Final Weekly Summary

Final Weekly Summary

by @courthardy2018

| ds106, finalcrisis, Syndicated, Weekly Summaries, WeeklySummary
December 6, 2017

As I sit down to write this final weekly summary, I can’t help but to look back on this semester and think of how quickly it flew by. I feel like just yesterday I was looking at the course syllabus, overwhelmed by the expectations of […]
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Adventures of the Sapient Shadows

by @courthardy2018

| Assignments, ds106, finalcrisis, FinalCrisisPart2, Syndicated
December 6, 2017

A long time ago in Fredericksville far, far away, the Sapient Shadows were created. Who are these mysterious heroes? How did they get their superpowers? Will they save the students of the University of Mary Washington? Read on to find out. You’ve met Morph Shadow, […]
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A Tip of Advice…

by @courthardy2018

| Assignments, ds106, ds106advice, Syndicated
December 4, 2017

Hello, future ds106 students! Before I go into any advice I have to offer you all, I just want to say that you should not drop this course. At first, it may seem like a lot but as someone who took this course on top […]
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Final Crisis Part 1

by @courthardy2018

| Assignments, ds106, FinalCrisisPart1, Syndicated, Weekly Summaries, WeeklySummary
November 28, 2017

Since last week, I have been busy at work coming up with ideas for my final ds106 project. At first, I had absolutely no idea what to do. Then, I decided that I wanted to create a sidekick and story to go along with my […]
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Weekly Summary 12

by @courthardy2018

| ds106, Syndicated, Weekly Summaries, WeeklySummary
November 14, 2017

This week was based on remixes and mashups. I actually really enjoyed this week as the assignments were pretty easy and fun to complete. To begin, I started with creating a tutorial on how to make your own logo. For the tutorial, I explained the […]
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Week 12 Daily Creates

by @courthardy2018

| Daily Creates, dailycreate, ds106, Syndicated
November 14, 2017

Here is my daily creats for this week: There’s no place like home. #ds106 #tdc2135 pic.twitter.com/eqfyhqDJiQ — Courtney Hardy (@courthardy2018) November 13, 2017 Level 106 of my favorite stress reliever #ds106 #tdc2136 pic.twitter.com/nztDRs4...
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Collage Courtney

by @courthardy2018

| # weeklyassignments, Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments1890
November 14, 2017

For my final remix assignment of week 12, I decided to make me in collage form. The twist is, I had to make it emo-esque, using monotone colors. This assignment was pretty easy for me, despite converting everything to be monotone, because, during Orientation training, […]
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Cool Letters

by @courthardy2018

| Assignments, designassignments, DesignAssignments2101, ds106, Syndicated, WeeklyAssignmens
November 14, 2017

For my first remix assignment, I decided to complete the one on Cool Letters. The original assignment was to use cool letters.net to create your name in cool letters. However, when remixed, I was to create cool letters that included a cancer message. So, to […]
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Boston Mashup

by @courthardy2018

| # weeklyassignments, #MashupAssignments, Assignments, ds106, MashUpAssignments1037, Syndicated
November 14, 2017

For my last mashup assignment of Week 12, I decided to complete the Favorite Sports Team Mashup. It was easy for me to come up with an idea for this assignment as Morph Shadow follows the Boston/New England Sports team as she is from Winthrop, […]
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Have a Merry Scary Thanksgiving

by @courthardy2018

| # weeklyassignments, #MashupAssignments, Assignments, ds106, MashupTutorials1872, Syndicated
November 14, 2017

For my second mashup assignment of the week, I decided to complete the Holiday Mashup. To complete it, I was to choose three holidays and put them in a photo together. I decided to choose, Halloween, Christmas, and Thanksgiving. My idea was to find Jack […]
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How Far I’ll Let it Go

by @courthardy2018

| # weeklyassignments, #MashupAssignments, Assignments, ds106, MashupAssignments2132, Syndicated
November 13, 2017

To kick off week 12, I decided to start with a little Disney Mash Up, worth 4 stars. For this assignment, I was simply to put together some Disney songs I thought would blend well together. I love all things Disney, so I was looking […]
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Create a Logo Tutorial

by @courthardy2018

| # weeklyassignments, Assignments, designassignments, DesignTutorials1758, ds106, Syndicated
November 13, 2017

Ever wanted to have your own super cool yet simple logo? Well now you can and following this tutorial will make it super easy! To begin, really start to get a feel for what you want your logo to look like and represent. Try looking […]
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Weekly Summary 11

by @courthardy2018

| ds106, Syndicated, Weekly Summaries, WeeklySummary
November 10, 2017

Man has the semester flown, I say as I sit down to write my weekly 11 summary. It feels like just yesterday I was coming up with weekly summary 1, still unsure of how I would manage this class. This week was the second week […]
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Week 11 Daily Creates

by @courthardy2018

| Daily Creates, dailycreates, ds106, Syndicated
November 8, 2017

Here is my daily creates for this week. My favorite one features gingerbread houses as I am beginning to get into the Christmas spirit. And no, it is not too early so don’t tell me it is. The Island of Yum: where all your […]
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Day in the Life of Morph Shadow

by @courthardy2018

| # weeklyassignments, Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments1876
November 8, 2017

T0 wrap up my assignments for the second video week, I completed the A Day in Your Life assignment, worth 4.5 stars. Here, I was to create a video that showed what I did one day. However, because of the nature of our class, I […]
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What is Your Final Crisis?

by @courthardy2018

| # weeklyassignments, Assignments, ds106, finalcrisis, Syndicated
November 7, 2017

This week, we were tasked with coming up with ideas for our final mission, adventure or crisis for part of the final challenge of the semester. I really have no idea what direction I am going to take this so it will develop as I […]
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How to Draw the Morph Mobile

by @courthardy2018

| # weeklyassignments, Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments1885
November 7, 2017

To continue video week, I decided to complete the How To Video assignment, worth 4.5 stars. To complete it, I simply was to create a video showing how to do something or a life hack. Because we have a class theme, I decided to do […]
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Paying Homage this Veteran’s Day

by @courthardy2018

| # weeklyassignments, Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments1719
November 6, 2017

To begin the second week of video week, I decided to complete the Paying Homage assignment, worth 3.5 stars. To complete it, I was to find something I cared about and create a short video featuring photos of it as well as music that would […]
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Weekly Summary 10

by @courthardy2018

| ds106, Syndicated, Weekly Summaries, WeeklySummary
November 1, 2017

This week was just the beginning of video week. To kick it off, I started with three video assignments from the bank worth a total of 12.5 stars. I opted for this choice as I am currently in two other group projects, and did not […]
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Week 10 Daily Creates

by @courthardy2018

| Daily Creates, dailycreate, ds106, Syndicated
November 1, 2017

Here are my week 10 Daily Creates. My favorite create of the week was the doubles as I decided to post quintuplets instead because my life currently revolves around Orientation/ Peer Mentors and my coworkers. Pictured in that daily create are my fellow OC’s and […]
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Art in Nine Seconds

by @courthardy2018

| # weeklyassignments, Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments1925
November 1, 2017

To finish up my assignments for the first round of video week, worth four stars, I decided to create six-second art. I’m not going to lie, my art actually is nine seconds, but you get the gist. To create my six-second art, I decided to record […]
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Life Hacks

by @courthardy2018

| # weeklyassignments, Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments2116
October 31, 2017

This week, I decided to create a video on a life hack that I know and would like to share with the class. While I know a lot, I feel like the majority of them are ones everyone knows. However, this one is one my […]
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Video Essay

by @courthardy2018

| # weeklyassignments, Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, videoessay, visualassignments
October 31, 2017

This week, we were tasked with creating a video essay to analyze a scene from a superhero movie. When I first read this assignment, I absolutely dreaded having to do it. I had no idea what I was going to analyze as I have never really […]
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Where My Shoes Take Me

by @courthardy2018

| # weeklyassignments, Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments2030
October 30, 2017

For my second assignment of the week, I decided to complete the Where Your Shoes Take You assignment worth 4 stars. I was sketchy at first that you were only allowed to take video of your feet, as I personally would like to see the […]
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My College Snapshot

by @courthardy2018

| # weeklyassignments, Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, VideoAssignments VideoAssignments2031
October 29, 2017

To begin video week, I decided to start with a fun assignment bank assignment called College Snapshot. For the assignment, worth 4.5 stars, I was to create a slideshow that captured my college experience. I thought it was perfect timing as I am getting ready […]
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Weekly Summary 9

by @courthardy2018

| ds106, Syndicated, Weekly Summaries, WeeklySummary
October 27, 2017

I found this week to be pretty laid back compared to the last two weeks during our radio show production. To begin the week, I started with completing 6.5 stars of web assignments. First, I created a Finstagram, worth 2 stars, for my character for the […]
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Storytelling via Daily Creates

by @courthardy2018

| Assignments, Daily Creates, dailycreate, ds106, Syndicated, WeeklyA
October 26, 2017

This week I was tasked with connecting my daily creates in a story. I had no idea what approach to take at first. However, after completing my last daily create for the week, I sparked an idea and here it is: Mason the Cadusquidithon and […]
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Super Radio Show Feeback

by @courthardy2018

| # weeklyassignments, Assignments, ds106, radiolisten, Syndicated
October 23, 2017

Tonight, I listened to both my show, Sweet n Sour, and SCAR Network live on ds106 radio. It was relieving to receive great feedback on our show from Professor Bond as well as to listen to it as a final product, live on the radio, bringing […]
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Web Storytelling Via Amazon

by @courthardy2018

| # weeklyassignments, #WebAssignments, Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, WebAssignments713, webstorytelling
October 22, 2017

This week, as a part of web storytelling, we were to modify a website of our choosing to tell a story, based off of the Storytelling Within the Web assignment. At first, I was drawn back by the assignment as it seemed like it was going […]
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Turning Back the Clock to ’99

by @courthardy2018

| # weeklyassignments, #WebAssignments, Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, WebAssignments2137
October 22, 2017

As one of my web assignments for this week, I completed the Go Back in Time assignment. For this, I was to find a website using the Wayback Machine and find an old website to mimic. When searching websites, I had a hard time deciding […]
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