The End Share one final summary post. Use it to tell us whatever you want about the work of the class, your final project, and The End. Overall What a semester it has been! DS 106 has been a wonderful experience and a wonderful course to take in my last semester as a student at … Continue reading Last Weekly Post

Following Liz To finalize all of the evidence that I have looked at thus far, I wanted to wrap up with this radio broadcast found by Liz. The broadcast announces an emergency across the local area of an “infection.” After reading the discoveries from Shannon and Lauren regarding the bloody, ground beef they have been … Continue reading Following Evidence: Part 3

Following Lauren Lauren’s discovery of food remnants in the University Center (UC) dining hall is definitely something to cringe away from… the images that she has provided to back up her research portray raw beef and bloody napkins left on tables. First of all, gross. Second of all, this sounds oddly familiar. Two Infections?! In a … Continue reading Following Evidence: Part 2

Let’s give @NetKidHorse a name. Name this horse! This horse has no name. This horse is not a horse. Give this horse a name. It needs a name! To give this horse a proper name, I really looked at him. You know how people all the time say, “She really looks like a Brittany” or “He looks … Continue reading Daily Creates (Week Fourteen)

Tweet your mood today in a GIF! What is your mood today? Find a GIF that relates to your mood for the day and tweet it! I completed this assignment by going directly to Twitter and searching through “stressed” GIF options within the text box provided to compose a tweet. Very simple, very fun! Mood@ds106dc … Continue reading Daily Creates (Week Thirteen)

Following Shannon Shannon’s discovery of beef on her front porch is definitely disturbing. On top of that, it’s so unusual. My mother has always said if something doesn’t feel right or if something doesn’t sound right, it probably isn’t right. So essentially, trust your gut! Evidence…? In regards to beef on the porch, this isn’t right. People … Continue reading Following Evidence: Part 1

Week Twelve Week twelve was a blast for me. I loved being able to go through and pick out which assignments I wanted to do! Additionally, I loved that the demands for DS106 were not as great as they have been in past weeks. At this point in the semester/school year coursework is becoming extremely demanding, so … Continue reading Week Twelve

My Evidence Write a blog post in which you share your found evidence. Tell us the story behind your finding of it. Share the post on Twitter using #theend106 #evidence. I have recently been in contact with my old radio show group, and we all had something to say about the current state of our … Continue reading Share Your Evidence

Create Finsta Instagram (4 Stars) Create an alternate Instagram page that depicts you as another character unlike yourself! Post an intro post that describes the character you have described to be. I completed this assignment on Instagram. First, I had to create a new Gmail account because the email accounts I currently have are being used for my … Continue reading @offreds_tale

Minimalist Travel Posters Based In Movies (3 Stars) Create a minimalistic travel poster for a location in film, TV series, etc. I completed this assignment at Canva.com. I personally have been using this website for years and I am absolutely in love with it; there is so much you can do! Before I even opened … Continue reading Minimalist Travel Poster: “The Handmaid’s Tale”

Summarize A Movie With Animated GIFs (5 Stars) Use no more than 10 animated GIFs to tell the story of the movie of your choice. I completed this assignment doing typing in “handmaid’s tale gif” into the search box of Google Images for animations. For the most part, I aimlessly went through the masses of … Continue reading “The Handmaid’s Tale” in GIFs

Watch a Movie/Make a Movie For this assignment, I chose to watch the film “28 Days Later.” Supercut it – “28 Days Later” Create a supercut montage of overused dialogue, themes, motifs, filmmaking techniques, etc. for a particular character, tv show, film, and/or public figure. A supercut is a “fast-paced montage of short video clips … Continue reading Watch a Movie/Make a Movie

Six Stars of Video This week I chose two video assignments to complete. Here they are… Personal Stories (3 stars) Create a short video that, 1) shows us who you are, 2) shows us your past experiences This can be texts, pictures and possibly other videos that will be put together using all of your current social media … Continue reading Six Stars of Video

10 Apocalyptic Questions Complete the 10 Apocalyptic Questions assignment. Download the original clip in the assignment, record your answers to at least 5 of the questions, and then edit it all together. Things are crazy out there, man. Decoder rings, missing hats, dinosuars? Who knows where this will all end. Brave researcher Vanessa Locke has some questions … Continue reading 10 Apocalyptic Questions

Week Eleven WEEK ELEVEN WAS SO BUSY FOR ME! There were so many assignments due this week for DS106, all fun, but a lot to do and get finished for Monday. I enjoyed continuing with video this week. My YouTube channel is looking like something real now. With continuing the video section of our course, I … Continue reading Week Eleven

Week Ten Phew! Oh my goodness, this has been such a full week! I really underestimated the time-consuming assignments that are video. BUT I loved every minute of it. I really got to sit down and work with (plus learn more about) iMovie. I made so many videos and edited so much, that I feel … Continue reading Week Ten

Take us through your day- (2 stars) Make this vlog style and take us through your day! Let us know what your plans are and what you are doing. Add some fun music and montages. Be creative and have fun with it! I completed this assignment primarily between iMovie and Snapchat. I film all videos … Continue reading Video Work from the Assignment Bank

Ebert Essay Roger Ebert’s essay, “How to Read a Movie,” provided an enlightened view of how to properly dissect a movie. He created a process in which founder of the Conference on World Affairs at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Howard Higman, named “Cinema Interruptus.” It can be defined as pausing a film, during … Continue reading Reading Movies Blog Post

Return of Rihanna This week, you should pick one 3, 4, or 5 star assignment you’ve already completed and significantly revise it, improve upon it, or remix it with something else. This is an opportunity to spend more time on something you might have rushed through before or to bring a new twist to an … Continue reading Revision Reflection

Week Nine Week nine has been a blast! I got to go back into the swing of things; reflections, assignments, and Daily Creates. Aside from our typical schedule, I really enjoyed completing the Radio Show assignment. My group and I had a blast creating it and I personally loved hearing it on the DS106 Radio … Continue reading Week Nine

Girl’s Guide to/for/through the APOCALYPSE Write a blog post in which you offer a final reflection on the production of your show, particularly what it was like to listen along to it with the rest of the class. Also, share your impressions of the other show you tuned into. “Girl’s Guide to the Apocalypse” is … Continue reading Radio Show Reflection

Week 8 The school year is winding down! This week I focused on completing my semester-long read “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood and two daily create assignments. daily create – What’s on your bread? look at this lovely home made bread For this assignment, I simply thought of what I put on my bread! Particularly over the summer, when I have more … Continue reading Springing Out of Week Eight

Week seven Week seven of the apocalypse was pretty cool. My class group staring working on our radio show, and I was able to enjoy making assignments. Typically in a week, I would have multiple assignments, but this week that wasn’t the case. Thus, I was able to really take time in what I was … Continue reading Week 7-11

Radio Show This week I met up with my group in the Hurley Convergence Center to work on our radio show concept. I am working with the following class members: Taylor Malone — http://digitalstorytelling.taylorleighh.com/ Elizabeth Finto — https://digitalstorytelling.eafinto.com/ Morgan Burke — http://ds106theend.mburke4umw.com/ Emily Sanborn — http://ds106.emilysanborn2.com/ Make sure to check out their blogs! We collaborated on different ideas and … Continue reading From Behind the Computer To Behind the Microphone

Week six Week six… dude. As always, I’m overwhelmed. I will say, this week’s assignments seemed to come to me more effortlessly this time around. I love-love-loved playing around with photos and most importantly design. In addition to my prior knowledge of these forms of media, I learned a lot! Aside from individual projects, I’m … Continue reading Sixth Week Into The End

Design reflection You’ve looked at two videos from different designers (who engage in very different kinds of design) as well as some basic resources to learn the elements of design. How do these three resources influence your own approach to tackling design work this week?  Which resonated with you the most any why? Did any … Continue reading Design Reflection

What You’re Missing Nearby (3 1/2 stars) Have you ever wanted to travel, but do not have the time and money? Or maybe you are a world traveler and think you have seen it all. Spend some time and find at least four places to visit that are near you. It is amazing all the … Continue reading Chose Your Own Assignment(s)

DesignBlitz Carry your camera with you this week and take photos of objects, ads, signs, etc. that illustrate at least five of the eight concepts listed below (from the Adobe article): Alignment Hierarchy Contrast Repitition Proximity Balance Color Space I have dedicated an entire blog post to this assignment. To see more, visit “DesignBlitz Challenge.” … Continue reading Design Assignment(s)

Designblitz Carry your camera with you this week and take photos of objects, ads, signs, etc. that illustrate at least five of the eight concepts listed below (from the Adobe article): Alignment Hierarchy Contrast Repitition Proximity Balance Color Sp...

Week Five This was a very challenging week for me. I had several other demands outside of this class including papers, portfolios, and performances that kept me from doing my work like I would like to. Through all of that chaos, I missed my Daily Create assignments! They are always such a great stress reliever. … Continue reading Week (I’m Out Of Apocalyptic Puns) Five