was a whirlwind of a week. There was lots to do and as a secret agent I believe I completed my mission to the best of my ability. The first thing I did this week was read up on how to write assignment posts. This was an extremely insightful article and certainly steered me […]
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That’s Goals

by @christinac106

| #WebAssignments, Digital Storytelling Assignments, Syndicated, WebAssignments1877
January 23, 2019

When we’re little we have BIG imaginations. I believe every child has played pretend at some point or another. Playing pretend includes some kind of fantasy world that can consist of pirates, spaceships, super heroes, princesses, and more. Not that our imaginations evaporate with age, our minds however are introduced to reality. We tend to […]
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Been There Done That

by @christinac106

| AnimatedGIFAssigments1252, AnimatedGIFAssignments, Digital Storytelling Assignments, Syndicated
January 22, 2019

With my first digital storytelling assignment down I decided to challenge myself slightly more when choosing my second assignment for the week. When looking at the assignment bank again I pondered what category I wanted tackle this time. I decided to choose an assignment from the animated GIF assignments. Since being a communications and digital […]
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Peace Out!

by @christinac106

| Digital Storytelling Assignments, Syndicated, visualassignments, visualassignments2109
January 22, 2019

We’ve all heard the famous saying a picture is worth a thousand words. Within every image we take there is some kind of story or meaning, which makes a picture that much more meaningful. For my first EVER assignment from the assignment bank in this class, I decided to choose one from the visual assignments. It was fascinating […]
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Secret Agent Week 1

by @christinac106

| Syndicated, WeeklySummary
January 17, 2019

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 […]
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Secret Agent 106

by @christinac106

| secretagent106thoughts, Syndicated
January 16, 2019

I think of many things when I hear the word secret agent. Yes, James Bond may be the first one. However, I believe there are other things that come to mind. Some of these things include; jetpacks, lasers, suits and ties, the color black, undercover missions, London, confrontation, Adele’s song Skyfall, and many many more. […]
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DS106 Introductions

by @christinac106

| Syndicated
January 16, 2019

Hi my name’s Christina! Below are my introductions on some of the different platforms we will be using in ds106. I’m really excited to work with and get to know everyone. Likewise I’m intrigued to explore our secret agent theme and learn more about the digital world. Looking forward to a great semester!
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Hello Digital Storytelling 106!

by @christinac106

| Syndicated
January 15, 2019

For those of you who don’t know me, my name’s Christina Carlston and this is my blog for one of the final courses I have to take as an undergrad student at the University of Mary Washington, digital storytelling. Similarly to my classmates I am on a secret mission to tackle the digital world and […]
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