The story I decided to tell through photos was of my most recent adventure with one of my favorite people, my dad.  I thought about creating a new story but I thought my skydiving pictures were descriptive enough to tell the whole story of that day. This is the most adventurous thing I have ever … Continue reading Five Frames Reflection →

The story I chose to focus on was the final project about the broke college student by Omar Aminzay. I like this story because even though its very short it uses multiple digital platforms to help tell the story. The title is what drew me in because I can relate to being a sophomore in college with … Continue reading Appreciating A Past Story →

When watching Kurt Vonnegut explain the shape of stories, I began thinking about movies I really enjoyed that had a “shape” I could easily explain and visually describe. The movie I decided to focus on was Annie. Not the Broadway musical or the first film that was released in 1982. I’ve decided to explain the … Continue reading The Shape of Stories: A Modern Twist on a Classic Story →

When I think of the word storytelling, many things come to mind. I think of telling a story using very descriptive words and captivating imagery to keep the audience engaged the entire time. I think of it as a more detailed way of telling something as opposed to strict repetition of memories. Storytelling is embellishment … Continue reading What does ‘storytelling’ mean to me? →

As soon as the bus stopped at the corner of my street I ran home. I quickly ran upstairs to my room to put away all my things from that day at school. I put on my swimsuit under the clothes I was already wearing so my mom wouldn’t know where I was going. I … Continue reading The Ocean in my Backyard →

This week was very exciting! I enjoyed all the things we had to do this week and the difficulties I came across helped me learn more about blogging and other online applications.  I had trouble when completing the storytelling assignment but it was also the assignment I enjoyed most. Before this I had never made a GIF … Continue reading Weekly Summary 2 →

Listening to Wesch’s perspective on the influence of technology and its impact on the world made me think of things differently. As the importance of technology continues to grow its important that we use it to benefit us and the growth of cultures around the world. In his presentation, Wesch states that media are not … Continue reading Michael Wesch: Knowledgeable to Knowledge-able →

@ds106dc #tdc1337 “Resistance throws you into time. Acceptance discloses the timeless.” pic.twitter.com/dFsf2TJQQi — Chantel Moton (@CMoton24) September 6, 2015

After having completed the assignments for the first week I realized hoe challenging this course can be but if i give myself enough tome to complete assignments then it will not be too overwhelming. I enjoyed getting to customize my blog and playing around with different themes and I learned how to get different social […]

Excited for all the interesting things I'll learn this semester in #ds106 ! — Chantel Moton (@CMoton24) August 30, 2015

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