This Wednesday I had the chance to tune in to the ds106 radio. It was very interesting seeing, well technically speaking… hearing the concepts of audio storytelling we learned about being put into play. The radio broadcast was about a movie made in the 1900’s called The Birds by Alfred …
I had a lot of fun making my radio bumper and I am SO SO SO proud of how it turned out !!!
The first thing I did was look for good background music. I wanted something upbeat. At first, I was going to go with Jazz but I couldn’t …
Audio storytelling is very popular not only in terms of radio but also in podcasts. Moon Graffiti is a prime example of audio storytelling. From the second I pressed play until the second the episode ended, I was hooked, I was invested, and I was engaged. Without being able to …
I completed 3 daily creates this week!
For the first daily create the objective was to post an image of us that is a reflection or a shadow. I choose this picture of me with a backward mirror selfie. I choose this picture because …
Write a diary entry from your favorite Disney Villain’s perspective. What did the Evil Queen think of the soup today? How’d she react when a nearby kingdom had their brat prince over for a visit? You decide. …
Choose an emotion (happy, sad, excited, hyper, sleepy, suprised, inspired, ect..) and then choose three songs that elect that emotion. Name emotion, the song, and why it makes you feel that way. This can be done in three seperate tweets to allow for character count. Have fun with …
Everyone has someone who they admire or who inspires them. For this assignment, write about that person and why you admire them.…
What worries me most about the future ?
What am I doing about the things that matter most in my life?
What do I want most in life?
When did I last push the boundaries of my comfort zone?
What goals do I need to have to …
Outline a long-form story that you might use for a final project idea. What is a story you would like to tell? Think of something that matters to you, something you care about or want to know about, but also consider how it needs to be relevant to an audience. …
Pick a story, in any medium, that is important to you in some way, and revisit it with an analytical eye. What makes it a good example of storytelling?
Bring it all together: How do the ideas in the readings and video apply to your chosen story? How would you …
The letter H! pic.twitter.com/UaUOBEbZNH
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A national park sign reflecting the past 2+ yrs. I was a senior in high school when COVID started and I’m currently on my past semester of my sophomore year of …
You ever find yourself relaxing a little too much and realize you’re gonna regret it because of the amount of work you have to do? That was me this Monday. We had a student holiday because it was Martin Luther King Jr Day and I spent the entire day relaxing. …
My junior year of high school, my IB literature teacher did a poetry unit on Langston Hughes in honor of Black History Month. I spent those couple of months reading up on Hughes poems and I was so intrigued by the way his words painted a picture, spoke to me, …
I was scrolling for a while, looking for the perfect assignment for me to do. When I saw the Vogue challenge let me just say I was intrigued. As someone who loves a good photoshoot, I was down for the challenge. The assignment’s instructions were to take a picture and …
For my assignments this week, I have already completed a writing assignment so I decided to pick an assignment from the visual assignments. As someone who sends gifs in the middle of texting to express my reaction, I was intrigued by the “Say it Like the Peanut Butter” assignment which …
Normally, while I study or do homework, I play instrumental music in the background to help me focus. While I was shuffling between playlists today, I stumbled on an ocean sounds white noise video on YouTube. (Ok? And? … just keep reading. this will make more sense when you read …
Today’s daily create asked if we were at the end of a microfilm reel, and we wanted to rewind. What it is that we would be rewinding.
I envisioned being at the end of a Pringles can and wanting to go back…
END OF PRINGLES CAN. PLEASE REWIND pic.twitter.com/iq3HGzZWMR
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11AM??? 11? AM? Had to stop in the middle of my happy dance when I saw "until 11am." pic.twitter.com/hxb7mVeBVQ
— Taytu Star (@StarTaytu) January 20, 2022
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Magic Realism Bot Tweeted, “A depressed queen receives an unusual gift from her mother: An eel covered in pearls.”
A depressed queen receives an unusual gift from her mother: An eel covered in pearls.
— Magic Realism Bot (@MagicRealismBot) January 10, 2022
The first thing I envisioned when I saw …
For today’s Daily Create, my answer was simple. There was a huge book. It needed a title. The only possible title that came to mind was Words Unspoken. I believe the thoughts we keep to ourselves and the words that remain unspoken are so vast that all …
The daily create for today was why a block of chains was important. The first thing that came to mind was friendship bracelets and necklaces that my best friend and I used to make as kids.
My best friend and I have known each other since the …
This week was a crazy rollercoaster ride. I am so SO SO glad, the Canvas page was posted before the start of the semester. When I first saw the Canvas page I was actually still on my trip in Ethiopia so I used the things around me to start my …
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Saying hello to my fellow #ds106 peers from the capital of …
