November 2006
Google Page Creator
by jlesage & 4 othersgoogle tool for helping a person create their own web page and store it free online; very simple interface
group hug // anonymous online confessions
by jlesage & 9 otherslike postsecrets but in prose; "type a note about a fault of your own, something you did or thought about and are not proud of"; filters out obvious lies, overtly vulgar, identifying specific others.
FindSounds - Search the Web for Sounds
by jlesage & 41 others, 1 commentsearch the web for material for your soundmixes; various file formats and sampling rates can be specified
self portraits -- imagining ourselves
by jlesageyou can contribute your own picture, a sketch, painting.
Storytelling in Flickr on Flickr
by jlesagevarious modes of flickr storytelling are described, and the keywords needed to get to them
Low Probability of Racoons - Hypertext and Flash animated poems
by jlesageuses the duration of video to make kinetic poetry that has a narrative in the words and beyond them; nice example for students of simple form with complex effects
Baby Animals - Pictures of Baby Animals
by jlesage & 6 othersnot just folks with kids but lots of us can enjoy these terminally cute kidlets
KQED - Digital Storytelling Initiative
by jlesageView and listen to the projects of people of all ages
October 2006
I Photograph to Remember
by jlesagePedro Meyer's photoessay about his father's last days; a classic
September 2006
Popular Tags on Flickr Photo Sharing
by jlesage & 1 otherFor teaching film, popular tags to follow include "narrative," "fiction," "story." It makes a good early Easy assignment: ask students to do a photo narrative, which now can be posted in Flickr and tagged with a class title, e.g., "101lesage"--teacher mu
digital storytelling links
by jlesagefrom Digital Storytelling Festival site, current links sept 06, variety of categories
www.jonasmekas.com
by jlesage & 1 otherpatriarch of New American Cinema now has a daily blog, need to pay to subscribe; new step by father of autobiographical film
July 2006
cinematicfilm experimental film video art
by jlesage & 1 otherdatabase of experimental film available on web, over 1000 films
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