I was camping over fall break, so I missed the chance to do the daily creates for Saturday-Tuesday, so I ended up having to do the ones for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. After Wednesday’s daily create, I decided to make a story about a really bad poet who thinks they’re...

I define “best” in this context as being something that is creative and not what I would normally think or dream of doing. Someone who can take a project that seems complex but explain it in a way that is beautiful and seems easy. Someone that can make me want to try new editing processes (whatever that ...

Suns, Only Abstract I thought this post shows a lot of talent and is one of the best. I like how Evan take the assignment of Shinny like Silk and puts his own twist on it. Also making it show who Evan is as a person too with his interest in astronomy, sci-fi etc. came […]

Browsing through possible assignments, I saw this one, and was immediately reminded of Google Translate Sings.  It’s a fun channel that takes songs, runs them through Google Translate, and then translates them back into English to see what changes ensue (most of which are pretty humorous).  I decided to run our national anthem through Google […]

I’ve opted to review the Memes Show.  The topic is particularly relevant to our focus on the Internet.  The spread of memes is an excellent demonstration of the phenomenon of “going viral” and their popularity is incredible.  Naturally I was intrigued as to how a radio show would cover this topic.  I appreciated the structure […]

Moving on.. I enjoyed listening to the radio broadcasts for the radio shows. I believe everyone showed creativeness and be pleased with their efforts of performing. I like picking out the best talent of Ds106 there is a lot of hidden talent.  You just have to search for it. Everyone did great on the daily … Continue reading “Week 8 Wrap-up”

So this assignment, is basically offering to tell some more stories, fictional or real… The goal of this post is to create a blog on your website that goes into detail how a group came together. You have the option to talk about motives behind joining forces, real or fictional. This can be serious or … Continue reading “How it ALL began”

I’ve really been enjoying fiddling with web pages, so I decided to take X-Ray Goggles to YouTube for this next assignment.  As a Lord of the Rings enthusiast, I decided to alter the video where Eowyn famously declares “I am no man” before stabbing the Witch King.  I changed the description to “Classic tale of […]

The goal was to use Pinterest and create a board with your ideal Dream House. I had no problem completing this assignment. I created a pin for my ideal bathroom, garden, kitchen, backyard and living room. I pinned a few different pictures of light tan curtains cabinets that I liked as well as a kitchen … Continue reading “Pinterest it or blend it”

In an assignment relevant to another part of this week, I have been tasked with creating a small story in Amazon commentary. Link to Assignment:…

I wanted to experiment some more with X-Ray Goggles so I decided to take on the Personal Search Engine assignment.  I decided to make mine somewhat ridiculous, so… some backstory.  For years I have used the phrase, “Mayonnaise, peanuts, and cucumbers,” as an exclamation of frustration.  “Mayonnaise” for short, when the situation is only minimally […]

      There once was a young rapper named, Benny. He always had this dancing issue when every time he wore a new watch from his dad’s watch collection, he would do the “Benny Dance” (as people would described it). This dance was contagious because once a person saw this type of dance, the whole world … Continue reading “My Daily Create Story”

This assignment gave the task of entering a word into Google Translate that could not be properly translated to English. Link to Assignment: http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/google-translate-fail/ Stars:…

Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nigeria/@-31.0875579,30.1848502,3a,41.6y,219.3h,88.05t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1s-X1BHtBd5GmQ%2FVrta0iBvM9I%2FAAAAAAAAAuc%2FjNybKkRKXEEAXHrtPnw5NQxDoRe4n5yNgCLIB!2e4!3e11!6s%2F%2Flh6.g...

Where do I start, there are so many talents hidden and there’s plenty of Daily Creates that grab my eye, but only three can come out on top… 1st Place ( Gold ) : Being able to draw a face in a couch was probably the most creative thing I have seen. Brianna definitely deserves number one. … Continue reading “DS106 Best Talents”

This week I chose the web assignment Buzzfeed personality quiz (4.5 stars). This was somewhat challenging for me because I have never created something like this but decided to give it a shot. Trying to decide what you want to make your quiz about is challenging when you actually start thinking about it. I had to create ...

Using the X-Ray goggles was much easier than I anticipated.  I’ve had some experience with html before, but this plug-in took care of the technical work for you.  I ultimately decided to edit UMW’s main site to make it fit within the Harry Potter universe.  I essentially made it appear that UMW is a magical […]

storify: kenya My next assignment was to create a storify using several social media sites. It was marked as 2.5 stars, but I would argue I used 3 stars of work due to the amount of time it took and how many photos and tweets I put in it. I chose to use my Twitter and … Continue reading the story of kenya using storify

I decided to choose the assignment where we had to pick a digital tool and give a brief tutorial on how to use it and what you can do with it (3.5 stars). I have one sight that I use basically for everything when I don’t want to fight with Photoshop on my Macbook. Its ...

Here are my 3 daily creates for the week. @ds106dc #ds106 #tdc1748 pic.twitter.com/MHnjSXrYxc — Emily Atkins (@ekatkins19) October 21, 2016 @ds106dc #tdc1747 #ds106 because college makes me do it. — Emily Atkins (@ekatkins19) October 20, 2016 @ds106dc #ds106 #tdc1746 the pistachio sat in the ink and varnishedwhether a pebble — Emily Atkins (@ekatkins19) October 19, … Continue reading daily creates

This assignment was worth 4 stars. The goal was to use Pinterest and create a board with your ideal room. Here is the link to the original assignment: http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/create-your-own-room/.  I am an avid Pinterest user, so I had no problem completing this assignment. I created a board for my ideal kitchen. I pinned a few … Continue reading just pin it!

For this assignment, you had to create a fake status update for someone. This assignment was worth 3.5 stars. I picked George Washington, his twitter handle was, @biggwash.  I used the website Twister to make this fake account. It was very simple, you just had to type in the information you wanted and the website … Continue reading #georgewashington

As the evening came to an end, I decided to go out and take my horse, Ginger for a ride and clear my head. This is usually where I do most of my thinking and let the stress of the day float away. All I could think about is the writing assignment that I had ...

The last radio show played, The Internet Gene, had a pretty good setup. I enjoyed the wide range of topics...

Week 8… Where do I begin. I had a very fun time listening to the radio broadcasts. I think everyone did a great job and we should really be proud of ourselves. I also really enjoyed going through and picking which posts I like. It’s really fun to see what other people create or do. […]

  So I decided to do something a little different… There are lot’s of posts and I can’t just pick 3. So I went through some of the daily creates and picked out my top 5. I honestly think the daily create’s have some of the better works because I believe it reflects more of […]

Once Upon A Time, a girl decided to write. And the reason she wanted to write was because she thought she was funny when she did (10.20). But, sometimes she wrote poetry that wasn’t as funny as it was beautiful. Her favorite we’re haikus. She would use her haiku skills to talk about things like […]

Which Meme Are You?? https://t.co/VMmaGXnX12 via @buzzfeeders — Katie Melhuish (@katie_melhuish) October 22, 2016 For this assignment, I created a Buzzfeed Personality Quiz that determines what meme you are. As a lover of memes I picked my top three: Condescending Wonka, Bad Luck Bryan, and Harambe. Now, I’m a sucker for these quizzes and memes […]

Overall this week was a lot of fun. It was cool that we got to reflect on everything we’ve done so far since its about half way through the semester. I really enjoyed doing the Best of ds106 showcase assignment. It gave me a chance to go through all of the old assignments and see … Continue reading Weekly Summary 8 →