This was a very simple assignment to complete I used this as part of my Final assignment and had a “Character sheet” in mind for this assignment. each of the major characters involved in the story had a WIRED- What’s in Me? page. Here is the radio show story I created, it was actually really fun to do. the Wired Character sheets saved a lot of time as I could write more about what they where as a character and still have my thoughts organized for each character. The audio is a shortened version of a campaign with “fast forward” effects added. I wasn’t able to get into to much detail … Continue reading →

Here is my video of advice to future students and participants of Digital Storytelling, or affectionately known as ds106! Good luck to whoever endeavors in this class in the future! It’s an interesting class but definitely requires a lot of … Continue reading →

Here we begin our journey through Jason Mraz‘s most recent album, Love is a Four Letter Word, and follow him through his recent tour of Europe, ending in London, as he travels back across the pond to play at Madison … Continue reading →

HERE IT IS!!!!! Final Project: Here’s the link to my final project. This project took a lot of time to make and I hope that it shows. I really love with the show “One Tree Hill” and Peyton is one of my favorite characters throughout the series. I always thought she was really misunderstood and had a very mysterious side. When the project idea came out, I figured I could represent her …. the way she is seen in my eyes. I added a little twist to it by saying that she could see “everything”, but if you actually watch the show … you might get a glimpse of how this … Continue reading →

Peyton Sawyer from “One Tree Hill” is a character that in the beginning represents the definition of a “stereotype”. Her character is misinterpreted completely and through her confusion within herself she becomes a mystery to everyone. What people think of her…… isn’t who she is ……. What she sees is simply …….. a MYSTERY. This Pinterest site created by Peyton exemplifies who is is, what people actually think, & the mysterious secret that no one knows about her ….that Peyton Sawyer can see EVERYTHING. Get a little glimpse of Peyton… HERE (Although DesignAssignment563 suggested a screenshot, I made an entire pinterest instead.) …. Peyton has spent all of her life … Continue reading →

   My final project was turning Obama into a Superhero. I personally feel as though to some women and men, he is almost their real life superhero (take the mother who couldn’t afford her child’s health insurance). I hope that … Continue reading →

… is what lies ahead. Perhaps this is crass, but I have to say it: holy crap. When I signed up for ds106 last semester, I think I was expecting a fun, creative class that would help me earn all my required credits towards graduation without pushing me over the limit of English courses I… more

“WHO IS THE STAR-BEARER, AND WHAT WILL HE LOOSE THAT IS BOUND?” In 1976, Patricia A. McKillip published a fantasy novel that became a quiet legend among those who read it and fell in love with the world she created. The Riddle-Master of Hed told the story of a man pulled inexorably away from his… more

Seriously. Someone needs to take the gradient tool away from me. Oh whoops, damage done, TOO LATE. I created this rendering of a ruined Earth-Master city from McKillip’s trilogy to complete my own Imaginary Places assignment. First things first, here’s a list of all the stock images I used to create this image: Main ruins… more

http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/impressionate-it/ Take a painting, drawing, ceramic or sculpture from history and change the style of it. For example, take a painting from modern day artists and turn it into an Impressionist painting like that of Claude Monet. Or you could take a Grecian urn and change the images on it to make it a scene ...

Okay, MOST of the profs won’t bite… I can’t speak for Prof. Levine if he hasn’t had his daily walk. Also, apparently sleep deprivation makes me confuse rabbits, rhinoceroses and dinosaurs. I’m gonna have to create an assignment based on the rhinosuar…   more

FINAL Summary Post I am going to start my final blog post off with, My Week 3 blog post about Digital Storytelling Upon finishing this class I have found more and more that storytelling through the web can be so successful and fun! I have found that I am able to express more to my thoughts through digital storytelling. I knew that storytelling could be fun before I started this class…. and NOW I KNOW IT! It has been an absolute learning experience(: You can find a complete blog post [within my creations category] of the assignments and tutorials I have created this semester here. You can find my best … Continue reading →

In which I look like a total dork for the sake of my final project. I definitely took my own spin on the Text + Diagram -> Into a Movie assignment, and instead of fining “a written explanation of a concept and a diagram that illustrates that concept,” I adapted the ideas of riddlery from… more

Bing Crosby! A man of many talents! He is an inspiration. I hope to show you through this post how multi-talented he was. When I think of Bing Crosby I think White Christmas… I LOVE THAT MOVIE SO SO MUCH. This is ultimately my favorite scene! The following video is a montage of a couple things: [If Youtube link above doesn't work: BingCrosby] SNOW! The following GIF is another favorite scene from the movie. Next, I wanted to share with you a shot from one of his singing appearances: Now his oh so unique VOICE! [If Youtube link above doesn't work: Bing's VOICE] I used this music from soundcloud in … Continue reading →

DS106 is a learning class… You learn to become dependent on your knowledge and twitter… I am not kidding… twitter is the BEST SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE! Do NOT wait til the last day to start your weekly summary…. You’ll regret it COMPLETELY!! This course can be fun… if you go about it the correct way… Advice tip #1: Start at the beginning of the week Advice tip #2: ASK QUESTIONS Advice tip #3: For the love of pineapples DO NOT DELETE ANY “Bad Ideas” … you might want to remix them!! Advice tip #4: You will enjoy this class if you watch the weekly Tuesday videos! Advice tip #5: You … Continue reading →

I can’t believe the semester has come to an end!!!! It felt like just yesterday I was creating my own website and struggling to come up with a domain name that I thought suited me well. It’s crazy to see that I am now completing my DS106 journey and signing out as a DS106er. Making the advice video actually brought back a lot of different memories … and this experience definitely taught me a lot. I got a chance to be a part of a radio show, to make my own movies, to tell stories in various ways, and lastly to experiment with my OWN thoughts and ideas. It was […]

Although I didn’t quite complete the Iconic You assignment in the more minimalist spirit it was perhaps supposed to reflect, I am still SO. DARN. PROUD. of the work I did here. This might actually be my favorite project from the whole semester. I’m SO HAPPY with the balance here, the way I was able… more

Final Project: I used Mean Girls as my main theme for my project because bullying has been in the media EVERYWHERE lately. Basically, the girls bully everyone. One girl gets fed up and buys magical earrings that will make karma catch up to the bullies. Originally, I was only going to do the story line […]