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Weekly Summary #9!

by devangel426

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

This week was pretty eventful, as I learned a lot from doing these web assignments. I learned how to use the X-Ray goggles, do the usual three daily creates, create an assignment, and create a tutorial. I found the X-Ray goggles pretty fun to use as I was doing the storytelling within assignment, which was […]
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Week 9 Summary

by cifax

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

Assignment Summary This week was great in learning and creating unique design principles. After getting through the audio assignments the past two weeks, I was glad to jump into design which is one of my favorite mediums. Although I don’t have photoshop, I have gained a great deal of comfort with programs such as GIMP […]
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NOT 4 DOGS (Internet Storytelling)

by kaileyck

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

Okay, so, even though I’m really happy with my finished product for this assignment, getting to this point of satisfaction was NOT fun. Homecoming weekend was this weekend, so after being awakened far too early on my Saturday morning by... Continue Reading →
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Let Your Imagination Go

by jwhipple

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

Imagination is an important thing to have as a person. I believe imagination is what sets people apart. It makes you who you are. I find this fact to be true because, the way you think and what you love, effects how your imagination is shaped. It can also take …
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Weekly Summary 9

by jhempe

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

This week was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Going into the assignments I was very intimidated by the X-Ray Goggles Software. However, once I learned how to use it on the websites everything else was fairly simple. The assignments were very fun and interesting and they really taught me […]
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Creating an Assignment

by jhempe

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

I created a Daily Create, that has a theme surrounding Halloween. For my assignment students are suppose post an actual photo or picture that reminds them of their funniest, scariest, happiest, or best memory of Halloween. Here is my Daily Create: This picture is of my best friend Ben and I dressed as pirates. This […]
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9th Weekly Summary: I think I’m getting this (10/26)

by thelaceman

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

This was a busy week in DS106. We learned all about web assignments and a very useful tool for them the X-ray goggles. I had to do several assignments, several daily creates, create an assignment and a tutorial. First I did the storytelling within assignment. I made look as though the Red Sox made the […]
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Tutorial – Creating a Soundcloud Account!

by devangel426

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

Join Soundcloud, and become submerge with all sorts and kinds of music and create playlists for yourself! First step is to go to www.soundcloud.com. Once there, you should see a “Sign Up” button on the top left. After you click that, you should see this: At this queue screen, you can have the option of […]
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Halloween Surprise my assignment

by thelaceman

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

Another thing we had to do this week was create our own assignment. Since I love Halloween, fall and my birthday is also in the same time period I decided to make an assignment related to Halloween. I called the assignment Halloween Surprise you can try it at that link. The goal of the assignment […]
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Johnny’s Dream-Daily Create Story

by jhempe

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

Johnny’s only dream was to take his hard-working, single mom to the mountains for vacation. Johnny had never seen snow and heard marvelous stories about how each snowflake was a one of a kind, perfect jewel. He thought how perfect for his mom, as he felt the same about her. So everyday after school, he […]
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Week 10 How to Read Movies

by jappolack

| Polack Fall 2014 Assignments, Syndicated
October 26, 2014

Take a break and listen to radio shows Thursday Night! Actually this is a requirement How to Read Movies This week we enter what most students find the most challenging and/or rewarding portion of ds106: video. Working with video presents challenges with file formats, creating more complex narratives, and dealing more complex software. But it … Continue reading →
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Ahhh Run the Emoji’s are Alive

by jwhipple

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

Today’s daily create was to create a way to bring an emoji to life. For my assignment I chose to include three emoji’s. In the GIF the guy demonstrates the pineapple, scowl, and cookie emoji’s together. I didn’t directly make it, but I found it extremely funny. I had no clue …
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Storytelling Collage

by amandamotley

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

For my create your own assignment I am choosing to do a story within a picture collage. I think that this assignment is kind of similar to the tell a story in five words assignment that we did at the beginning of the semester. It allows the user to tell a story in just a couple of pictures that are… Read more →
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Listen up Noobs, X-ray goggles tutorial!

by thelaceman

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

Not long ago I was a noob just like the rest of you. And by not long ago I mean just a few days ago. Now that now I know how to use the X-ray goggles it has made my life a lot easier for these web assignments. First thing you have to do is […]
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Fake Facebook

by amandamotley

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

See the whole profile here: LINK For this assignment I made a fake Facebook and Tweet for George Washington. I thought it was kind of funny because I go to Mary Washington. This assignment was so fun! I used a program called Classroom tools and created both fake social media pages. I used a quote I found about his mother,… Read more →
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Real Life Emoji-Daily Create

by jhempe

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

Money Emoji: Real Life:
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If Columbus Had Social Media

by jwhipple

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

I attempted the What They Might Have Done in Social Media (3 stars) Web Assignment. The assignment was to make fake social network accounts for a historical figure. I made a Facebook account and Twitter posting for Christopher Columbus. His Facebook account outlines his struggle of finding funding for his expedition …
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My Daily Creates

by cifax

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

1. Autumn Thirty Circles Challenge For this daily create, I went with an autumn theme that incorporates all the things we think about regarding the season. Whether they be the changing leaves, apple picking, birds flying south, or pumpkins we all have our own feelings on the change of seasons. 2. Autumn Emoji Come Alive! […]
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My Interesting Character- 4 Stars

by jhempe

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

In this assignment, we had to create a page for any character that we chose. For me it was tricky at first because I never have been on Pinterest before. However, after playing around with the website it was easy to understand how to create a page. The challenging part with this assignment was trying to […]
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Is it really Week NINE?!

by kminnick

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

Well this week I definitely waited until last minute SORRY!! Time flew by and I am back to PT for my shoulder to make it better and get rid of the pain hopefully! College is tricky with work and class and real life problems too, but it can be done! Here is what I […]
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Tutorial- Creating a Pinterest

by kminnick

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

Becoming a pinner! So you want to become a pinner and explore all things that are creative, informative, useful, and fun! First things first go to https://www.pinterest.com/ Once there you should see this screen: At this screen you will type in your email and create a password, make sure it is one you can remember, and […]
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Daily Create Story

by aalmberg

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

So in the world of the internet there was a snowman his name was Charles. Charles trolled very hard in the DS 106 pages. He commented on everyone’s posts by using emojis and making everyone feel really good about their work. Even if it wasn’t the best or even completely wrong. Everyone loved him but […]
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Assignment by me!

by kminnick

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

For my submitted visual assignment, it is called “Safe Havens”. I wanted to do something fairly simple (2 stars) that was personal. I personally love taking pictures and editing them so that is exactly what I asked for: A picture of your safe haven ( a place where you feel the most relaxed and can get […]
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Weekly Summary: Batman, Netflix and Dream Vacations

by hope

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

In terms of previous week’s workload, this week in DS106 was a veritable cake walk. It helps that the radio shows were pushed back until next Thursday, which was less work to do this week- but I liked the lighter… Continue Reading →
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Guess My Character – 4 Stars

by kminnick

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

I decided to do this assignment again because I love using pinterest and because I love guessing games! Here is my board on pinterest, and even though I pretty much gave the character away because they are in the pins, there is still a possibility of 2 characters, which one do you think it is? […]
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Daily Creates Week 9

by kminnick

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

30 Circle challenge: I created a picture and within it you will find 30 circles…Go ahead and Count! Make a Winter picture: Snow on Lake Anna which is always a pretty site (Even when it is photoshopped!) Light Picture: Create a light picture, well what better of a light picture than a rainbow with a […]
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X-Ray Google Storytelling 3-star

by kminnick

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

Here is the original webpage! I decided to change the listing I found for a house for rent on Lake Landor (not even sure where this is in Fredericksburg, VA) and make a ridiculously cheap house for sale on Lake Anna. I changed key words in the description to associate this with Lake Anna and […]
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Wintry Circles of the Past

by devangel426

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

This assignment had me create a story based on the three daily creates I did throughout this week. The three I decided to end up doing were the winter drawing, the thirty circles challenge, and a free chance of one thing I would change in my past. What I would change….: If there was one […]
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What Benjamin Franklin Would Have Said on Social Media- 3 Stars

by jhempe

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

For this assignment, we had create fake social media accounts for a historical figure. The process to create this was pretty simple and fun. For the Fakebook, I posted my historical figure’s bio, about his family, and date of birth. I also posted a profile picture and and a cover picture behind the profile picture. The […]
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Dream VaCay -3 stars

by kminnick

| Syndicated
October 26, 2014

I just had to do this assignment when I saw it! I have always wanted to go to Ireland, mostly because I am mostly Irish as far as my heritage. Also I know the landscape all over is amazing and even though it rains a lot during certain times of the year (summer for the […]
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