Instead of doing a design assignment, I thought a writing one would be more fitting for me as a student, as I am a sociology major which involves a lot of writing. I’m also not very good at designing photos…and I’m much better at writing. For this segment, I will continue to tell the story of […]

Ds106 is probably different that most of the other classes you have taken. It’s a class about blogging and besides that it can really be about anything you want it to be. That’s the glory of this class and is what makes it so different from anything else. Different doesn’t mean easy and there are … Continue reading ds106 Advice →

Hey guys, Just to put this out there, in weeks 6 and 7 during the radio broadcast, I found my group, and we soon started up a Google Doc and began spitballing ideas.  The idea we ended up settling on had to do with history retold from a historical perspective.  We decided to call it … Continue reading A Radio Show Post →

This week in ds106 was spent wrapping up everything with my project. I had 3/4 of it done already so I just had to do my last portion and write my post. It was fun doing the project because it encompassed everything that we learned in ds106. I was doing a story of why I … Continue reading Weekly Summary →

In addition to the Big Project (final title to come), we have been tasked this week with giving advice to the future ds106 students. As…

Digital Story telling fulfills a gen ed. here at Mary Washington. That was the main reason why I took this course. This course is a lot of work. However, the work is very much enjoyable. Sometimes you will want to throw your computer at a wall because you can’t figure out how to edit audio … Continue reading What to Expect When You’re… Signed up for DS106

I finally have the final product for my project and I had a lot of fun making it. My first idea was to make a mockumentary, but that fell through so I had to come up with a different idea. I decided to tell a story about my life as a physics major. For the … Continue reading Final Project! →

  For the last portion of my final project I chose to do  a written assignment. I did the Hopes, Dreams and Fears assignment which is to write a letter to yourself ten years in the future. I thought this would be a good way to end my project since it looks towards the future. … Continue reading Your Hopes, Dreams and Fears →

Read my dog Rixs’ Twitter to see what she does during the day! Tweets by pekiuaua

This week’s video’s assignments was a success. I first want to mention my ds 106 tutorial videos that I made for one of my assignment banks.  I had fun editing and making it look good, click the link to view my tutorial video of how to make ramen noodles. I had a blast! : http://embracethegift.com/uncategorized/how-to/ I … Continue reading “Week 10..In effect”

@ds106dc #tdc1790 #ds106 We all need this safety dog to rescue us from finals next week. pic.twitter.com/NjzBnbVwnH — Mark Madison (@kipdoe) December 8, 2016 @ds106dc #tdc1790 #ds106 We all need this rescue dog to help save us from finals next week. pic.twitter.com/w4abg9L0Rj — Mark Madison (@kipdoe) December 8, 2016 @ds106dc #ds106 #tdc1789 Smashup! pic.twitter.com/O2wxODc7ex — … Continue reading “Daily Creates.. Week 10”

For this video assignment I am making a tutorial video of how to make ramen noodles. For people who have not made ramen noodles, its a quick & easy process to demonstrate . This concept is ideal for college students who do not want to spend money on fast food every night after studying so … Continue reading “How To Make….”

This video assignment is collection of photos that represent me. I made a video that represents who I am. For this assignment you could either talk about yourself, show pictures or show things that you like to do. I choose to add one of my favorite songs as the background music while the slideshow presents … Continue reading “I Am Me”

  FINAL UPDATE: Hello everyone!! Below is a Link to my final project. I worked really hard on it! In total i used 47 stars from the assignment banks spanning across the four main components of digital story telling, audio, video, writing, and photography. Below my video you can read along to how I created … Continue reading "Final week… final proj…."

Lip-syncing has become increasingly popular and this is shown in the media. What was once frowned upon has now become a popular and fun way to sing along with your favorite song. Now’s my time to shine! The purpose of this video assignment was to record yourself lip syncing along with your favorite song. However, … Continue reading “Lip Sync Along Compilation..”

I decided to use the Audio Reflection assignment for the audio portion of my final project. I wanted to try to do something that involved a little more creativity, but I felt that this assignment fit best with my project. It is the story of a big part of my life so I wanted it … Continue reading Audio Reflection →

Hey guys! For week 11, Mashups and Remixes, I combined a few themes that I have discussed previously into mashups. The first theme I continued on was a Joker theme, so for this matchup I compiled a few of my favorite Joker scenes that were combined from different movies.  I included Heath Ledger’s Joker, Jack Nicholson’s … Continue reading Week 11 Summary →

Hey guys! I stumbled upon a kangaroo video on youtube of a man punching a kangaroo in the wild to save his dog.  I thought this video was so funny that I decided to take it, and add more kangaroo human interactions!  I used iMovie to cut the videos up and put them together, and … Continue reading Kangargoodnesss →

Hey guys! I completed an assignment called “Movie Crack”, in which I used iMovie to add music to particular scenes from the movie Dark Knight, which as you know I have done a good amount of work with previously.  I loved choosing music for the scenes I decided to use, and incorporating them into the … Continue reading Redubbed Dark Knight →

In this assignment I took a video of what I did in one day. Whether it was going to hang out with friends, or going on a long trip with your family.  I took multiple videos and  comprise a video out of it with a song or soundtrack that represents the day. I was creative and if you ask my … Continue reading “Day In the Life”…

I finally have an idea for my project! I’m going to tell the story of a day in the life of my dog from her perspective through a fake Twitter account. I am going to post updates of the things that would normally happen in her day in real time, including her thoughts on everything. I […]

Hey guys! Week 9 was the first week I began to officially participate on a regular basis in effort to complete the credit offered by this class. I began with a scene analysis assignment, where I decided to use a scene from the Dark Knight, and discuss the music, tempo, camera angles, and other aspects … Continue reading Week 9 Summary →

In this assignment, I made a video of myself doing my favorite hobby for 30 seconds to 1 minute. The video below shows me playing high school basketball for what you are doing in the video and what makes this hobby your favorite thing to do in your spare time. The hobby I enjoy doing is … Continue reading “Love is Something You Can’t Go a Day Without”

Hey all, After reading an article in The Atlantic titled “As We May Think”, I have gained an altered perspective on the internet and its root.  Bush’s account of the internet takes a very transcending perspective, where he views it as a mode of storage to enable the human to complete more tasks without “bogged down… by … Continue reading “As We May Think” Response →

I realized that I have some great memories from the last few years. I choos to compile my favorite photos from your experiences, trips, hobbies and make them into a video. Try to organize them chronologically to tell your story as I work my way through...

@ds106dc #ds106 #tdc1795 Graphics! Video Phone. pic.twitter.com/wbeUYu6hxm — Mark Madison (@kipdoe) December 7, 2016 @ds106dc #tdc1794 Don't burn your laptop this CHRISTMAS! #ds106 pic.twitter.com/c30ONTeilm — Mark Madison (@kipdoe) December 7, 2016

Analyzing a movie was quite difficult for me. It was hard to not use ‘and then” for the structure of the movie. I think I didn’t pretty well though. This assignment was by far the hardest of all so far.  I  trouble finding out how to do a voice over but, I learned the tools of … Continue reading “Applied What is Learned”

For my second category, I will focus on Audio. For this I want to do a few of things: post songs and sounds that remind me of UMW voice interviews with friends about why they love UMW Sound Memories: To find songs that I used to like to listen to over the past several years at […]

Every morning when I wake up (after snoozing several times), I typically look at my phone until I have to muster up the strength to get myself out of bed. The other day, I was looking at my TimeHop app when I came across something that made me smile. For those who do not know […]