I created a map for my final project. It showcases eight places where my character stayed throughout his life along with one connecting line. Each stop and the connecting line has a haiku associated with it. These haikus elaborate a little more about actions my character took at that point. At least four stop possess […]

What a busy semester it’s been. In between regular classes I’ve been working on ds106. And I learned quite a lot. One thing I learned is: don’t underestimate all level one hundred classes. Most level one hundred classes I’ve taken have been screw around classes, meaning I didn’t try and got an A. I found […]

I created this train ticket as a design to accompany the map describing my characters travels. This is one element contributing to my character’s story.

For week thirteen I modified an existing webpage: Sister Wives Strive to Survive And I created at least 10 stars worth of web assignments as seen below: Web Weaving How the Andes Began http://boyseekingdegree.org/blog/assignments/frequently-asked-questions/ (The link above won’t appear for some reason? Anyone else have this problem? I’ve tried uploading it a couple different ways […]

I completed three daily creates this week. The first create is a graffiti tag for ds106. @ds106dc #tdc1556 My response for Today's #ds106 Daily Create was created using https://t.co/iWIQUmb0jG pic.twitter.com/P450OkLXux — Michael Anzelmo (@mezzmello) April 12, 2016 This tag can be found on stonehenge oddly enough, a place to where I may never travel. So […]

The three and a half star assignment Personal Search Engine wasn’t too hard to complete. I used X-Ray Goggles to alter a preexisting search engine. https://thimbleprojects.org/manzelmo/54873/ The google search page was edited to resemble my product seen above. I played with the page until it was pretty bare, and I added a couple icons. In reality the icons […]

I’m applying the four and a half star assignment How It All Began to this webpage. It directs us to detail the conglomeration of a group. I’ve chosen to describe how the Andean Volcanic Belt, which is composed of the Northern Volcanic Zone, Central Volcanic Zone, and Southern Volcanic Zone, came together. During the Cambrian Period the […]

I completed the four star assignment Harness Relationships: Make a Map with Kumu.  The assignment asks us to organize information into a web map. I chose to organize the lifecycle of rocks into a web map. In this assignment I organized existing information about the relationship between rocks and their environment to create a map. I […]

I completed the assignment Storytelling Within the Web. I altered a story on the web using X-Ray googles. The article was about the Sister Wives’ attempt to challenge Utah’s polygamy ban. Here is my link to the original story: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/04/11/appeals-court-rejects-sister-wives-polygamy-lawsuit/82904702/ Here is what I’ve created: https://thimbleprojects.org/manzelmo/53386/   The most challenging part about this assignment was brainstorming what type of […]

This week we were asked to create a tutorial for one of our assignments. I chose to create one for the assignment ‘This Doesn’t Belong Here’: ET Doesn’t Belong Here Afterwards, I created 12 stars worth of mashup assignments. These included favorite movies, movie scenes, and gas station products. ET’s Wonderful Life PowaAde Rocky Raging […]

This week I created art exhibiting the number four. It’s the only number in the English language whose characters reflect its value. @ds106dc #tdc1552 #ds106Four is the only number whose characters equal its value in the English language: pic.twitter.com/2ukEnc7Ni1 — Michael Anzelmo (@mezzmello) April 8, 2016

I completed the assignment That’s Not What I Expected remixed pretty in pink. The original assignment directs us to take a close up picture of something. The remixed version asks us to make the something pink. Both assignments want the reader to guess what object the close up is. For this assignment I took a picture, using […]

The assignment This Doesn’t Belong Here directs us to mash up two iconic movie scenes. It’s fairly simple. The first step of the processes is to think of two different movie scenes that are recognizable by most movie goers. I chose Luke on Tattoine in Star Wars and ET in front of the moon. After the […]

I remixed the assignment We’re the Real Life Brady Bunch with the Fox News remix. For the original assignment we were directed to create brady bunch type collages of our friends and family. The Fox News remix asked us to exaggerate the assignment. Using an assignment I’ve completed before: Gain Gang I edited the picture so it […]

The four and a half star assignment Movie Mashup was completed using the two movies Raging Bull and Rocky. The assignment directs us to create a movie poster utilizing the elements of two movies. I used both of the movies’ main characters. Rocky and Raging Bull are both boxing movies that have been compared to each other. […]

The three star assignment Consumer Mashup directed us to mashup up two different corporate logos. I frequent WaWa where I buy Powerade. To I decided to mashup their logos. I obtained both company logos and misplaced the ‘wer’ in PowerAde with one of the ‘wa’s in WaWa. It was the only placement that made sense. I placed […]

The four and a half star assignment This Doesn’t Belong Here wasn’t too hard. It was pretty amusing. I mashed up the scene in It’s a Wonderful Life where Jimmy Stewart was giving away the moon and the scene in ET where Elliot is flying in front of the moon. The result is seen below. This was […]

Week eleven is finished. This week I chose to complete my individual assignments. I completed 17.5 stars worth of assignments; 14 of which were related to my character. The 14 related to my character were: a morse code challenge, Morse Challenge an american sign language challenge, Signing Names and a mini documentary. Character Documentary The […]

I completed two assignments this week: One assignment asked us for a surreal picture. @ds106dc #ds106 #tdc1544 Surreal Visions of Monument Valley pic.twitter.com/iBJfkg6BqZ — Michael Anzelmo (@mezzmello) March 31, 2016 Another assignment asked u...

I completed the four and a half star Mini Documentary. I applied this assignment to my character, creating a mini synopsis of the first third of his life. I utilized Audacity and iMovie to create this movie. With Audacity I recorded my dialogue and applied a song in the background. I imported the mp3 created with […]

I completed the three and a half star assignment Name That Book. I used the app vine to create a short video. In the video are hand drawn symbols representing a certain book. I was trying to think of how to represent a book using inanimate objects laying around me, but I couldn’t quite find the […]

I completed the four and a half star assignment Signing Words. Using my iPhone I filmed my hand using american sign language to spell out some words. I chose to spell out the name of my character. Admittedly, the only language I’ve expressed using a single hand has been impolite. A single gesture not hard to […]

I completed the five star assignment Morse Code Challenge. I used a website (http://morsecode.scphillips.com/translator.html) to create a phrase which relates to my character. Using the morse code translation of this phrase, I proceeded to take pictures of my interpretation of the dots and dashes which were in the forms of goldfish and pretzel sticks. (They were […]

This week I completed three assignments, totaling 11 stars along with the mandatory assignment. But before this I reflected on a movie scene picked from Django Unchained. While working through the assignments this week, I tried to keep in mind the angles of my shots and my position within the shot. I knew there was […]

I finished two daily creates this week. For the first one I made up the lamest excuse I could think of. @ds106dc #tdc1534 #ds106 my dog ate my daily create — Michael Anzelmo (@mezzmello) March 21, 2016 My next daily create was a technical lecture condensed into less than 24 seconds. @ds106dc #tdc1538 #ds106 Barley, […]

I completed the two and a half star assignment Exercise and Socialize. I walk my dog daily in the neighborhood, so choosing this assignment made sense. Using my iPhone and a friend, I recorded myself walking through my neighborhood: To complete this video I chose the Mr. Roger’s neighborhood theme song. I found it appropriate and […]

I videoed myself doing my favorite thing at the moment for the three and a half star assignment My Favorite Thing To Do. I chose this assignment so I could share my current favorite hobby. I can only do it so often nowadays. Honestly, I miss the days where I could practice it everyday. Here it […]

We were directed to review a video this week for the Video Essay assignment. I chose to review the opening scene from Django Unchained. I chose to watch this movie as opposed to another movie simply due to its accessibility on Netflix. It begins in the middle of nowhere featuring opening credits in red. These opening credits standout in contrast […]

I completed the four star assignment Moving Object. The goal is to make a moving object using vine. I chose to make a stop motion video using my boots: Using the app Vine on my iPhone, I created the video seen above. The app vine gives us the option of recording a video of variable length […]

I completed the four and a half star assignment origami. While it directed us to create origami for halloween, I chose to create origami for my character instead. I haven’t created origami art for a while and figured it’d be some fun. I used this site to teach myself how to make an origami cowboy hat, which wasn’t […]