The second assignment I chose to do for this week was to tell a story with an image that I found on google street view. This assignment was worth 3.5 stars brining me to the 8 stars that I need for this week. Surprisingly, I was only the second person to complete the assignment. I really enjoyed searching around for something that I could use to tell a story. I also learned that there are lots of places in New York City where you can actually go inside of buildings using street view! I had never seen anything like that which was cool!

After exploring New York for about 20 minutes, I saw the World Trade Center memorial on the map. I toggled my little man over there where I found this. It looks as if these men are standing at the side of the memorial grieving. Its a heartbreaking photo, but also striking as our technology can capture such a private moment that is put on the web for everyone to see.

Assignment 3: Way Back Time Machine (2 stars)

For this assignment, my task was to use Way Back Time Machine to look at how a website has changed over time. It really is amazing how much progress on a website can be made in so little time.

I decided to check out the evolution of the UMW website, because just over the past 3 three years I can recall a lot of changes that have been made. The following picture is a screenshot of the website in 2004, which is the first record of the website that the time machine has on file. For the most part, it is pretty user friendly, however one big thing that I noticed is the extremely small font and lack of photos. There are a lot of words on this page and it is not very aesthetically pleasing.

The picture below is a photo of the current website in 2016.  The first thing you notice with this new page is the picture right in the center. This picture area rotates through about 5 photos, each with a personal story attached to it. This gives the website a much homier and welcoming feel. It is also a lot easier to navigate as the options across the top of the website are much larger and user friendly.

Easy to navigate websites are very important. There is nothing more frustrating than having trouble finding the information you need on a site. This assignment was really interesting because I could see how much progress has been made in just 12 years.

Assignment 2: What They Might Have Done in Social Media (3.5 stars)

The first assignment I chose to do this week was to create some running art! To do this I spent some time on map my run trying to find an object that I could map out while I run. This was difficult…. after about 15 min I settled for a leaf that I could find on one of the side streets near where I live. From there I used the app on my phone to record my path on my run! I think it kind of looks like a leaf?! Its fall right.

http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/nike-run-gps-map-art/

Assignment 1: Create Your Own Room (4 stars)

I chose this assignment because I am really into home decor and Pinterest, so this stood out to me. I love watching shows on HGTV and imagining how my future home is going to look. I think there is nothing more exciting than designing the future place you’re going to live!

This assignment was pretty easy to complete, since all I had to do was look through Pinterest, which I do pretty often. I looked at a bunch of different tags and just added things that I liked. I think that my future room will probably be a light grey in color, because it’s really easy to match stuff with it. I would have a queen size mattress with a fluffy comforter and a lot of pillows, because sleep is one of the most important things in my life (even though I don’t get much of it).

I also am a big fan of using photographs as wall decor. I love looking back on good memories just by looking on my walls! I also think having white lights in rooms is a really cozy touch, so my future room will definitely have them strung from the ceiling.

Another thing that I really would like is a nice big rug in the center of the floor, especially if there are wood floors. It’s something that you don’t think has a big effect to the overall appearance, but it makes a huge difference and really brings the room together.

Here is a sneak peak into my future room!!

https://www.pinterest.com/emilydzubak/my-future-bedroom/?etslf=7249&eq=my%20future%20