One of this week’s tasks was to complete ten stars worth of video assignments, four of which had to involve my western character. As such, for this assignment I acted as my character, Talie. You can read more about Talie here. This assignment required me to create a commercial for something I created myself. As … Continue reading Talie’s DIY Commercial

I found this assignment actually quite fun to complete. For this assignment I had to act as a meteorologist and inform my listeners on the upcoming weather conditions. For this week we had to complete ten stars worth of video assignments and at least four of those stars had to revolve around my created western … Continue reading The Weather in Tombstone, Arizona

For this video assignment, “What do you do?” I was to record myself doing something I do every day. As such, I decided to record a video of myself skating. I chose to video myself skating because I really like to skate (well most of the time…) and I spend a lot of my time … Continue reading What do you do? Video Assignment

This week we were to complete one of the provided video assignments so, I chose to complete the video assignment titled “My Favorite Thing To Do”. For this assignment I was to video myself doing my favorite hobby and describe what I am doing in the video and why this hobby is my favorite thing … Continue reading My Favorite Thing to do

I reviewed many articles about film analysis and the details on how films are created. As such, for this assignment we were to choose a scene in a film and analyze it and reflect on how certain aspects of the scene related to the new information we learned through our readings. The movie I chose … Continue reading Meanings Behind the Camera Shots

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Today’s daily create challenge was to try to figure out how the below saying began. So, my take on the daily create for the day is: Possibly a reason why the aphorism: “Never throw tapioca down a mine shaft” came about? @ds106dc #tdc1531 #ds106 Never throw tapioca down a mine shaft b/c it just might … Continue reading March 18, 2016 Daily Create

This week was a little different than previous weeks. We completed assignments that were similar to other weeks such as daily create challenges and assignments from the assignment bank. However, this week we also tuned into ds106 radio to listen to our class radio shows we all created. It was very interesting to see how … Continue reading Week 9 Summary

Last week everyone in our course completed a radio show story with their group. We had been focusing on this assignment for several weeks and now this week we have had the opportunity to listen to our classmates’ radio shows! For this task I have to reflect on one my classmates’ shows. So far, I … Continue reading Radio Show Reflection

Today’s daily create was to find a hidden face! I found this one…check it out below! @ds106dc #tdc1528 #ds106 #Dailycreate I was drinking a cup of coffee and noticed this! Can you see the face?! pic.twitter.com/T9GO04rZnV — Natalie Motley (@NatalieCPSC106) March 15, 2016

For today’s daily create I created a poster to remind everyone that they should reduce, reuse, and recycle daily! @ds106dc #tdc1527 #ds106 You are responsible! We are in this together! Protect the environment! pic.twitter.com/BolyDy6Nx1 — Natalie Motley (@NatalieCPSC106) March 14, 2016

For this visual assignment I had to create a new interpretation of a classic album cover. I chose to alter the Piano Guys Hits Volume 1 album cover. I really like the music that the Piano Guys have created because most of their songs are very good instrumental versions of today’s popular songs, but they … Continue reading Danny Keys’ NEW album cover!

For this assignment I had to create my very own ds106 wall paper design! I chose to complete this assignment because I felt I would be able to incorporate some of the western characters created by our class members as well as capturing the western theme of the course. As such, I used canva.com to … Continue reading DS106 Western Character Wall Paper Design

This week I chose to complete this visual assignment. This assignment required me to create a visual/poster to advertise a type of camp that I enjoyed when I was younger. As such, when I was younger I loved horses and I was able to attend many horse riding camps. But, one of the requirements for … Continue reading Talie and Agnus’s Horseback Riding Camp!

Today’s daily create was to pick two items that I would take into space with me! I chose my laptop because it would allow me to take notes and pictures. The other item I chose were my skates because who knows how many rotations I would be able to do in the air! haha @ds106dc … Continue reading March 12, 2016 Daily Create

Week eight is complete! This week’s work was a bit lighter than previous weeks. Although, I still feel accomplished because my group and I worked on creating our first radio show story! Creating our show was a two week process that incorporated many group discussions and decisions, along with using audio editing software to create … Continue reading Week 8 Summary

This week our group continued to work on our radio show! We had to work through many decisions and discussions. Last week we began our plans for our radio show and you can see how we went about that in more detail here in my blog post about our week 1 progress. This week we … Continue reading Western Radio Show progress!

Today’s daily create challenge: What do you think the lion is thinking? @ds106dc #tdc1512 #ds106 Do you agree with the lion? pic.twitter.com/TB6Dl7lDZJ — Natalie Motley (@NatalieCPSC106) February 28, 2016

See today’s daily create challenge below: @ds106dc #tdc1511 #ds106 Today we had to design a western themed math problem! Can you figure it out? pic.twitter.com/uqhRglYFNp — Natalie Motley (@NatalieCPSC106) February 27, 2016

Week 7 is complete! This week we formed groups so we could develop our own our own radio show. In order to do this we are having to implement many things we have learned throughout this course such as using audio editing software, design techniques to create useful promotional ads for our show, use sound … Continue reading Week 7 Summary

This week we learned that we would be forming groups to create our own show/story for our class radio station, ds106 radio. The first task in this process was to find other members of the class to form a group. So, I decided to send out an email to several class members. I chose to … Continue reading Our Radio Show in the making!

This week we were required to complete 10 stars worth of audio assignments. In order to fulfill part of this requirement I completed this assignment. For this assignment I was to create a short audio clip acting like I was going through a drive through at McDonalds and I had to use a certain accent. … Continue reading What is your order?

I was sifting through the audio assignment bank and found this assignment. I thought it would be fun to put together five songs from one of my favorite artists. I decided to choose Edvin Marton. His music is not what I generally listen to but, I am a figure skater and his music is very … Continue reading Greatest Hits!

I completed this assignment to be featured on our class radio show, ds106 radio. It is based on my western character I created this semester. Her name is Talie and she is a cowgirl in a little western town who runs the family ranch. You can read more about her here. She takes care of … Continue reading Radio Show commercial!

Today’s daily create challenge! @ds106dc #tdc1506 #ds106 One very short story and a little advice! haha pic.twitter.com/gGeZwy8UST — Natalie Motley (@NatalieCPSC106) February 22, 2016

This week we began creating a radio show for our class radio, ds106radio. In order to promote our show and radio station I created a poster that hopefully entices people to tune in and give our story a listen. I used this site to create my poster. Our story is a murder mystery that takes … Continue reading Radio show Promo!

I completed this audio assignment based on my western themed character. Earlier this semester we created a character that would fit into the western theme. As such, the character I created is a western cowgirl named Talie. You can read more about here here. But, for this assignment she walks you through her daily routine. … Continue reading A day in the life of Talie the cowgirl

My daily create challenge for today was to make this poster. But, I feel the meaning it portrays applies to everyday. @ds106dc #tdc1505 #ds106 Today's #dailycreate make a Loesje poster. One of the worst things to fear is fear itself. pic.twitter.com/9SiW6ByFqp — Natalie Motley (@NatalieCPSC106) February 21, 2016

Here is my daily create for today! Beware of the outlaws! @ds106dc #tdc1504 #dailycreate My comic dialogue! Stay away from Jesse James! pic.twitter.com/67HUwfZsf8 — Natalie Motley (@NatalieCPSC106) February 20, 2016

I really enjoyed completing this week’s work. By reading the provided resources on design I learned a great deal and as such, I was able to focus on certain topics and implement them into my work. For some of these readings I wrote blog posts reflecting on things I learned and what I found interesting. … Continue reading Week 6 Summary 2/12-19/2016