Week 1 Weekly Summary

Week 1 Weekly Summary

by @gingerchic21

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September 2, 2016

First week in ds106 done! I am proud that I got it all done, and it was fun figuring out how to set all the social media up. I had a problem with Gravatar though; my profile picture shows up everywhere except when you click on one of my posts from the class feed. Using […]
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The Internet

by @gingerchic21

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September 2, 2016

I chose to read the article “How To Break Open the Web” by Dan Gillmor and Kevin Marks. The article was about how the internet has been too censored and controlled by governments and companies. The web is supposed to be for everyone to do whatever they want, so people are trying to make a plan […]
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Thoughts on “10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered”

by @gingerchic21

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September 1, 2016

Today I read Austin Kleon’s post “10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered: Lessons from my book ‘Show Your Work!’“. His ten ways were: The point that interested me the most was “open up your cabinet of curiosities”. From what I had read of the article up to that point, I thought that […]
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Hello Everyone!

by @gingerchic21

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August 30, 2016

Hello! My name is Maureen Thoensen, and I am a sophomore computer science major with a passion for all things tech! Below are my other introductions on various platforms. Hello #ds106! My name is Maureen and I am a comp sci major looking to fulfill my art process requirement with something techy. — Maureen (@gingerchic21) […]
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Week 1 Weekly Summary

by @gingerchic21

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January 15, 2016

When I first saw the list of tasks to do this week, I was definitely overwhelmed. I had trouble actually sitting down and completing everything, but I was able to once I put my mind to it. I liked making my blog and connecting it and making my social media accounts. That was pretty easy, […]
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Thoughts on Westerns

by @gingerchic21

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January 15, 2016

I think a Western is a look back at the history of the American Midwest in a time where it was just being settled and every day was a new adventure. It was a simpler time, one that people often look back on and think “that’s really what it means to be American”. It’s building […]
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Hello ds106!

by @gingerchic21

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January 15, 2016

Here are my various media introductions! Hello #ds106! I am a sophomore psych major and I look forward to the rest of this course! — Maureen (@gingerchic21) January 16, 2016 Here’s a few pictures I took of UMW
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Example Blog Post

by @gingerchic21

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December 19, 2014

This is a blog post. Blog posts can be journal entries, reflections, a piece feature piece, a short argumentative piece, an analysis, a small photo gallery, and much more. Blog posts by default can be categorized and tagged, meaning they can have taxonomy assigned to them. Using categories and tags will keep your blog posts … Continue reading Example Blog Post
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