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PUBLIC MARKS from jlesage with tags digitalculture & firstperson

November 2006

group hug // anonymous online confessions

by 9 others
like 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.

October 2006

I Photograph to Remember

Pedro Meyer's photoessay about his father's last days; a classic

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artist and teacher's web site; under "digital storytelling" are wonderful quicktime movies, often from South America or in Latino USA, with subtitles; an exemplar of documentaries on the Internet

BBC - Wales - Digital Storytelling

BBC site has good examples, especially children's "Shoebox Stories"

Lesson Plans for Digital Storytelling

this is a lesson plan that could be adapted for different ages or kinds of classes, e.g., composition or video production or narrative arts

September 2006

digital storytelling links

from Digital Storytelling Festival site, current links sept 06, variety of categories

KQED

major station hosts digital storytelling initiative; good examples, handbook, model

www.jonasmekas.com

by 1 other
patriarch of New American Cinema now has a daily blog, need to pay to subscribe; new step by father of autobiographical film

July 2006