Contrast: Here is an example of contrast, which I found on flickr from Theophilos Papadopoulos. It has a near and far perspective, with the fishing nets up from and then the boats in the water in the background. The colors also contrast, because up front is a very noticeable orange while everything in the background is … Continue reading Analyzing Photos

I love taking pictures, but I don’t think I would classify myself as a “photographer.” I take a lot of pictures for Instagram…whether it be pictures of myself with friends, my dog, or an experience I am having. I love taking and having pictures because it reminds me of that day, event, moment, etc. I … Continue reading Me + Photography

I am going to be honest and say that I definitely procrastinated this week! Going out of town for Labor Day delayed me starting and I definitely do not want to wait until Tuesday to start all this work again. Overall, this week went pretty well. I didn’t run into any problems, other than trying … Continue reading Weekly Summary

For my first assignment, I chose to be courageous and try to take selfies with my roommate’s cat. Here is the link to the assignment, a 3 star visual assignment: http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/selfie-with-your-pet/ It started out great, with a classic mirror pic. However, when I tried to get an actual selfie, things turned ugly quick. Let it be … Continue reading Look at me meow

For my final assignment, I chose a 3 star web assignment and I’m going to tell a story using Google maps. Here is the link: http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/google-map-trip/ My story begins on June 16, 2016. I was traveling to Kenya with Young Life with 2 friends, Shannon and Josh, from Roanoke, Virginia. Our flight was leaving Atlanta, … Continue reading 30,000 miles in 3 weeks

My second assignment I chose was a 3 star writing assignment. Here is the link: http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/your-hopes-dreams-and-fears/   Dear 31-year-old Kristin, Here is what you hoped for, dreamed for, and feared at age 21: Hopes: First off, I hope that you are happy. I hope that you are still following Jesus with your whole life. I hope … Continue reading "Assignment Bank: My hopes, dreams, and fears"

For my first assignment from the assignment bank, I chose a 4-star Web assignment called “create your own room.” Here is the link: http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/create-your-own-room/ I had SO much fun with this assignment. First off, it uses Pinterest, which I use all the time anyways. Secondly, I love designing rooms so this was great for me. I … Continue reading "Assignment Bank: Create your own room"

The story A Logic Named Joe is about a machine that became more powerful and smarter than expected, and a man trying to stop it. The short story by Leinster was weirdly accurate to the internet today in a few ways. “Joe” had access to virtually any information in the world (like Google) and “Joe” also … Continue reading "A Logic Named Joe: The 1946 sci-fi short that nailed modern tech"

I thought this post was very long, but interesting. I like blogs because they serve different purposes…the author describes several ways to use blogs such as a diary or an interactive story in which readers can participate in the story by commenting on the posts. The author included several interactive storytelling blogs such as World Without … Continue reading "Web 2.0 Storytelling Reflection"

This week went better than expected! To be honest I am a little bit of a grandma when it comes to technology and this class made me pretty nervous, but the instructions and tutorials are great. However, I’m pretty upset that we are using Domains of One’s Own because it is my least favorite thing … Continue reading "Weekly Summary"

The true promise of Interactive Computing: Leveraging our Collective IQ This article was all about using the internet to collectively add to our knowledge as a society. The author wrote about obstacles that are keeping people to learning more using the internet, and what needs to be in place so the internet and the information … Continue reading "The Internet"

I really liked this post by Austin Kleon. It’s funny because I read the post as soon as I finished posting my social media introductions, which I thought were super awkward and embarrassing and I was hoping that none of my friends never found this blog. Which is what leads me to think that #8: … Continue reading "Show Your Work!"

To help you all get to know me a little better, here are 4 interesting facts about me via social media: #ds106 a third fact about myself: I plan on becoming a special ed teacher when I graduate! — Kristin (@kristinoconnn) August 30, 2016 From flickr: fact #4 is I have a beagle named Jeter … Continue reading "Introduction"

Welcome to my ds106 blog! My name is Kristin O’Connell and I am a senior history major at the University of Mary Washington.