The Daily Create Assignment for Thursday, January 15 required us to make a FOBOT. My first thought was, “What the heck does FOBOT stand for?” And my second was, “How on Earth am I going to do this?!” As most typical college students do on a Thirsty Thursday, I embarked on this mission as valiantly...
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Hi everyone! My name is Amy. I am a sophomore here at UMW and just like you am registered in Digital Storytelling for the Spring Semester (with Professor Groom)! I have always enamored by the power of good storytelling  and have  been interested in someday telling my own basically since I picked up my first pencil...
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After taking a semester of Instructional Technologies, I hoped I would be more proficient in the world of teaching myself new skills. While there were some frustrating moments, I was able to work through most of the steps and set up domains, social media, and blogs with a good amount of ease. That is not to … Continue reading Uhhhhh Maybe I Should Have Stuck With Books?

This was the hardest syllabus week….ever. Besides the fact that I spend four days a week…

Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer born in 1908. He is considered to be the father of photojournalism through his use of candid photography, street photography, and life reportage style. Some of his photographs really capture the style of noir, probably partially because of the nature of his work, it needed to be realistic, and … Continue reading Noir Photography: Henri Cartier-Bresson

I was really worried about this course becasue I had not take any online course before so I could not even guess how this course is going to work. So when I got e-mail about how ds106, my concern grew larger. So I e-mail Professor Groom about questions that I have and made my mind to […]

ready to start my #ds106 class! — Aubrey Howland (@ahowlan2) January 15, 2015 Hi, my name is Aubrey Howland and I am a senior at UMW. I am a biology major and a student athlete. Below is a picture of me shooting a reverse layup in one of my games from this season. This is … Continue reading Intros- Aubrey Howland

Hello! My name is Mia and I’m a Senior Math Major, as well as in the Elementary Education Program here at Mary Washington. I am from East Hampton, NY which is on the end of Long Island. I love working with children, traveling, and just hanging out with my friends and family. I am really […]

Film noir has actually always been one of my favorite types of film, for a variety of reasons. (I’ll explain in another post.) I’ve never made a youtube video before, and this is my first attempt at creating a film noir type of media. (besides photos.)

In order to answer this question, I decided to introduce different parts of myself through the various different forms of social media, so that when you combine all of them, you get a good overall view of who I am. First off, I am a huge outdoors person. Given the choice between having class inside […]