daily creates week 2!

daily creates week 2!

by @lizlynnkondzel

| Daily Creates, dailycreate, dailycreates, ds106, Syndicated
January 24, 2020

1/20/2020- our feathered farm friends Today’s daily create was to make something relating to chickens, so I took this snapchat video of my dog, made it a gif, and added a Very Scary Chicken to look like it was chasing her. Voila! Do you like your chicken literal or metaphorical? I wish I could have […]
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Weekly Assignment – Google vs. Me

by @Laxmom07

| Assignments, ds106, Syndicated, visualassignments, VisualAssignments5694
January 23, 2020

Looking thru the Assignment Bank on Google Draw Something for the third assignment, I thought this one would be fun since I’m not that much of a drawer and to beat google. It was fun, I didn’t know what was
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Are We There Yet?

by @jollykyles

| designassignments, DesignAssignments1668, ds106, Syndicated
January 23, 2020

For this assignment, I decided to take a picture of my girlfriend and me from Oktoberfest in downtown Fredericksburg and put us on a resistance base in Star Wars. We love and have watched the entire series multiple times, so it just felt right.
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Creative Masterpieces Week 2:

by @kvawterds106

| # weeklyassignments, dailycreate, Digital Storytelling Weekly blog posts, ds106, Syndicated
January 20, 2020

For all of my daily creations for this week I used Photoshop. For all of these creations the original pictures are not my own pictures,...
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Thoughts on thoughts

by paul bond

| ds106, ds106things, Syndicated
January 20, 2020

I enjoyed reading through everyone’s thoughts on the 80s theme. Some people are enthusiastic about it, others don’t know what to make of it but seem up to trying. Most of us only know it vicariously, through parents, re-runs and … Continue reading →
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80s recommendations

by paul bond

| ds106, ds106things, Syndicated
January 19, 2020

Below are the class’ recommendations for examples of good storytelling related to the 80s theme. They’re predominantly video, which is not surprising since that’s probably the dominant form of storytelling for the times, then and now. I’ve included the titles, … Continue reading →
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Elmer to the rescue

by paul bond

| dailycreate, ds106, ds106things, Syndicated
January 19, 2020

It’s not necessary to do write-ups for Daily Creates, but I do them sometimes just because. Yesterday’s Daily Create asked us to add a rescue vehicle to a piece of art. I liked the inspiration for the challenge, but I … Continue reading →
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Update:?Week 1?

by @sincerelysterls

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
January 17, 2020

Week 1 was, as one can expect by the time I have posted this, harder than expected. It certainly pushed…
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Memory of the Future

by @sincerelysterls

| ds106, ds106thingsthoughts, Syndicated
January 17, 2020

Title inspired by a more modern song by 80s legends Pet Shop Boys. The 80s is a true cultural phenomenon…
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Week One: What did I get myself into?

by @lgperez19

| digital storytelling, ds106, Syndicated, Weekly Summary, WeeklySummary
January 17, 2020

Oh gosh! Where to begin? via GIPHY Y’all, to say this was a challenge would be an understatement! I hope it goes a lot smoother as we progress through the semester. I think the most difficult thing for me is just knowing where to begin or how to be creative. My three siblings all got … Continue reading "Week One: What did I get myself into?"
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#weeklysummary

by @Laxmom07

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
January 17, 2020

This week was a tough one for me since I had never activated or signed up for social media accounts. It was somewhat difficult for me to maneuver the many sites and cites to different sites. I learned that the
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My First Blog Post (1-16-20)

by @ConnorM35842492

| ds106, Syndicated
January 16, 2020

Hi everybody, my name is Connor McClain! I am a senior studying International business and i’ll be graduating in May, very exciting stuff. I was not alive during the 80s but I do know it was an era... Read More
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What a Feeling…

by @missgoofyxx

| Blog, ds106, ds106introductions, ds106thingsthoughts, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
January 16, 2020

There once was a point in time when I could pick up an electronic device and figure it out within minutes. I could sit at a computer and edit the HTML to make my MySpace page look cool and my friends would pay me (candy currency) to hook them up with cool backgrounds and background […]
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Hello world, nice to meet yah!

by @radicalaurenn

| ds106, ds106introductions, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
January 15, 2020

What’s Crackalackin’? My name is Lauren Talbert and I’m a senior Political Science major. My life goal is to be the second coming of Ruth Bader Ginsberg. My best friend is my dog, Rubeus, so I’ll probably be posting pictures of her from time to time, because if dogs were super models she’d be #1. … Continue reading "Hello world, nice to meet yah!"
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hey hey hey

by @lizlynnkondzel

| ds106, Syndicated
January 14, 2020

hi everyone! i’m elizabeth and am kind of confused but i feel as though I need a blog post up, so this is a temporary one until I have all of the fun multi-modal intros done. enjoy!
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The sound of ds

by paul bond

| ds106, ds106things, Syndicated
January 14, 2020

Digital storytelling is a short form of digital media production that allows everyday people to share aspects of their story. Wikipedia Digital storytelling at its most basic core is the practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories.” University of … Continue reading →
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That was different

by @lgperez19

| ds106, Syndicated
January 12, 2020

I’ve taken online courses for way too many years, but I can tell this one wont be like any of them. I’m …
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Slow Start

by @missgoofyxx

| Blog, ds106, Syndicated
January 11, 2020

Wow, this is a bit of a learning curve for me. I’m fiddling with things and learning as I go, but boy oh boy…I feel so out of my element. It makes me think back to when I was in high school messing with MySpace HTML, trying to make my page look dope. I just […]
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test post

by paul bond

| ds106, Syndicated
January 2, 2020

testing…
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Final Summary

by @megds106

| ds106, Final Project, finalsummary, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
December 6, 2019

For my final project, I present Golden Obsidian, a heavily Dungeons & Dragons inspired fantasy story. D&D was first truly popularized during the 80s, so that’s where my main influence is from. I don’t have much experience writing fantasy stories, but I do have experience reading them. I have also played D&D before when I …
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The Final Product

by @IezziHannah

| ds106, finalproject, Syndicated
December 6, 2019

Welcome to my new subdomain for my final project! Before reading more about this project I suggest you read my first draft where I outline how this project connects. I hope you are able to look around my domain and see all the media I have created specifically for this project. This project best connects […]
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Golden Obsidian Part 3

by @megds106

| ds106, Final Project, goldenobsidian, part3, Syndicated
December 6, 2019

Act 3 Pyrite The sky seemed bluer the closer Cecilia and Ephraim traveled to Lake Ferina. They could see the grandeur of the ancient tree from miles away. There was a paved path towards the mystic lake where friendly fairies and benevolent magical creatures milled about. Cecilia couldn’t keep her mouth shut. Every new wonder …
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Golden Obsidian Part 2

by @megds106

| ds106, Final Project, goldenobsidian, part2, Syndicated
December 6, 2019

Act 2 Lapis Lazuli Cecilia adjusted her quiver and touched her circlet. The two headed west towards the dipping sun, but Ephraim and Cecilia weren’t afraid of moving in the dark. Ephraim had his light magic and Cecilia was a deadly shot even in the night. Cecilia breathed in the scent of dying leaves, an …
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Golden Obsidian Part 1

by @megds106

| ds106, Final Project, goldenobsidian, part1, Syndicated
December 6, 2019

Act 1 Amethyst “Ephraim?” Cecilia called throughout her quiet home. “I’m busy,” was the usual reply, but it didn’t come. “Are you there?” She asked again, peering into his library. She figured he might be trapped in some new book he bought. The only sound she could hear was the muffled bustling market streets—caravans carrying …
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Final Project

by @madelinewelsh2

| ds106, finalproject, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
December 6, 2019

I can proudly say that I am done with this semester! While I did struggle with a lot of assignments, and this project, I would say I learned a lot. Maybe not in the typical sense, but I definitely have better problem-solving skills. Enough of that, though. Let’s get on to the final project! For ... Read moreFinal Project
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Blast From the Past

by @MentalWalkabout

| ds106, Syndicated
December 6, 2019

Check out my video below “Blast From the Past” where we dig into perceptions of the 80’s as a generation and of 80’s pop culture. If you want to know more about it or my process for making it before watching, just follow the r...
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One Summary to Rule Them All – the End is Near

by @MentalWalkabout

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
December 6, 2019

With this being the last weekly summary for the DS106 course, I decided to add some dramatic flair to the title. The only thing that I will cover in this week’s summary is my final project. For my final project, I decided to create a show called “Blast from the Past” in which I look…
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The Mystery Behind Missing Monica

by @MonicaG71488057

| Blogs, ds106, Syndicated
December 6, 2019

Here is my FINAL Project! 🙂 It’s finally here, at long last! Sorry to keep you waiting! 😀 Without further ado, this is the case of missing Monica Geller (not the character from FRIENDS), who mysteriously disappeared shortly after adopting a small, black Chihuahua. Her last post was via Twitter, on November 26th, 2019 and …
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Final Thoughts/Final Weekly Summary

by @abbcass100

| ds106, Syndicated, WeeklySummary
December 5, 2019

I really enjoyed working on this final project! The Tubular Tunes group got back together for the last time and we had a great time working together and reflecting on how this semester has gone and everything we learned. We decided to change directions slightly with our final project: we did our design aspect on…
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Final Project

by @abbcass100

| ds106, Syndicated
December 5, 2019

Design: For the design aspect of the project we each made a collage of 80’s fashion. I chose to focus on aspects of 80’s fashion that has started to make a comeback in fashion today. Audio: We included the sounds of the Challenger Shuttle exploding, the creation of the arcade, and the fall of the…
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