Pandemia Upon Us

Pandemia Upon Us

by @ConnorM35842492

| finalproject, Syndicated
April 24, 2020

The Story Connor McClain, a local university student, decided to take a stroll through the woods to capture some pictures for a school project during social distancing orders thanks to the ongoing pandemic. Little does he know, he... Read More
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Final Project Outline (Week 13 Summary)

by @ConnorM35842492

| Syndicated, WeeklySummary
April 17, 2020

This week, I started to brainstorm and come up with ideas for our final project. Going with the theme of the ongoing pandemic crisis right now, I decided to do a post-epidemic survival story spanning YouTube, Instagram, and... Read More
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Week 12 Summary

by @ConnorM35842492

| Syndicated, WeeklySummary
April 10, 2020

This week has been pretty chill, to be honest. I’m finally settling into a full online class environment just when we are about to be done in a couple weeks. For this week, we were tasked with 2... Read More
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Back To The Fonz

by @ConnorM35842492

| #Remixassignment, Syndicated
April 10, 2020

For this week’s final remix assignment, I chose to remix my Minimalist TV/Movie Poster assignment. when I hit the “Remix It” button, I was instructed to add a Happy Days vibe to it via adding The Fonz to... Read More
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Text Conversation: A Wild Ride

by @ConnorM35842492

| #MashupAssignments, MashupAssignments2390, Syndicated
April 10, 2020

For my second and final mashup assignment this week, I chose to do the Storytelling Through Text Mashup Assignment. In order to complete this assignment, I used my friend’s laptop that had Final Cut Pro installed on it... Read More
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Remixed Simple Logo feat. Dr. Seuss

by @ConnorM35842492

| #Remixassignment, Syndicated
April 10, 2020

For the first remix assignment of this week, I decided to remix my Create A Logo That Is Simple But Detailed assignment. This was my original logo: When I clicked REMIX IT on the assignment page, I was... Read More
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Animoji Karaoke 1980s Style

by @ConnorM35842492

| #MashupAssignments, MashupAssignments2389, Syndicated
April 9, 2020

For this week’s Mashup Assignments, the first one I chose was Animoji Karaoke. I chose to sing along to Men At Work’s 1981 hit song, Down Under. I chose to use a Koala face as my Animoji because... Read More
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My New Hobby (Week 11 Summary)

by @ConnorM35842492

| Syndicated, WeeklySummary
April 3, 2020

Cooking With Connor This week, I decided to create my own assignment by making a cooking video where I make a homemade sauce and burger! Taking all week and using video, sound, and design techniques, I believe this... Read More
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Cooking With Connor

by @ConnorM35842492

| Syndicated, VideoAssignments
April 3, 2020

For this week’s video assignment task, I decided to make my own assignment for the first time! I spent all week writing, filming, and editing a cooking tutorial video on making a burger and some homemade In N... Read More
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Revised Project Ideas

by @ConnorM35842492

| ideaspart2, Syndicated
April 3, 2020

When reflecting back on my original project brainstorming post, I noted a few ideas that I thought were interesting. My board game idea and my movie scene idea were my two favorites. But upon looking at other classmate-made... Read More
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The Next Best Movie Critic (Week 10 Summary)

by @ConnorM35842492

| Syndicated, WeeklySummary
March 27, 2020

This week in DS106 has been more relaxed than the previous. Everybody, including myself, has finally been settling into our new remote-working lives. That made this week’s video assignments much easier to work on. Video Essay To start... Read More
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The History of the iMac

by @ConnorM35842492

| Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments780
March 27, 2020

For this week’s final DS106 video assignment I did, I chose to do the Product Evolution video assignment. I chose to do this assignment because I love Apple and iMac computers and it was relevant to our 1980s... Read More
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Beautiful Iceland

by @ConnorM35842492

| Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments1151
March 27, 2020

For one of this week’s DS106 Video Assignments, I chose to do the Where Do You Want To Go assignment. I chose this assignment and place because I love making bucket list-type videos for places i’d love to... Read More
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Yoda Won’t Eat His Cracker

by @ConnorM35842492

| Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments1916
March 27, 2020

This week in DS106, I chose to do the Ryan Gosling Wont Eat His Cereal Video Assignment. Instead of Ryan Gosling, I decided to use Yoda from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and attempt to feed... Read More
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Land Before Time Spoiled in Under 30 Seconds

by @ConnorM35842492

| Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments1917
March 27, 2020

This week, I decided to do a Spoil A Movie in Under 30 Seconds video assignment. I chose Land Before Time because it came out in 1988 and it was one of my favorite childhood movies growing up.... Read More
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Come Play With Us Video Essay

by @ConnorM35842492

| Syndicated, videoessay
March 27, 2020

This week in DS106, we were asked to create a video essay from a 1980s movie or TV scene. In order to do this, we were also tasked with reading Roger Ebert’s How to Read a Movie. It... Read More
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Time For a Quarantini (Week 9 Summary)

by @ConnorM35842492

| Syndicated, WeeklySummary
March 20, 2020

First, let’s not ignore the elephant int he room. The Coronavirus has made massive moves into the United States and countless other countries, infecting thousands and killing hundreds. As a result, school has been closed for the semester... Read More
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Rework Makes the Dream Work

by @ConnorM35842492

| ds106rework, Syndicated
March 20, 2020

This week, for our weekly assignments, we were asked to rework or remix two past assignments and I chose to rework my Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing assignment and my Four Icons/One Story assignment. Here is the assignment page... Read More
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Daily Create Story Time

by @ConnorM35842492

| #dailycreatestory, Syndicated
March 20, 2020

Our incredible story starts off with a special unicorn named Toby. At first, Toby just seemed like any other unicorn but there was something unique about him. Toby had the special ability to start fires with his eyes... Read More
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Story Concept Brainstorming

by @ConnorM35842492

| projectideas, Syndicated
March 20, 2020

When thinking about project story concepts for DS106, almost anything could be used to fuel a great assignment. Here are some of my favorite ideas for future projects: Write and act out a part of a movie script... Read More
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Social Media in the 1980s Reflection

by @ConnorM35842492

| radiolisten, Syndicated
March 20, 2020

Over the past week, the DS106 project teams have been able to listen to each other’s Radio Show projects on DS106 Radio Monday through Wednesday. One specific radio show I thought was noteworthy was 80s Crime and Social... Read More
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The Next DJ Khaled (Week 7 Summary)

by @ConnorM35842492

| Syndicated, WeeklySummary
February 28, 2020

A week full of audio assignments, song writing, and graphic design made this week really challenging yet exciting. Roadtrip Playlist For the first audio assignment of the week, I made a playlist for an upcoming road trip I’m... Read More
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Radio Show Progress

by @ConnorM35842492

| radioshowpromo, Syndicated
February 28, 2020

This week, I designed a logo for our group project radio show. The name of our radio show we chose is “What’s Their Damage?”. We chose this name because we wanted to do a radio show on criminals... Read More
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My New Single: Dynamite

by @ConnorM35842492

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments1494, Syndicated
February 28, 2020

This week, for one of my audio assignments I chose to Play DJ and Make A Song. Music has always been a part of my life and ever since I was a young kid I’ve always wanted to... Read More
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1980s Song Mashup

by @ConnorM35842492

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2122, Syndicated
February 27, 2020

For one of this weeks audio assignments, I chose to do Take Any Two Songs (Similar or Not) and Make A Mashup/Remix. I chose to do this assignment because song remixes and mashups are some of my favorite... Read More
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The Perfect Roadtrip Playlist

by @ConnorM35842492

| #AudioAssignments, AudioAssignments2074, Syndicated
February 27, 2020

This week for one of my audio assignments, I chose to do Make Your Own Mixtape. I love making playlists for all types of reasons. Road trips, sports, acoustic songs, sad songs, etc. For this assignment, I used... Read More
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Wine and Design (Week 6)

by @ConnorM35842492

| Syndicated, WeeklySummary
February 22, 2020

Weekly Summary This week has been a doozy. Flying out on Tuesday for a family emergency without any access to a computer all week has been hard. But, I made it work, for the most part. Apart from... Read More
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Breakpoint Boards Logo Design

by @ConnorM35842492

| designassignments, DesignAssignments2002, Syndicated
February 22, 2020

This week I decided to do the Design Assignment Create a Logo That is Simple but Detailed. I decided to do this assignment because logo design is probably my biggest hobby in my free time. I love designing... Read More
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A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

by @ConnorM35842492

| #DesignAssignments1445, designassignments, Syndicated
February 22, 2020

This week I chose to do the Design Assignment A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing. I decided to do this assignment because the concept was interesting and sounded challenging. I love designing and creating logos so getting the chance... Read More
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Minimalism in the Movies

by @ConnorM35842492

| designassignments, DesignAssignments43, Syndicated
February 22, 2020

For one of this week’s design assignments, I chose to do a Minimalist TV/Movie Poster. I chose this design assignment because I love minimalism and movies. Minimalism is a great way to express oneself with as little effort... Read More
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