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PUBLIC MARKS with tags how-to & identity

December 2006

Lateral Thinking Problems - Preconceptions

by jlesage
The site poses problems in lateral or logical thinking, from easy to hard, with both hints and answers. Great party conversation and something kids will like.

November 2006

Google Page Creator

by jlesage & 4 others
google tool for helping a person create their own web page and store it free online; very simple interface

Adding meaning and value to information

by jlesage
what we do with information that might make it useful and desirable to others

Squidoo

by jlesage & 1 other
social bookmarking portal lets users share expertise on some subject; room for author's comments and explanations; more discursive than delicious; less writing than a blog; see "Visual Thinking," also "Ephemeral Films"

Wayfaring

by jlesage & 26 others
Create a map of your life* Build a map for your event* Make a travelogue* Create a map with photos and videos

walking as knowing as making

by jlesage
a concept of walking = knowledge building sensorially; bibliography of readings linked to here

Digital Storytelling: A Tutorial in 10 Easy Steps

by jlesage
basic tips by J.D. Lasica on preparing for doing an audio/slideshow in narrative form, perhaps a first person recollection, tightly crafted. Makes a good handout.

October 2006

Project 365: How to Take a Photo a Day and See Your Life in a Whole New Way

by jlesage & 1 other
always looking for new ways to interest students in certain kinds of projects involving visual narrative, autobiography, documentary

Digital Story Examples

by jlesage
a page leading to many examples, things you could make with imovie; from more than decade of practice from 1990-2003

September 2006

KQED

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

One Sentence - True stories, told in one sentence.

by jlesage
Like one of my favorite sites, postsecrets, this has a kind of documentary wit that resides in brevity and style.

August 2006

ANONYMIZER - INTERNET PRIVACY & SECURITY SOLUTIONS

by jlesage & 5 others
PC software that lets you surf anonymously. High school students can hide they are on MySpace at school; workers can browse the Internet for personal use; and folks in China can hide their tracks.

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last mark : 01/12/2006 19:27