Goodbye, DS106

Goodbye, DS106

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, Daily Creates, ds106, final assignment, Final Project, Final Story, goodbye, Reflections, Syndicated, the end of the end, the end of the end of the end, Weekly Updates
April 29, 2018

It’s about that time, fellow survivors! We have reached the End of the End. Can you believe it’s been 16 weeks? I can’t! These last two weeks, I have completed seven Daily Creates and finally finished my final story, which I worked on with my friend, Taylor! It took us quite a while, but it […]
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An Adventure to Remember

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, design, ds106, My Stories, new york, photography, seattle, story, Syndicated, The E.N.D., vermont, writing, Writing Assignments
April 29, 2018

**Submission for Elizabeth Finto and Taylor Malone – The three elements we used were writing, design, and photography. **Disclaimer: Dr. Kenneth L. Davis is a real person at Mount Sinai Hospital – we used his name, but not his occupation. The picture is not actually him, and I’m sure he is a wonderful doctor and […]
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But Do We Have A Story For You!

by @eafinto

| annalise huddleston, apocalypse, apocalyptic, design, ds106, fiction, Final Project, My Stories, photography, story, Syndicated, theendoftheend, Weekly Updates, writing
April 23, 2018

The End of the End is upon us! Crazy right? For my final project, I have decided to work with my friend, Taylor Malone (one of the girls from my radio show), on a final story! I can’t wait to start the process of writing our story! We already have our plan and ideas for how […]
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Putting the “Fan” in Fan Fiction

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, california novel, ds106, edan lepucki, fan fiction, stapler, Syndicated, week 12, Weekly Updates
April 16, 2018

T-minus 3 weeks until the END of the semester! I’m losing my mind. Don’t know if that’s because of the apocalypse or if it’s my work load. Fan Fiction. We’ve all read it. Some of us have created it. Don’t lie to yourself. 😉 This week was filled with it! (Kind of) I was to complete 12 […]
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NEW EVIDENCE: A Path of Keys

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, campus, ds106, evidence, grass, invasion, keys, Syndicated, Writing Assignments
April 15, 2018

I walked out of my dorm this morning, and I walked over something hard, but it didn’t break from my weight so I knew it wasn’t a stick. I looked down, and saw a path of keys left in an almost perfect straight line. I was afraid to pick them up, so I left them. […]
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A Book Cover Like You’ve Never Seen

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, book cover, California, designassignments, DesignAssignments2187, ds106, edan lepucki, gif, novel, Syndicated
April 15, 2018

Have you ever walked through the bookstore and seen a book with a GIF playing on the cover? I bet not! If you have, please tell me what book! We’ve all seen the books that if you tilt them back and forth the image changes, but it’s not a GIF! A few weeks ago, I […]
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The Land of the… Survivors?

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, California, ds106, edan lepucki, fiction, imaginary, landscape, novel, places, Syndicated, the land, visualassignments, VisualAssignments836, Writing Assignments
April 15, 2018

I created an accurate as fictionally possible depiction of “The Land” in California by Edan Lepucki. Of course, as the title explains, these characters are in California, however, they travel to a community/part of land that is called “The Land.” When you think of the word land, one may think about a plot of land where you can […]
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Let’s See Some ID

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, California, designassignments, designassignments1406, ds106, edan lepucki, frida ellis, ID card, medical history, Syndicated, Writing Assignments
April 14, 2018

Frida Ellis’s medical ID can be found above. If anyone sees her, please call: (804)-555-8156 Frida is pregnant and needs medical attention. Thank you. BEHIND THE SCENES: I knew I wanted to create an ID card for Frida, from the novel California by Edan Lepucki. I also wanted to find a picture that would best illustrate […]
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Frida’s Apocalypse Bucket List

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, bucket list, California, ds106, edan lepucki, Syndicated, Writing Assignments, writingassignments, writingassignments1738
April 14, 2018

Figure every last thing out about Micah and the Group Figure out why the Millers committed suicide Live long enough to watch baby grow up Find our old house/neighborhood after this is over Eat pizza at least one more time Frida’s bucket list was found today inside her journal, and I felt like the bucket […]
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The Backstory on August

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, august, background character, backstory, California, characters, ds106, edan lepucki, Syndicated, Writing Assignments, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1642
April 14, 2018

August, A.K.A. Frida and Cal’s ‘trading partner,’ has even more to his story than we could have ever imagined. He has always been someone who listens to other peoples’ problems before he explains his own story. August grew up in a family in which everyone did everything for themselves. He basically taught himself everything he […]
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Video Week 2.0

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, Assignment Bank, Daily Creates, ds106, movies, Syndicated, Videos, week 11, weekly update, Weekly Updates
April 9, 2018

We have reached the end of our video unit. Ladies and gentlemen please keep your arms and legs inside the vehicle until we have finished this blog post. Thank you. First things first, I completed two Daily Creates this week! On Thursday, as a class, we wrote a story all together in which we could […]
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An Apocalyptic Notecard Story

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, ds106, End of the World, notecard story, story, Syndicated, umw, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments501, Writing Assignments
April 8, 2018

We’ve all seen those stories in which the person doesn’t talk, but just lifts up notecards where the story/words are written. Many of them are very sad, however, some are funny! I decided to make mine funny! It’s all about my encounte...
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One of My Favorite People

by @eafinto

| ds106, favorite person, Love, mom, mother daughter, pictures, Syndicated, Video, VideoAssignments, videoassignments1469, Writing Assignments
April 8, 2018

When I saw that there was a 3-star assignment in which I could highlight one of my favorite people in my life, I knew I wanted to do this assignment. It took me about 2.5 seconds to decide that I would make a video about my mom. So… who doesn’t love their mom? I for […]
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A Q&A with Dr. Vanessa Locke

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, dr. vanessa locke, ds106, question, questions and answers, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments2220, Writing Assignments
April 8, 2018

I took some time to answer five of Dr. Vanessa “Nessie” Locke’s questions about the apocalypse and how I’m feeling! From weird symptoms that I’ve seen displayed by myself and others to how I feel when I stare up at the nig...
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Movie Time!

by @eafinto

| aliens, apocalypse, apocalyptic, ds106, movies, Reflections, robots, Syndicated, The Day the Earth Stood Still, the quiet earth, Video, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments733, Writing Assignments
April 8, 2018

This week, we continued our unit on video! One of the first assignments was to watch another apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic movie! Last week, I watched The Quiet Earth. This week, I watched a movie that I really, really enjoyed, The Day the Earth Stood Still (the 1951 version). I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this movie! […]
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3…2…1… Action! – Week 10 Recap

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, college, ds106, movies, one republic, snapshot, Syndicated, Video, week 10, Weekly Updates
April 2, 2018

Ugghhhhh… This week, you guys. I’m barely crawling out of week 10 alive. This week was filled with so much to do, not just in this class, but in all of my classes! In college, the grind never ends. It’s 10:00 PM on Monday night, and I am exhausted. But! Enough complaining! Week 10 was […]
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Trust Dr. Huddleston, She’s a Doctor

by @eafinto

| annalise huddleston, apocalypse, apocalyptic, Character, ds106, hacks, health, Syndicated, tips and tricks, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments1032, Videos, Writing Assignments
April 2, 2018

Dr. Annalise Huddleston is back for another video where she wants to make sure to help everyone survive the apocalypse as much as she can. Watch below! What are your thoughts on some of the things she shared?
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A Lyric Video for One Republic

by @eafinto

| ds106, future looks good, lyrics, Music, one republic, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, videoassignments1498, Writing Assignments, youtube
April 1, 2018

For one of my video assignments, I created a lyric video for one of my favorite songs, Future Looks Good, by One Republic. I had a lot of fun creating this video! I downloaded the song from a YouTube video, and then looked up the lyrics on A-Z Lyrics. Once I had the song and the lyrics, as […]
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My College Snapshot

by @eafinto

| #friends, college, ds106, memories, Syndicated, umw, VideoAssignments, videoassignments2031, Writing Assignments
April 1, 2018

A look back on my past three years at UMW! 1 more year of memories to make! This video was created with SmileBox and music from the audio library on YouTube!
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Learning to Read Movies

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, ds106, filmmakers, filmmaking, how to read a movie, movies, Reflections, Syndicated, Video, video essay, Writing Assignments
March 29, 2018

The first task of Week 10 has been to learn how to read movies. We all know how to watch movies, but can we all read them? I’m a Communications and Digital Studies major. For one of the elective requirements, I took Intro to Cinema Studies here at UMW last semester. Here I thought that […]
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A Recap of Week 9 of The End

by @eafinto

| #haiku, apocalypse, apocalyptic, Daily Creates, ds106, girls guide to the apocalypse, question of the week, Radio Show, remix assignment, Syndicated, week 9, Weekly Updates
March 26, 2018

It has been a great week! Week 9 began with with my group’s radio show, Girls’ Guide to/for/through the Apocalypse. It aired on DS106 Radio on Tuesday night. It was so much fun getting to hear our show on the air. We all worked so hard on it, and it was so exciting to know that anyone could […]
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Girls’ Guide to the Apocalypse has Aired

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, ds106, ds106radio, girls guide to the apocalypse, live-tweet, radio, Radio Show, Reflection, Reflections, Syndicated, Writing Assignments
March 25, 2018

On Tuesday, March 20th, my survivalist group’s radio show aired on DS106 Radio. It was so exciting to listen to something that we all worked so hard on on a platform where anyone and everyone could hear it! Rachel did a wonderful job editing everything together. There was one moment that the volume was a […]
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Another Apocalyptic Haiku

by @eafinto

| # weeklyassignments, #haiku, apocalypse, apocalyptic, ds106, Redo, remix, Syndicated, update, Writing Assignments, writingassignments, WritingAssignments104
March 25, 2018

One of my assignments this week was to remix/redo/update a project that I have already completed during this semester. I decided that I would redo the three-star assignment “Haiku it up” from the writing assignment bank. The original was posted on February 3rd, and it is now March 25th! The first time around, this was […]
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It’s Been a Minute, Fellow Survivors

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, Daily Creates, ds106, girls guide to the apocalypse, Radio Show, spring break, Syndicated, the end 106, week 8, weekly update, Weekly Updates
March 18, 2018

Hello! I had a wonderful spring break and I wish I could have about two more weeks of it. Unfortunately, I had to come back to the real world. I went down to Kiawah Island in South Carolina to visit family. Kiawah is a very special place for my family and me. We have celebrated […]
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Listen One, Listen All: We’re Going to be on the Air

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, ds106, ds106 radio, girls guide for the apocalypse, girls guide to the apocalypse, LIFE HACKS, on air, Radio Show, recording, Reflections, Syndicated, Weekly Updates
March 15, 2018

My group and I met Wednesday night to record and edit our radio show, “Girls’ Guide to the Apocalypse,” which will be airing on DS106 Radio next week! Keep your ears open for it! We met in the vocal booth in the HCC to record all of our segments, bumpers, and more! After overcoming a […]
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The Beginning of Something Fun!

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, audio, ds106, ds106 radio, girls guide for the apocalypse, group, logo, Radio Show, Syndicated, week7, Weekly Updates, Writing Assignments
February 28, 2018

This week, I have started working with my survivalist group! We met up tonight and started the process of creating our radio show! Are you ready for the reveal? Yes? Our radio show’s name is “Girls’ Guide for the Apocalypse” and I love the name so much! When we were brainstorming ideas for the name, […]
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Week 6: A Recap

by @eafinto

| alternate cover, apocalpyse, apocalyptic, Assignments, California, Daily Creates, designblitz, ds106, Reflection, Syndicated, Week 6, weekly question, weekly update, Weekly Updates, word cloud
February 25, 2018

We’ve made it through Week 6! I didn’t know if I’d make it! This week has had its absolute ups and its awful downs. For one thing, I had to say goodbye to my sweet yellow lab, Molly, on Thursday after 14 years together! I hate it, but I’m getting through it! Besides everything that’s […]
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ATTENTION: LOST HAT!

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, designassignments, DesignAssignments2195, ds106, help, important, Lost, lost hat, Syndicated, Writing Assignments
February 25, 2018

PLEASE CONTACT IF FOUND! LOST HAT! VERY IMPORTANT! MUST FIND!
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A Word Cloud!

by @eafinto

| description, design, designassignments, DesignAssignments2087, doctor, ds106, Syndicated, woman, word cloud, words, Writing Assignments
February 25, 2018

Word Clouds are always fun! I remember as a kid, we would have this day in school where it was just a day for writing. The whole day was devoted to going around to different groups and “seminars” where they would show us a fun new way to write a poem, short story, word clouds, […]
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Cool Letters A.K.A Calligraphy

by @eafinto

| annalise huddleston, calligraphy, Character, designassignments, DesignAssignments2101, doctor, ds106, logo, name, Syndicated, writing, Writing Assignments
February 25, 2018

As another assignment for this week, I decided to use CoolLetters.net in order to make a “logo” for my character, Annalise Huddleston! Take a look: I wanted this “logo” to look professional and inviting, at the same time. I really like how to colors contrast one another. Another fun fact about this is the fact that […]
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