So, as mentioned before I chose to take Tony Soprano and put him in the future, 50 years from the end of the show.  I had him wake up from a coma, as (SPOILER ALERT) the ending was a bit open ended.  So I had him waking up, and checking out Amazon to find a ...

Tony Soprano was last seen in the summer of 2007 sitting down to eat dinner with his family… Following this he was shot and was in a coma for the past 50 years, leading to his astonishment when he woke up to this: Cubs Hat Needless to say, he was quite astonished, feeling like he ...

Here is a simple tutorial for the 10 seconds of thanks, it involves using a pen and pencil and not your computer. Gasp! I think sometimes we need a reminder of how to use these archaic technologies. 1) Find a time keeping utility- watch, clock, phone, etc. 2) Grab a pen/pencil and a pad of ...

Here is a tutorial for the Your Favorite Teams Mashup assignment . 1) Select your two favorite sports teams 2) Find an image of the two teams logo’s and download them to your computer. 3) Go to Pixlr.com/editor. 4) Select “open image from your computer” and open the two images you just downloaded. 5) Choose ...

One day Ron saw a poster on the wall with his face on it, mocking him and telling him to go to school. This is his reaction to it: This one actually took the most steps to create.  I took … Continue reading →

Whew! The final story is posted! I really enjoyed creating all the media for this project. So here’s a post for you to refer to for all the media used in this project! A-Z Collage (3 stars)- Kate’s royal baby name … Continue reading →

Well, I struggled with this post because I wasn’t sure if I wanted to start it with a final Fandom Princess story, or if I just wanted to type it like a normal, regular post without a story. I decided to forgo the story, because the Fandom Princess and her … Continue reading →

Ron attempted to win Veronica’s heart with the video, but it didn’t work.  During the middle of a nice date, she got up and left him at the table.  After making a complete 180, Veronica was cruel to him from … Continue reading →

The final project is here! Hope you enjoy! I’ve written this like you are reading bits and pieces from Kate’s private diary… I’M PREGNANT!!! Eek! I this is such wonderful news! William will be ecstatic and I know the rest … Continue reading →

In his classes, Ron discovered that he had had a warped perception of the world until that point.  He knew that in order to get Veronica to appreciate him, he had to appreciate her, too. To let Veronica know how … Continue reading →

Originally I was going to create a video of different people guessing what Kate’s baby as going to be and a possible name. But then I ran out of time So I replaced it with another video assignment, “This is … Continue reading →

Storytelling At the beginning of this semester, I talked about what I thought storytelling was.  I used to think that it was just oral storytelling, like when my dad would tell me stories as a kid.  When I think about ...

This semester, I contributed two daily creates that have yet to be used.  I submitted them and I hope they get chosen!  The two options I did included a photography one and a written one.  I made sure to keep ...

Ever since George came to the big city from Africa, he’s been going on adventures with his best friend Ted.  Whether it was flying over the city in balloons or eating lightening bugs, George has always been up for anything! ...

For the last ds106 assignment ever, I did a mashup assignment called Movie Trailer Mashup.  To go with the theme of my final project (Curious George), I mashed up Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Curious George. Using YouTube, I ...

Only a couple more assignments to complete before the big reveal! The next assignment for my final story is the Google Map Trip (2 stars). I don’t want to give to much away. But Kate and William do go to Nepal … Continue reading →

Now that DS106 is coming to an end there are a few things future DS106ers should know.  This is not an easy A class!  Do not wait until the last minute to do your assignments. Here are my thoughts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taRcByvPI7g&feature=youtu.be You should totally take this class!  You wont regret it!

The time had finally come. The day that Charlotte Le Bouff, Princess Tiana’s best friend, had been waiting for all of eternity, well, all of her young life. She was finally getting married! Let’s rewind, however, to the day in which she met her Prince Raphael, the serious yet warm … Continue reading →

There’s no doubt that the Royal family needs to start prepping for their newest mini-Royal due in July. One necessary purchase will be a stroller. While the Royals are wealth beyond compare, it is no shock that they are also … Continue reading →

The Second component for my Final Project was to complete the 5 star assignment of Storytelling within the Web. You will see this assignment in another post as well because I am using it twice! For this assignment though I … Continue reading →

In order for those lovely lady monkeys to look b.e.a.yoo-tee-ful for George, they underwent a makeover via the visual assignment, Make Up Your Pet. Using Picasa, I opened the photos in Creative Kit and used the decorate tool to add ...

This quick and easy visual assignment, Switch Up the Mood, allowed me to spruce up Curious George’s profile picture for his dating site. I used Picasa to edit the photo and take from this: To this: Since it’s a cartoon ...

WooHoo! It’s final project time! Remember, I’m doing a story on Kate and William’s Royal Baby?? Well here is component number one! An A-Z collage full of royal baby names. I tried to pick English names and there are all … Continue reading →

The Fandom Princess was awoken one night by a loud thumping noise. Grumpy because she was having a dream about being able to eat as much cake as she wanted without consequence, she looked around her room. It was dark, except for the light coming from the moon and her … Continue reading →

During her Poetry writing class, the Fandom Princess was asked to stand and recite her haiku. Unfortunately, for the Princess, she had forgotten that there was an assignment that was due. Still, she knew that she had to recite something, even though she was unsure what this haiku thing her … Continue reading →

The Fandom Princess, while spending the day cuddling with the Fandom Prince in her chambers, suddenly go the bright idea to do something that showed her love for the Mercury castle. “William,” she said. “Do you have a large blank sheet that you wouldn’t mind me… borrowing?” She flashed her … Continue reading →

Now, Ghost was a smart dog, but he was also very, very curious. It just so happened that his curiosity got the best of him one day when he was outside of Mercury with the Fandom Princess. Her class was doing research on the water lilies growing on the edge … Continue reading →

One night during a break from Mercury, the Fandom Princess and her sister, Princess Courtney, were up late with the box of light balls that their parents had given to them when they were younger. The balls floated in midair above their heads as their fingers worked at lines of … Continue reading →

For this assignment that I created, I photoshopped a picture of my face on to a picture of Andrea Gibson.  She is an amazing slam poet whose work focuses on a variety of political and social issues.  I can’t listen … Continue reading →

If I give away anything else for the final project, I’d give away the surprises before it comes out! Here’s the 2nd sneak peek for my final project, a song by the name of “The Wonderbolts Take Flight” by Kristen … Continue reading →