Well it’s been a great semester fellow DS106ers. A lot of work, but it has been fun. Check out what I did on my last week of DS106. The first thing I did was work on my daily create submissions. One of mine got picked (Thanks Jim!) and I’m hoping the other one does soon. […]

First off, you need to make sure you have Audacity downloaded on your computer. If you don’t, you can do so here! After it loads, you can open it up and it will look something like this!   Pretty boring, right? Let’s change that. If you hit the record button, you can record everything around […]

For Frank’s last assignment, I decided to create a GIF to show what happens when Ziggy grows up. For this assignment, I first chose to use Chris Bauer’s character from True Blood. I found this video on YouTube (which was a bit disturbing actually) and mixed it with the scene where Frank fires Ziggy from […]

I decided to make my collage about Frank’s weekend on the soccer field! His team did so well, they won the whole tournament! First, I found a bunch of photos of soccer players online. I took the team photo and photo shopped Frank’s face on the coach on the right.   Next, I used an online […]

I just completed this assignment so I thought it’d be suiting for me to make a tutorial! It’s not that difficult to figure out, but I enjoyed making it. First, bring up the website www.befunky.com/create/collage/ Next, click on ‘Add Photos’ to add the photos you want to use. You can select more than one by […]

There has always been something about TDC that I enjoy. It only takes 15 minutes to do an assignment, but they require so much creativity. The first assignment I submitted was was a #TBDS or throw back digital storytelling. I got the idea from the endless #tbt I see on social media. I decided to […]

Well i have to give Frank credit for this assignment because he let me borrow his computer. To do this assignment, I used the Sticky Notes app on my computer. I then pulled up a picture of Ziggy to use as the background on Frank’s computer. Next, I used paint to trim the extra stuff. […]

Well I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving because I sure did! But after a nice, relaxing break, it’s time to get back to work! Daily Creates     This TDC has been left intentionally Blank –it’s also spelled wrong and I apologize!     R-R-R-REMIX Link to Remix Presentation Take a Walk in the Shoes of […]

                  It’s not quite the Princess Diaries, but there’s still the same reaction! Frank Sobotka just found out Ziggy’s soccer coach quit right before the big tournament! What is he going to do??   The object of this assignment is to create a GIF that shows feelings! Frank relates […]

            In the perfect day, I would wake up early.   I would wake up my son, Ziggy. I’d get him ready for school and take him to the bus stop. That’s his best friend Sarah.   Then I’d go to work. I love my job, but lately there have […]

For this remix assignment, I had to create a PowerPoint presentation that sucked. So of course I had to make a PowerPoint about DS106. The irony of a crappy PowerPoint in a digital storytelling class is hilarious. I could not figure out how to embed the PowerPoint on this, but here is the link! To […]

This Mashed Up Children’s Book assignment made me chuckle. I am studying to be a teacher so I loved this idea. It took me awhile to choose the book I wanted to do. At first, I was going to do something like Charlotte’s Wire (Charlotte’s Web) or No, McNulty! (No, David!) I then decided to go […]

Every Sunday at noon, my friends and I go to Chipotle for burritos! To complete this assignment, I googled pictures of the Chipotle sign and a burrito and used Photoshop to put the two together. It was actually a pretty simple assignment!

One of my favorite TV shows is Modern Family. It is a fantastic sitcom that can always give me a good laugh. Throughout the series, I have noticed the changes in Luke’s appearance, voice, and overall personality. When the show began, Luke was a young boy. He is still young, but he has hit puberty […]

Well these weeks flew by, but it was nice to have more time to complete all the assignments! Daily Creates Caption This! Tape Sculpture Flag for the Country of Me! Pick a Pet and Change It   Video Assignments Vine It! 3 stars Picture Story 3 stars Favorite Trip 2 stars Swede a Scene 4.5 […]

For this assignment, I worked with Travis. We decided to do the scene where Brother Mouzone finds Omar. It was a lot of fun filming this despite technical difficulties when all three of our phones died. We used Movie Maker to clip and edit the pieces of the film and then added sounds using freesound.org. […]

I chose scenes from season 4 episode 2 for my video essay. On Wednesday, Jim, Paul, Travis, and I discussed this episode and I really enjoyed the discussions we had. I decided to tie them into my video essay. The first scene is of Carcetti and his daughter playing Battleship. It then shows Prez in […]

Frank Sobotka has officially entered the world of the Internet! He is not very good at navigating and often has Ziggy giving him advice on how to use it. Ziggy what the hell is this thing? — Frank S (@sobotka_frank1) November 16, 2014 When I chose the Avatar, I found the goofiest picture of Frank. […]

The my favorite trip assignment was a lot of fun to make! It made me very nostalgic for the summertime. I searched through pictures from the past four summers and put them together. Luckily, I found some videos to throw in too! Next, I chose songs to go along with it. I put the whole […]

This assignment was really fun! I was browsing the video assignment bank when I saw it. I immediately started asking my friends around me for words. I didn’t tell them what it was for so I could make it better. It actually came out as a small story, which I was impressed! The hardest part […]

This assignment was pretty easy. The hardest part was deciding what to take video of. All I did was download the app on my iPhone, set up an account, and record! I then uploaded it straight to twitter and embedded the tweet into this blog post! https:/...

Here’s this week’s work! Making these videos was fun, but it was also a lot of work. Timing the audio with the visual was difficult. For some videos I had to use both Movie Maker and Audacity. A lot of work, but I think they turned out pretty well! Chipmunk Style 2.5 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 5 […]

Look The camera starts with showing a pair of shoes and slowly makes its way up until you can see it is Bubbles. He is sitting in the park. Camera view changes to see kids playing with bubbles (irony?) and a man biking. He straightens out his shirt. Bubbles watches the people walk around. He […]

When I watched this the first time, I had no idea what was going on. My interpretation is that it starts out with the kids playing a game, maybe eeny meeny mine moe? As school is letting out, the mom is preparing dinner. The litte girl is walking home playing with a ball as a […]

This assignment was relatively easy. The hardest part was making sure the pictures were in order on Movie Maker. I took a sequence of pictures and then uploaded them to Paint. Using Paint, I was able to add some commentary to the video to give it sort of a story line. I then uploaded the photos […]

This was one of my favorite assignments to create. I (along with fellow ds106er Kisha) am on the board for the UMW consent campaign. There’s information about it in the video and you all should come take the pledge to always have consent! I built this assignment around the “Let’s Talk About Consent” video–watch the […]

For this assignment I chose to speed up the theme song of The Wire. I tried other scenes, but I liked this the best. I downloaded the video off of UMW Media Hub and opened it in Movie Maker. I then used the split tool to cut the video and simply sped it up by 2. […]

Inspiration Two I really liked this poster by Meredith. There is so much to be said for the lack of information in this poster. It is simple yet informs you about the theme in season two of The Wire. Another thing I like about her poster is the color. ...

Inspiration One Kisha’s Daily Create was really inspiring because it incorporated so much into a simple daily create. She took everyone’s Avatars (including Stringer, McNulty, Avon, and other Wire characters) and created a “class portrait” in the words of Jim Groom. A very simple thought that goes a long way. Really cool!

This week was short but to the point. I liked it! I enjoyed getting good feedback on the radio show we created. It was good to hear what everyone thought, especially Jim and Paul!! We don’t get much feedback from them on a weekly basis so this was nice. Here are my thoughts on the WireBuyers […]