Hello, welcome to my final blog post. Below are links to all my blog posts that I have done throughout the semester. I will be reflecting on everything I’ve done over the course and I will be giving a tour of the website I’ve been working on.

Assignment 1

This assignment was very simple all I had to do was put links/ pictures of things that I like to watch/ do that make me happy on the internet.

Assignment 2

I learned how to make some of my own GIFs, which was really fun to do. Probably one of my favorite assignments this semester.

Assignment 3

I had to find some of my favorite memes on the internet. Additionally, I had to make my own memes it was pretty easy and I enjoyed it a lot.

Assignment 4

I had fun looking at the different assignments and it all seemed interesting to do, some of the assignments I have never seen or heard of before.

Assignment 5

We had to make our own websites, I had difficulty deciding what I wanted to do with mine but ultimately decided to show things that I appreciate/ enjoy in life.

Assignment 6

This was the mid-semester recap where we had to reflect on all our past work. It was nice seeing how much my blogs have improved.

Assignment 7

We had to brainstorm different domain name ideas that we wanted to use for our website and discuss what our website would be about.

Assignment 8

It was time to register our domain names, it was difficult to find a domain name because some of the ones I wanted to use were already taken but I decided to stick with aquicklaugh.com. This was how my website looked when I first started.

Assignment 9

For this assignment, we had begun to start customizing our websites. I was struggling to get started but then I changed my website theme to make things much easier.

I started off making different pages for my website so people would have an easier time navigating through it. My first two pages were of GIFs and Memes and some backstory on how they’re used and examples of them.

Assignment 10

For this assignment, we had to make a blog post announcing our new post on our website. The new post I made was including some of my favorite memes that are relatively new. 

Assignment 11

For this assignment, we had to take panoramic photos. This was my favorite assignment because when we were in class learning how to take the photo, I already had some ideas in mind on what story the photo would convey. I took the horror/ thriller route where I show a long narrow dark hallway and at the end, a door is open with the lights on.

Assignment 12

First, we had to comment on our websites under the post so that our classmates can visit them. Then, we had to visit other websites and comment on the website and what we liked about them. I discussed Liz’s website, which was a website with recipes and talking about the benefits of eating healthier foods.

 

How many points have I earned so far and what grade do I think I deserve? What did you enjoy about our class and how you will apply your new skills to the world? 

I believe I have earned at least an 85 in the class because I have done every assignment, as well as I see how much I’ve developed since the beginning. I try to use all the skills I’ve learned in CT101 in my weekly blog posts. On top of that, I comment on at least two of my classmate’s posts every week.

The thing that I enjoyed the most about our class was how different it is to other classes, like in other classes we have exams, papers, etc. but for this class, we get to make fun memes and gifs. This class was extremely fun and I learned many new skills such as making memes, and gifs, taking panoramic photos and telling a story from them. I could apply these skills to the world by taking panoramic pictures and trying to tell a story from just one picture. As well as if I’m writing a blog or something I know how to hyperlink and I can incorporate memes/ GIFs so that people stay engaged with the post.

 

Now I’m going to give a quick tour of the website that I’ve been working on for the past couple of weeks.

When you go to my website, you can see 4 different categories you can click on and go to.
When you’re on the home page, it shows the recent posts I have uploaded on the website, and it’s organized from newest to oldest posts. When you click on the about page, it gives you a brief synopsis of what this website would be used for and its purpose for it.

The contact page has my email where you can contact me if you have any questions or suggestions on what you want to see on the website.

If you’re interested in looking at GIFs, you can click the category and I have made two posts for the GIFs category. One post explains the purpose of GIFs and how people have used them.

The second post I made was showcasing all the popular GIFs people use. I showcased a different range of emotions using GIFs,  I included a GIF of someone being angry, one of someone crying, someone celebrating, etc. I did this to show examples of how people can use GIFs to express how they feel.

If you want to look at memes, you can click on the memes category and it takes you to all the posts I made. I have created a post explaining the lore of some of the memes that are popular.

On top of that, I have made a post showcasing some of the iconic memes that people use like Kermit the frog.

In addition, I have a post sharing some of my favorite memes that have come out this year like I shared some squid games memes and a Will Smith meme.

These are all the posts/ categories that are on my website. It was a struggle getting started but I already had an idea of what I wanted to do with my website. My goal with this website was to create a site where people can visit have a nice laugh, learn some new info, and find new memes. Some of the success I had was being able to learn how to make posts and new categories. It was a struggle trying to get started because I just had so many ideas and it was hard to find a good starting point.

Will you maintain and keep up your new website? If so, how? If not, Why not?

I don’t think I will be able to keep up and maintain my new website because I will be too busy working and trying to get my master’s since I’m graduating and I don’t think I will be dedicated enough to update consistently.

Well, this post is coming to an end. I’ve had a great time in CT101, probably one of my favorite classes that I’ve taken in college. I’ve learned so many different skills and I’m excited to use them.

The website I chose to explore was Liz’s website, her website shared a bunch of recipes and provided images of the food.

The layout of her website was very excellent, on the home page when you scroll down you see the foods and click on them to learn more about them.

Liz even provided directions and the exact amount of ingredients you would need to make this food. The only thing I would say to improve is to add images or gifs because it’s a lot of text and people might not want to read all of it. But I love the website, I can’t wait to see more recipes.

Fictional Story:

As I was entering my house, the lock was broken as if someone tried to break in. I turned the lights on in the living room. I walked past my living room, as I looked down the dark hallway I saw that my door was open and the lights were on. There was no one else in the house, I contacted my mom and sister to ask if they were home and they all told me they were out. So that means someone broke into my house and was in my room..

Good evening everyone, I just posted a new blog post on my website. The post includes some new memes I found that I thought would be cool to share with others.

Please leave a comment if you want to mention your favorite memes/ gifs, etc.

I started customizing my website by changing the Theme first to the Twenty Twenty theme. Since it made it easier to create pages and add categories compared to the Twenty Twenty-Two.

After I changed the theme, I started making categories, I made two, which I named GIFs and Memes. I made these two categories since my website is centered around those two topics. The purpose of my website is for people to stop by and look at the different memes and gifs I have posted and have a nice laugh about it. In addition, on the top left you can see what the website will be about and the tagline, which is a place where you can have a nice laugh.

I started making pages as well for each category. I made two pages for the category, Memes, where I added some funny memes that everyone uses.  In addition, I added a page where I gave some lore to some iconic memes people see.

 

Most of the other domains that I was planning on using were taken already.

Thankfully, AQuickLaugh.com was not taken yet, So I was able to have the domain.

The process was pretty easy to do, I didn’t have any issues installing WordPress. However, I started trying to see how to use WordPress and it’s a bit confusing I was having trouble adding GIFS and text to it, I was able to add a GIF at least. Hopefully, as time goes on I become more comfortable using it.

I’m excited and a bit overwhelmed to start working on the website because I’m scared that I may be putting too little or too much on the website or that I am unable to do what I want with the website. I have so many different ideas that I want to implement but I’m worried it might not look as good as I imagine it.

For my domain, I want to have my website have a bunch of different memes or GIFs that people can post on as well as see the popular memes and GIFs people post. I’m excited to have a website but also scared since it might be difficult to maintain.

Some possible domain names are:

• Memeitup.com
• GIFSandMemes.com
• Laughitup.com
• AQuickLaugh.com
• MemesandGifsPlaza.com

What will your new website be about?

My new website will be a place where people can share their favorite memes and GIFs, as well as there will be dedicated pages for specific memes/ GIFS you may be looking for. I want this site to be used as a way to have a quick laugh or share with your friends a meme or GIF you found on the website.

My Favorite Websites:

I think I want my website to look like Youtube, since it’s very easy to scroll through and very convenient to find videos that you might like and if you really like a channel or person, you can subscribe and have notifications turned on to be notified every time they post. As well as based on what you enjoy they recommend videos similar to it.

Another website I like is Twitter, I like how you can follow people and topics you enjoy, and similar to youtube you can get shown tweets based on what you enjoy/ like on Twitter. As well as you can see what’s trending based on your location and see trends that are for you.

Past Posts:

Assignment 1: What makes me happy on the internet

Assignment 1 recap: What I liked about this assignment was I just had to put links/ pictures of things that I like to watch/ do that make me happy on the internet.

Assignment 2: GIF

Assignment 2 recap: I had to make some of my own GIFs, which was really fun to do but I had difficulty downloading them on my computer.

Assignment 3: Meme

Assignment 3 recap: I had to find some of my favorite memes on the internet. Additionally, I had to make my own memes that included CT101 and it was really fun to do I enjoyed it.

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Assignment 4: Digital Storytelling Project Flexibility

Assignment 4 recap: I had fun looking at the different assignments and it all seemed interesting to do, it was difficult to choose just one assignment that I wish I could do.

Assignment 5: Creativity

Assignment 5 recap: We had to make our own websites, I had difficulty deciding what I wanted to do with mine and what to add like if I should add only pictures or maybe add gifs too.

How am I doing in CT101?

I think I’m doing well but it can be a bit stressful and overwhelming especially since every week I’m learning and doing something new so it takes me some time to be able to do the work.

How many points have I earned so far and what grade do I believe I am maintaining? 

I’m not sure how many points I have earned so far but I’ve been doing all my assignments and commenting on my classmate’s posts and trying to get better at responding to comments and participating in class. I think I’m maintaining a B+ in this class.

What have I learned and retained the most?

I’ve learned how to make GIFs, add hyperlinks, and memes and basically be more creative overall. I retained making GIFs the most, I use GIFs in almost all my posts and I try to hyperlink more in my posts, but sometimes I forget to hyperlink.

What new skills have I developed, cultivated, and displayed regularly in my weekly posts?

Some new skills I have developed are making GIFs and memes. In all of my posts, I add GIFs, I don’t add many memes because I don’t know how to use them in a way that makes sense yet. I want to start using memes more often.

How do I assess my performance through self-reflection in this class?

I assess my performance through self-reflection by taking into account the comments made by my peers and checking if I improved on that in my new assignments.

What do I know now that I did not know before taking this class?

I didn’t know how to make gifs or memes before taking this class. It was really cool to see how simple it was to make, I always thought it was complex.

Do I see my weekly blogging work expanding creatively? If so, please explain –  or am I stuck in a loop where my posts seem to look the same most of the time, how will I change that?

I do think my weekly blogging has been expanding creatively, at the beginning of my posts I would barely add any gifs or images but now in my weekly posts, I’m adding more gifs and sometimes images of what I’m doing. As well as, each class we learn to make something new so next blog post I can include what I learned last week into my blog post. I don’t think I’m stuck in a loop.

Are there any assignments that you are missing? 

There are no assignments I’m missing, I try my best to submit all the assignments on time.

Are you commenting regularly on your classmate’s posts? Are you responding back to comments given to you by the professor & your classmates?

I do try to comment regularly on my classmate’s posts and I have been getting better at responding back to comments before I wouldn’t respond to the comments but now I respond back.

Are you participating during class time? If not, explain why. This is the time to be accountable. How will you make needed improvements?

I don’t participate much during class time because I don’t have any questions on the assignment we have to do and if I do have questions when I’m doing my assignment I just look back at the zoom meeting. I will try to participate more by responding to the teacher when he asks us something so he knows I’m present in class.

Creativity is making something that has never existed before or even thinking of an idea that no one has thought of before. It’s basically thinking outside of the box.

Intuition is basically being able to know something without any evidence or specific reasoning, sort of like a gut feeling is an example of intuition.

Immediacy is the action of getting close to someone whether physically or psychologically.

Working with mmm.page was a bit difficult at first since I had difficulty deciding what I wanted to add to it.  I was compelled to create a website that would stand out and grab people’s attention, and one that people could relate to and find something in common. For my website, I decided to make the page about things that I enjoy in life which included my cats, music, going to concerts, family, etc.

For the 1st assignment, I chose the animated GIF assignment from the DS 106 assignment bank since I already have an idea of how to do it. GIFs are really popular and can be used for anything like answering a question, making people laugh, or bringing up a serious discussion.

The way I completed this assignment is first I was searching for what GIF I want to use for this assignment, I used the website GIPHY, I chose the Homer Simpson GIF shown below.

After I chose the GIF if I want to add text or stickers GIPHY gives me the options to do so as shown below.

For this GIF, the text I put was “When the teacher asks for the HW”; I didn’t add any stickers since I think the GIF looks great with just the text. After this, I upload the GIF and this is my finished Animated GIF

 

One assignment that I would like to learn is Mashup assignments. I’ve seen many different types of mashups showcasing character/ relationship progression.

In order for me to learn the mashup assignment, I need to know how to make smooth transitions since the purpose of it is to show the progression of a character/individual. I need to gather photos to show how the person progressed.

I think we should be doing this project once and it should be at the end of the semester we should use our first blogs and how much we’ve been able to improve our blogs over time. I think this skill is important to showcase how you’ve improved your skills over time and it’s a very creative way to show progression.

 

Where did memes come from?

This website I found had a bunch of popular memes and a description of where all the memes originated from and the lore of each meme. The website even provided examples of how each meme gets used.

My favorite memes:

Some of my favorite memes are the Pikachu shocked face because it’s literally how I act sometimes and Pikachu looks very adorable in the meme. As well as I like the SpongeBob meme where he’s getting up from his chair, I enjoy this meme because when things get too awkward or crazy I’ll be the first to want to head out.

 

Should memes be considered art?

I think memes should be considered art because its a way to express ourselves and at the same time make others laugh. I saw this site where everyone discussed why memes should be considered art; someone in the website said “Memes should be considered art because they convey meaning through the use of visual stimuli and they normally contain things that are universally relatable and human. Some art conveys sadness, some frustration, and some exists for the sake of existing, and I can find a meme to represent each of these concepts.” – Katherine Kaczmarski

Can memes be used for storytelling?

Memes can be used for storytelling because memes resource in visible storytelling since they’re essentially images and pictures are worth a thousand words; The viewer can see the meme and reflect on it and even use the same meme to tell their own story.

Are memes simply just forms of self-expression? Or are they more? well, why or why not?

I think memes are a way people can express themselves but it’s way more than that, we use memes as a way to communicate with each other and people even use memes to speak about serious topics and it becomes a discussion amongst everyone.

CT101 Memes:

 

 

What did you think on the first day of the CT101?

I thought I was going to be working day and night trying to complete assignments and be extremely stressed. I was a bit overwhelmed since it seemed like I had to do an assignment weekly and use a website I’m not even familiar with.

 

Did you like hearing about the course and its creative content? How did it make you feel?

I was really excited since it was my first time using a blogging website and learning how to properly blog. It’s very different compared to my previous classes.

How does CT101 compare to some of your other classes?

This class is more focused on learning new skills using internet tools while other classes are very textbook-based and this class is very flexible it seems like and will help us express ourselves more while in other classes you can’t express yourself as much since you have to follow a syllabus and learn specific criteria.

What are the potentials of this class?

The potential of this class is I can learn a lot of new skills and expand my knowledge as well; I never knew how to make a GIF until now and it was pretty easy to do, I can’t wait to learn more skills in the future.

How do you feel about learning new skills that use Internet tools?

I’m excited to learn new skills and use them in the future.

The internet contains many websites, you can scroll the internet for ages.

One thing that makes me happy is I’ve been enjoying watching Anime on Crunchyroll.  The discovery page on Crunchyroll helps me find anime that I may enjoy based on the animes I’ve already watched. Anime has really great animations and it’s extremely different from what’s aired on television. There is a wide selection of anime and each one is extremely different and I just love watching different animes to see the character developments and the story move forward.

Another thing that makes me happy on the internet is I like scrolling through is Twitter, I follow a lot of people that share the same interests as me and I can log on and be updated with what’s going on in the world, see funny tweets, etc.

Something that makes me happy as well as I enjoy watching react content on Youtube, when I watch a show I want to know how others reacted to the same scene and I like hearing people’s inputs on the show and all that. For example, I like watching The Normies. Along with reacting content I enjoy watching gameplay on Youtube as well like Jacksepticeye, he has amazing commentary, he has had some crazy collabs and he’s good at playing video games.