Fall Semester 2020

In this Flipgrid, we introduced ourselves by giving a description of ourselves, our major, where we are from, who our family is, where they live, what they do for a living, and what our interests are.

I first reviewed a video by my professor and another student detailing what types of documentation they have and usually carry with them, along with what they use it for. They told us a time in their life when they were unable to find some of their documents/identification. Then, I presented information about what I typically carry with me in terms of documents and identification along with a story of when I lost these items.

In this Flipgrid, I first listened to other students describing their day and what suggestions they have as to activities that they would like to do. I then responded to this and described what I did that day and what I would enjoy doing with them.

In this Flipgrid, we describe in more detail what our daily activities may include, the times of day that we do them, what our activities entail (such as the amount of homework or studying we have to do), along with what we enjoy doing in our free time.

In this Flipgrid, we first listened to the interests and hobbies of other students and made comparisons between our interests and theirs. We described topics ranging from sports, music, crafts, and other activities we enjoy. We also told others about the types of things we liked to do when we were younger.

In this Flipgrid, we described our family relations including who we have in our family, their nationality, where they were born and grew up, what they do for a living, as well as giving more details about distant relatives and what our families like to do together. We also listened to others describe their families and compared ours to theirs.

In this Flipgrid, we first listened to other students giving descriptions of what they use their electronic devices for, how often, and what kinds of devices that they have. We then responded to these students by making comparisons on the same topics along with giving more information about our usage and the devices we own.

In this Flipgrid, we describe the role that the internet and social media plays in our lives. We talk about applications and websites that we use on a daily basis, what purposes that they serve, and how we communicate with others using it.

In this Flipgrid, we first listened to our professor and other students describe the places that they live, what furniture they have, where it is located in the rooms, who lives with us, and how we found the place that we live at currently.

In this Flipgrid, we described the different museums and the rooms of the museums that we visited virtually during class. We gave more descriptive details about the furniture, where it was in relation to other furniture, and the colors and materials of different things in the rooms.

In this Flipgrid, we first listened to our professor and other students' descriptions of what they look like and other family members look like. We gave more details about a person's appearance and personality traits, as well.

In this Flipgrid, we gave details about our appearance and character, along with a description of the type of person that we would be interested in dating including information on ideal appearances, personalities, and qualities a person should have.

With these Flipgrids, I was able to go beyond the more basic descriptions about myself, my life, my family, my daily routines, the things that I own, personal appearance and characteristics of myself and others, and even technology usage. These Flipgrids were supplemental and relevant for when I have different conversations with others in which I could give them better descriptions and accounts about these topics, as well as being able to make comparisons between myself and others.

Spring Semester 2021

In this Flipgrid, we discussed our latest visit to a theater, where it was located, who we went with, how we got tickets, where we sat, what the performance was, and what we like about the performance.

In this Flipgrid, after learning more about Russian music and instruments and drawing on any past knowledge of the matter, we talked about the instruments, genres of music, composers, theaters, and other aspects related to the subject that we know about.

In this Flipgrid, we discussed the topic of travel and vacation as it pertains to each of us, detailing more specifics about when we go, where, with whom, the activities that we usually partake in, and where we want to go and what we wish to do in the future.

In this Flipgrid, we further discussed the different states and countries we have been to over the years, giving information about what there is to see in these places, landmarks, our favorite thing that we saw our did while we were there, and how we were able to get there. We also discussed what other places we hope to visit in the future.

In this Flipgrid, we talked about the different cities and towns that we live in, where it is located, our favorite part of that city, and other likes and dislikes on the subject matter.

In this Flipgrid, we were tasked with choosing four different locations in our city and then giving instructions as to how to get from each place to the other. We also described what was at these locations and things you can do if you are there.

In this Flipgrid, we discussed the weather and climate of the city or state that we were in during different times of the year, when our favorite time of the year is with weather conditions, what we usually wear during the different seasons, and why we would prefer one state/city's weather over another.

In this Flipgrid, we discussed several different climates, temperatures, and weather conditions of different states/cities in the United States, as well as comparing the climates, temperatures, and weather conditions of those to other states.

In this Flipgrid, we discussed some of the different preferences we have in respect to food and cuisine, as well as giving our input as to the different types of food that is popular in America.

In this Flipgrid, we discussed some of our hobbies and interests as it pertains to what these hobbies and interests are, who we like to do these things with, and what's interesting about them.

Overall, I felt more comfortable presenting information informally about myself, my preferences and interests, and giving more information on different subject matters. I also felt like I could sum up in my own words the things that my instructor and other students were telling us on these same subject matters and express why I agreed or disagreed with some of their input.