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Minimalist movie poster

by @Jessica_herb

| Assignments, Best Work, Syndicated
December 30, 2017

Beetlejuice is maybe my favourite film. Its such a classic, funny film and I absolutely adore it. When I looked at other examples of minimalist posters I instantly began brainstorming ideas for a poster based off of my favourite film. My initial idea was to have the word title of the movie and then the … Continue reading Minimalist movie poster →
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The Dark Contender

by @p16215559

| Syndicated
December 30, 2017

I mean where do I even begin picking 50 of my favourite movie quotes is one thing but to pick just 2 and mash them up is another
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The Crazy Bunch

by @Jessica_herb

| Assignments, Best Work, Syndicated
December 29, 2017

An assignment that really caught my eye and made me excited to work on was ‘We’re the real life Brady Bunch’ after completing the last image assignment ‘Family friendly billboard’ I instantly came up with an idea and ran with it. To recreate this famous picture of The Brady Bunch I used photoshop. I liked … Continue reading The Crazy Bunch →
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Return To The Silent Era

by @MatthewJLetts

| Syndicated, Video
December 29, 2017

For this video assignment, I was excited and thrilled to create my own version of my favourite movie genre, as a silent movie. The aim was to create a modern day trailer and render it in the form of the silent era. I found my edit to go extraordinary well, as I reduced the quality and … Continue reading Return To The Silent Era
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Vintage-ify A Place

by @MatthewJLetts

| design, Syndicated
December 23, 2017

In this assignment I decided to choose a mythical place from one of my favourite movies, “Star Wars”. The objective was to take a place from my favourite spots in the world, home town or a fictional place that deserves its own poster. As the Star Wars movies are about futuristic wars between factions over … Continue reading Vintage-ify A Place
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Create A T-Shirt

by @MatthewJLetts

| Syndicated
December 23, 2017

The objective was to create a unique shirt with either a picture or text or both, which can range from funny to serious. I decided to place mine in the middle of them categories, where the quote “Sometimes I pretend to be normal” sums me up very well and has a sense of comedy to … Continue reading Create A T-Shirt
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Getting Ready for a Trip to the Moon!

by leighwh (Leigh Watson Healy)

| Creative Challenge, Daily Create, dailycreate, ds106, gif, moon, Syndicated, tdc2169
December 22, 2017

Hope you enjoy a little GIF from the delightful short silent film by Georges Méliès, A Trip to the Moon. The post Getting Ready for a Trip to the Moon! appeared first on Chop Wood Carry Water.
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Design Your Superhero

by @MatthewJLetts

| design, Syndicated
December 21, 2017

My superhero was created through the website http://www.heromachine.com/heromachine-3-lab/. My hero was inspired by Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games Trilogy. I combined features from her like the hair, face and cape with features from cyborg, whos a DC character. I made it look like she is a half human, half machine, which is a reason … Continue reading Design Your Superhero
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Averaged Portrait

by @MatthewJLetts

| Syndicated, Visual
December 21, 2017

The objective of this assignment was to take multiple photos of a friend and compile them together in Photoshop to create an unconventional portrait. I took the photo in Leicester City Centre in an alleyway, where it showed off the rough and rundown aspect of Leicestershire that is being hidden from public to create the … Continue reading Averaged Portrait
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Hello world!

by @nardendeed106

| Syndicated
December 21, 2017

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!
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Now You’ve Lost Me

by @jamesrxss

| Assignments, Best Work, design, designassignments, DesignAssignments1753, Syndicated
December 21, 2017

I’m British, and basically it’s a long story but that somehow automatically enrols you in being a MASSIVE fan of the Great British Bake Off. (Pre Channel 4 I have to say, but that’s another story. Us British also seem to love going to a maze, whether it’s in a formal garden of a country […]
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#socmedhe17 – what next?

by amiddlet50

| conference, learning space, Media-enhanced feedback, Possibilities, social media for learning, Syndicated
December 21, 2017

The third annual Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference took place this week at Sheffield Hallam University. I have been involved with it throughout and may claim some responsibility for proposing we run it in the first place … Continue reading →
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Create a silly movie poster

by @MatthewJLetts

| Syndicated, Visual
December 19, 2017

The assignment brief stated to make an existing movie poster funny, which is what I have created using a comedy/action movie as inspiration. To create the funny side the assignment asked for, I have incorporated the Disney/Pixar’s Up house to add colour to the poster, as well as a toy water gun and a comedic … Continue reading Create a silly movie poster
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We’re Just Glad that Russia Guy is Leaving the Ice Cream for the Rest of Us

by @DeOrnellasEmily

| Assignments, Daily Create, Syndicated, Visual
December 19, 2017

Commemorative cold treat or Nordic delight?
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Building Toward Greater Success in Robotics

by Fred Haas

| HPS Digital, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
December 18, 2017

Since joining the high school, Doug Scott has been rebuilding the robotics program with rising success. Currently, two courses are offered. For the students, robotics offers an alternative... Continue reading →
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Anything is Possible if you just believe

by @RiannaL05

| design, Syndicated
December 17, 2017

Blog Image – Cinderella Story So for this assignment I decides to do the most memorable move quote that I know of. It’s from the movie ‘A Cinderella Story’ and I think it fits with the image that I used as it shows the two main characters, portraying cinderella and the prince. It shows that anything... Continue Reading →
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Thank You B.Davis

by @RiannaL05

| Mashup/ Remix, Syndicated
December 17, 2017

This blog post WILL involve spoilers. You have been warned. (yeeeaaah the video is quite long but it makes sense so please watch.) Quote from the show: ‘She was fiercely independant. Brooke Davis. Brilliant, and beautiful, and brave. In 2 years she had grown more than anyone I had ever known. Brooke Davis is going to... Continue Reading →
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Twalking as digital placemaking #twalk #socmedhe17

by amiddlet50

| active learning, BYOD, Digital Placemaking, learning space, MELSIG, social media for learning, Syndicated, twalk, walk, walking
December 16, 2017

This 10 minute screencast introduces the key ideas of the twalk concept – learning walks with integrated tweetchats – and the pedagogic rationale underpinning walking, talking, tweeting and thinking. The video is part of the Twalk Toolkit being developed on … Continue reading →
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Frozen Emotions

by @RiannaL05

| design, Syndicated
December 15, 2017

So I decide to do this assignment because I had a movie in mind straight away. Frozen. Now I’m not saying I hate this movie but I don’t love it. Like it’s good but it got waaaaay too much hype. In my opinion Moana was much better and didn’t get much hype. Now I started... Continue Reading →
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Can anyone #twalk ? #socmedhe17

by amiddlet50

| active learning, blended learning, BYOD, Digital Placemaking, digital-social age, disruptive innovation, learning environments, learning space, MELSIG, mobile learning, place, Possibilities, smart devices, Social Media, social media for learning, space, student engagement, Syndicated, technique, Third Space, twalk, twitter, walking
December 15, 2017

Next week myself, Alex Spiers, Chris Rowell and Jeff Waldock will run our workshop ‘Walk this Way’ at SocMedHE17. We will be joined in spirit at least by Santanu Vasant and Claire Moscrop. Between us, we ran the #twalk on … Continue reading →
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Unit 5: Places of Peace

by @natashabmedia

| Syndicated, Visual
December 14, 2017

Hi there! Hope you’re having a moderately adequate day, if not better? This blog post will consist of the beginning of Unit 5. The assignment I chose to begin with was “Places of Peace“, this involved creating a collage of my favourite spots where I feel relaxed or at peace and where i definitely felt… Continue reading Unit 5: Places of Peace →
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Education Evolutions #47

by Fred Haas - @akh003

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
December 14, 2017

IMG_4227 flickr photo by Jemimus shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license Select Readings and Thoughts on Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age Happy holidays to everyone, especially for those whose holidays have already begun. Given the calendar, it is very likely that there will not be an issue of this newsletter next week. […] Continue reading →
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Looking Back To The Past (WRITING)

by @BrandonHeys1

| Assignments, Syndicated
December 13, 2017

So for this section I have decided to look back at older projects that I have done and then do a little write up on them to explain them and why I created them and also a little bit about each one. I will start off with older videos and end with newer videos so … Continue reading Looking Back To The Past (WRITING)
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Storytelling Through Pictures (DESIGN)

by @BrandonHeys1

| Assignments, Syndicated
December 13, 2017

With this assignment I collected a few of my photos through the years and put them on here for showcase, a lot of them are like mountain climbing ones as I love climbing high on mountains and take in the view as it’s breathtaking climbing up mountains and then seeing the views, and to go … Continue reading Storytelling Through Pictures (DESIGN)
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Managing Your Blog On a Mobile Device

by @llilli5163

| Categories, Featured Image, Mobile, mobile apps, mobile blogging, slugs, Syndicated, Tags, WordPress for Android, WordPress for iOS
December 13, 2017

A few enhancements we've added to the iOS and Android apps for easier blogging.
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Love Yourself Before anyone else.

by @RiannaL05

| Syndicated, Visual
December 12, 2017

For this assignment this was my main idea, I though of my two best frinds that will always be there for me. so I decide to do a pic with ‘bae’s’ to show my love for them and represent. I decided to use the most iconic trio (in my opinion) on tv to show how... Continue Reading →
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Phoenix

by @DeOrnellasEmily

| Assignments, Daily Create, Syndicated, Visual
December 11, 2017

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True Love Through Video

by @RiannaL05

| Syndicated, Video
December 11, 2017

http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/music-video/ So after reading the assignment details I instantly knew what I wanted to do. Recently I’ve been listening to ‘Not My Ex’ by Jessie J and I have to say from the moment I heard it I thought this is amazing! her voice is something else! and I’ve also been rewatching my favourite tv... Continue Reading →
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From outside-in to inside-out (and possibly back-to-front) rethinking #feedback

by amiddlet50

| Assessment, Assessment & Feedback, briefing, BYOD, feedback, Syndicated
December 11, 2017

Back in the 1990s I was a young developer working in the Learning & Teaching Institute at Sheffield Hallam University. One project that I was not directly involved with, but which I was present for, was on developing the use … Continue reading →
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“Things that the mind already knows” – what is an assessment? #assessment #briefing

by amiddlet50

| Assessment & Feedback, briefing, BYOD, setting assessment, Syndicated
December 11, 2017

The American artist Jasper Johns, whose retrospective exhibition at the Royal Academy closed over the weekend, was fascinated with exploring the theme ‘Things that the Mind Already Knows’. He is perhaps best known for his interest in iconographic images, especially … Continue reading →
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#ds106 is #4life

Minimalist movie poster

The Dark Contender

The Crazy Bunch

Return To The Silent Era

Vintage-ify A Place

Create A T-Shirt

Getting Ready for a Trip to the Moon!

Design Your Superhero

Averaged Portrait

Hello world!

Now You’ve Lost Me

Create a silly movie poster

We’re Just Glad that Russia Guy is Leaving the Ice Cream for the Rest of Us

Building Toward Greater Success in Robotics

Anything is Possible if you just believe

Thank You B.Davis

Frozen Emotions

Unit 5: Places of Peace

Looking Back To The Past (WRITING)

Storytelling Through Pictures (DESIGN)

Managing Your Blog On a Mobile Device

Love Yourself Before anyone else.

Phoenix

True Love Through Video

From outside-in to inside-out (and possibly back-to-front) rethinking #feedback

“Things that the mind already knows” – what is an assessment? #assessment #briefing

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