Comments: Kelsy’s blog: http://www.kelsyminnick.com/uncategorized/emojis-are-very-inspiring/#comment-30 Ryan’s blog: http://www.thelaceman.net/uncategorized/pokemon-power/#comment-38 Alicia’s blog: http://www.savinglifes-rugby.net/uncategorized/telling-stories-with-photos/#comment-19 Hope’s blog: http://www.hoperacine.com/everything/the-shape-of-stories-lord-of-the-rings-storify/#comment-121 Thomas’ blog: http://www.tmobaird.com/thoughts-and-ideas/what-is-storytelling/#comment-35 This week was definitely interesting and at times a bit frustrating due to some of the assignments and with me trying to figure out how to accomplish some of them. However, this taught me how to be creative with myself and how to think […]

When looking through the in[SPIRE] website I thought how cool and amazing a lot of this art was. Most of the ones I looked at where daily creates. But one post stood out to me over the rest. It probably stood out to me because of how crude and rude it was, I loved it. It was […]

Hello all! This week’s assignments were actually quite fun despite my sickness. Yup, as you can see from my third Daily Create assignment, I have been unwell. Here’s the short story: Wednesday of this past week, I began to feel... Continue Reading →

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Week 3 for me was the most challenging so far, however I expected to have some challenges this week. I know that some of these assignments are to push us to be more technologically creative. However with the assignments becoming more interesting I am becoming more and more comfortable with my blog and working my […]

I found this week to be a bit easier than last week, or the weekly assignments were just a lot more enjoyable for me. Being able to sift through past ds106 students’ projects was interesting and inspiring, while it also… Continue Reading →

Storytelling can mean a million different things to a million different people. Its perhaps the most evocative and personal form of communication we have. Whether it be the history of the world, landmark novels, or an old family tale, storytelling is what binds us to what we experience in life. They can be small menial […]

For starters, I’m a huge Kurt Vonnegut fan, and the video of him telling a story about storytelling didn’t disappoint. He started out with average, and ended with a classic story that’s repeated in numerous ways in so many movies.… Continue Reading →

Storytelling, in its own sense is a bunch of words that someone puts down or can say off the top of their head to draw someone in and make them stop and listen or think about other things besides what’s going on in their own world. Storytelling is everywhere whether it is in a digital […]

This week has probably taken me more time and effort than the past two weeks combined!  I tried a couple of new things this week, and hope to incorporate even more new forms of media in the coming weeks!  I am happy with the way my blog is going-I enjoy the layout, as well as figuring... Continue reading →

I found most of the posts from out class this week to be interesting and helpful. If I wasn’t too sure about what we were supposed to do in the assignment I would browse the other blogs to just confirm what I thought was being asked of us. I realized that my blog is not […]

Morton Schmidt and Greg Jenko are former classmates in high school who meet again at a police academy, as they both attempt to become police officers. Schmidt was a nerd in school while Jenko was a jock. They end up becoming friends at the academy as they help with each others’ weaknesses in the program […]

This week was another interesting week in DS106. It was more about the process of how to tell a digital story. There were some parts where I struggled such as writing a poem, or even the daily create where we had to make an equation represented in images. A friend showed me that I could […]

This week, my friend and I went hiking in Shenandoah National Park, and I took some photos. As I was looking through them, I realized they collectively epitomized my emotions while hiking. Here’s the story:   I found this activity… Continue Reading →

This is the weekly assignment I was looking forward to most so that I could see other students work and use it as inspiration. After uncovering quite a few dead links and looking through some past projects, I found this post… Continue Reading →

Much like the person who suggested this piece be added to the in[SPIRE] site, I was first attracted to the use of warm colors, bold text, and minimalist graphics–a favorite aesthetic of mine in digital art and what I would... Continue Reading →

Zig and zag in the african sun Zebras go on a morning run Spring has finally gotten here Zip and Zap, mosquitos are near Sitting in a tree the leopards wait Zeal and cleverness determine their fate

At the beginning of this week, I jotted a few notes down on what I think Storytelling is. I put it away for the week and continued with our assignments. For the Daily Creates, I thought about this question and… Continue Reading →

Since I have an inclination toward folklore (see: my Dracula post) and am a communication major, I define storytelling as sharing and teaching cultural values, norms, and beliefs in a creative fashion. I picture generations of tribes or villages gathered... Continue Reading →

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  I love Kurt Vonnegut, so after watching the YouTube video on Professor Polack’s site (and laughing a ridiculous amount at the man’s wit and humor), I was excited to get started on this project. Initially, I thought that I’d... Continue Reading →

Sometimes, I really love Sleeping because it makes me feel all Zesty and alive when I wake up Scintillating I know Since it is one of my favorite things to do, which is Sleep.

Writing a poem using s or z at the beginning of each line. http://tdc.ds106.us/writings/zaney-dog/

Create 1: Wyllie Coyote’s Lament   Create2: Fruit Loop Lune!   Create 3: F=MA!   Create 4: A Taste of Fall Haiku!   

Week 3 flew by for me, but I managed to make time and complete each task. I enjoyed the variety of assignments this week, they weren’t dull or boring, just fun and creative. As far as my blog itself, I … Continue reading →

While browsing past DS106 projects, I came across this silent film rendition of the trailer for Moonrise Kingdom, a movie that was released back in 2012.  I actually had not heard of this movie before watching this trailer, and it was not until I researched the film that I realized that the film was actually modern and... Continue reading →

Five Card Story: Franklin’s Rescue a Five Card Flickr story created by Daniel flickr photo by Serenae flickr photo by bionicteaching flickr photo by bionicteaching flickr photo by cogdogblog flickr photo by bionicteaching On the way home from the grocery story, we found an injured turtle stranded on the side of the road. Not wanting... Continue reading →

To me, storytelling is sharing my experiences with those around me in any way possible.  I think of ancient cave paintings such as the ones from Lascaux France, I think of ancient Native American tribes telling tales around the fire, I think of autobiographies, biographies, novels, video blogs, songs.  The point is, stories can be... Continue reading →

The picture by Cogdog really stood out to me when I was looking at the in[spire] site. Their picture Barriers to Being really interested me. It is a simple picture but it also feels like it says a lot conveying a story with many unanswered questions. Like who was in this cell? Why were they there? Why […]