Servin’ cones for 6 years
The daily create I did this week was to take a picture that represents your current job. I have been working at Carvel in Oceanside since I was 15 years old, I am now 21. I love this job, it … Continue reading →
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My Motto :)
This was my favorite DS106 assignment It took me a while to narrow down and pick my motto of life, I have so many! But, Marilyn’s quote won me over. ”Keep smiling because life’s a beautiful thing and there’s so … Continue reading → -
Representation of me.
I love this picture. I found this on google and I think it really represents a part of me. I am very imaginative and creative. I love art, writing, and creating. This is an image that I found on … Continue reading → -
Post Secret!
I don’t know about anyone else, but I LOVE Post Secret. I think they are so interesting and I just love them. Last year actually the inventor of Post Secret came to talk to my school. He was awesome. … Continue reading → -
The One That Got Away
Another design assignment was to pick an image and put song lyrics from the Top 100 on it. This image caught my eye, it is really pretty and the pink really pops in it. It looks like someone is … Continue reading → -
The Cover of my Pretend Memoir …
by Samantha Bert February 18, 2012As part of our homework this week for DS106/ENG307, we have to do ten stars worth of design assignments. One assignment that caught my eye was to design a cover of your own autobiography- I changed it to my own … Continue reading → -
And Marilyn Does it Again !
I was so happy when I saw the winner of best beach body of all time: MARILYN MONROE! It is amazing that after all this time, this timeless beauty still remains popular. She won this award over women of our time … Continue reading → -
“My Name is Not Easy” – Book Talk !
Yesterday I finished one of the books I was reading called “My Name is not Easy” by Debby Dahl Edwardson- next on my list is to finish “A Tale of Two Cities” by Sunday (cross your fingers for me). This … Continue reading → -
Age is just a #number
Many people say things like, “you are as old as you act” or “age is just a number”. I just turned 21 and although I am known for being “mature beyond my years” I am also known for loving … Continue reading → -
To all the lovers
“A life without love is no life at all” – Ever After One of my favorite movies and one of my favorite quotes as well. First off, Happy Valentine’s Day! I guess I am part of that group that some … Continue reading → -
Got tats?
I love tattoos, and I cannot wait to get more. Unfortunately, tattoos come with a lot of stigmas and have to be hidden in the work place. I understand that because I guess it can look unprofessional at times, but … Continue reading → -
Two-Timing
by Samantha Bert February 9, 2012Nope, it’s not Doppleganger week or anything like that. One DS106 Assignment was to take a picture of your good friend (or in my case, my boyfriend) and put them next to their look alike. My boyfriend (Kenny) gets … Continue reading → -
The car of my dreams…
by Samantha Bert February 9, 2012I think the expression on my face explains it all. I am not much of a car person, at all, like I do not know the first thing about cars. But, this is the car I have wanted since I … Continue reading → -
My Album Cover
by Samantha Bert February 9, 2012This was a really fun DS106 activity! I am actually just going to copy and paste the directions because it was fun to do and I think people should try! “So here’s something fun for everyone to do, … Continue reading → -
Learn to love your candids!
by Samantha Bert February 9, 2012(You read the pink bubble first, then the blue bubble) I am not the biggest fan of candids myself, but I just found a way to have fun with them. Candids are the best way to really capture a person. … Continue reading → -
Color Pop!
by Samantha Bert February 9, 2012For this DS106 Assignment we had to do a color pop in one of our images. I chose this image which was taken by me in Capri, Italy at the Blue Grotto. The water was beautiful (as you can see) … Continue reading → -
Just do it
For one of my DS106 assignments we had to take an image and give it an inspirational quote, something that you can potentially use in a classroom. Ralph Waldo Emerson, in my opinion, is one of the most influential … Continue reading → -
Happiest Moment…
by Samantha Bert February 8, 2012Well here is My Daily Create!! This Daily Create was to take a picture that represents your happiest moment. Well, I can not take just one picture because I am lucky to have many happy moments. But, I chose my childhood. … Continue reading → -
I am Ed Parkour.
by Samantha Bert February 8, 2012Okay I am not literally Ed Parkour, I am Samantha. But, figuratively I hope to embody Ed Parkour when I am given my own classroom. Who is Ed Parkour you may ask? Ed Parkour is short for Education Parkour. Parkour … Continue reading → -
Consumerica
by Samantha Bert February 6, 2012Today in a class that I was observing we were learning about consumerism and linking it to “The Great Gatsby”. America certainly is a consumerist nation and it really got me thinking about all the things I have that I … Continue reading → -
Tell us about your day …. with your feet!
Most people take their feet for granted- if it weren’t for our feet we would be immobile. Anyways …. this daily create was a funny one- tell us the kind of day you are having but with your feet. Well … Continue reading → -
What is Web 2.0?
Web 2.0 in it’s most basic terms is interactive media. Web 2.0 allows us to interact with the internet because instead of just receiving information we are now able to give information as well. In O’Reilly’s article he was commenting … Continue reading → -
Do you Slam??
by Samantha Bert February 4, 2012One thing that I really wish I could do is participate in Slam Poetry. I think that these people are extremely talented because not only are they poets but they are performers, comedians, actors/actresses, and are writing amazing things. This … Continue reading → -
I’m Back!! :)
by Samantha Bert February 4, 2012It feels like forever since I’ve written a blog post- I did not realize that I would actually miss this. My blog site was hacked into but now I am back and ready to go. Someone commented on my blog … Continue reading → -
Making something painfully beautiful
I am going to start putting up my Daily Creates. What is a Daily Create? These are fun little activities from a class I am taking that get our creative juices flowing. The topic of the Daily Create on 1/24 … Continue reading → -
I Bleed- A Short Story
This is a story I wrote last semester for a writer’s open mic night. So I take credit for this writing and I just wanted to share a story of mine. Enjoy I Bleed Most people do not understand why … Continue reading → -
Deal With it
Lately, I’ve been feeling the stress of a lot of situations. Some are pretty personal so I’d rather not get into it on the open web, but regardless of my stress I am still having struggles. Maybe I put too … Continue reading → -
Stay True to Yourself
I was browsing through some pictures and I came across this quote: “Don’t gain the world and lose your soul.” Wow. That’s powerful. It made me stop and think. I think that is something to keep in the back of … Continue reading → -
In Memory
by Samantha Bert January 26, 2012“Thomas Edison’s last words were ‘It’s very beautiful over there’. I don’t know where there is, but I believe its somewhere, and I hope it’s beautiful” – Looking for Alaska, John Green It is amazing how fast time … Continue reading → -
Technology in Education
One of my most hated assumptions of my generation is that we apparently know everything about computers/technology or that we even like it. If I could count the number of times my mother, nana, father, or any other adult in … Continue reading →
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