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A recipe is one form of How To Guide which can easily be turned into an introduction. I used Google Presentation to build an interactive “Preparation” section to link to other slides and back. Here’s how I made it: http://whatelse.edublogs.org/2014/06/13/clmooc-how-to-be-me-guide/ Here’s the presentation: http://goo.gl/aa7JVB
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Every year millions of kids get dressed up for Halloween. Instead of using their own creativity to design, tailor and execute a costume themselves, they default to store bought costumes. Halloween represents an authentic, interest driven design opportunity for all kids. We can guide them on a path to creating their own costumes that harness their creativity and build their confidence. 2013 marks the 2nd annual Cardboard Costume Challenge which is an online event featuring costume ideas and tutorials. It’s also a showcases for creative, low to no waste costumes that are entirely handmade. Think only robot costumes are made… Read more »
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In correlation with the “toy hacking,” video game hacking can begin with some classic arcade games as “mentor texts” that one can build upon. A nice element of the classics is that design and play are relatively simple, due no doubt to the constraints of technology of the time. Revisit some of the old arcade games — http://www.classicgamesarcade.com/ — and find a favorite. Next, either build a board game version of the video game, or use a video game design site like Gamestar Mechanic – http://gamestarmechanic.com/ – to build your own version of a classic arcade game. Consider ways you… Read more »
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Grab a few unused toys from around the house and tools you can use to take them apart. Feel free to gather your favorite crafting supplies, as well. Disassemble the toys and reassemble them in a new way (with added craft supplies), perhaps to make a visual pun. Share out your work on your favorite social network. If you love this, try to start a chain of toy hacks, remixes of your work, or even a kitchen-table or virtual toy hacking workshop with friends. If you’d like to take this idea further, try it with electronic or mechanical toys and… Read more »
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Using an app called Animation Desk (but other animation tools will work), create an animated visual of yourself as part of an introductory activity. Think about how you might not just represent yourself, but also, how you will represent elements of your life or interests or personality in a visual way. How will the movement of your animation relate to the story you are trying to tell?
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Mozilla has built an interesting tool into the Firefox browser that allows you to make a three dimensional view of a website, where links and media “pop up” off the website image. This view provides a sense of the architecture of a website. Here’s how you do it: Use the latest version of Firefox Go to a webpage you want to examine in 3D Right click with your mouse Choose “inspect element” In bottom right corner, there will be an icon (a 3D box) for the three dimensional view Click and explore
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Take some time to do some noticing–wherever you are, inside or outside. Figure out a way to share what you noticed…and you’re done (for now). Here’s an example of my noticing: http://thinkingthroughmylens.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/on-noticing/ Be sure to add your examples below to share with others.
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A “zine” is an inexpensively made publication that is then distributed to a small group of people. It is often black and white and reproduced on a copy machine. At Borderlands Writing Project, we are producing a zine about our memories of childhood reading. Each of is going to produce one page. Below is my page. I’ll post the final product when it is done. What ideas do you have for zines? Do you have examples of zines that you’ve made that you can share? If so, please post below in the examples.
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This is the first homework assignment in my multimedia class. It introduces me to the students and gets them quickly into the kind of work they’ll do for their first project. I love the way it marries creative writing and technology. Write a poem in the style of George Ella Lyon’s “Where I’m From”. Record the poem. Optionally, add a music soundtrack. Post your recording on SoundCloud. Optionally, add an image to the SoundCloud post. Share the SoundCloud posting. For details, resources and an example, click the “Adapted from” link. Adapted from: http://ltlatnd.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/i-am-from-poetry-and-machines/
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Remixing comics forces you to play around with narrative. The best way to get started is to read all of the comics strips in the paper. Sunday is best because of the color and of the added space that comic artists get. After reading each comic strip, search for connections among stories or panels that might go together. Tell a new story. Make a political statement. Cut out panels and remix them onto paper with tape or glue. There will be some narrative gaps. That’s OK. Your audience is smart and nimble, and can easily jump over those gaps.