Makes that defy categorization
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One collaborative project of the CLMOOC 2016 was the creation of a Technology Playground — an online open document where participants gathered technology used for various projects. You are invited to add to the mix, or to grab a copy of what has been shared.
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Did you ever wonder what a poem sounds like? This Make idea is all about taking text (your own, or maybe someone else’s) and turning those words into music. The P22 Music Text Composition Converter does the hard work for you, but you still have some choices — instrument voice, beats per minute, etc. How might you take this text-music idea a step further? Why not use the text-music download (it is a MIDI file, so you might have to do more conversion to MP3 via a site like Zamzar) as a soundtrack to something that goes deeper with the text?… Read more »
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My students had a hard time visualizing graphing in 3D. So I developed a 3D graph for students to use when the graph in 3D
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The world of sharing is so rich because so many great people choose to share freely. Would you like to share your work in a way that others can easily make use of it? Here are some tips. License your work under a Creative Commons license. This means that you are saying to others “It’s ok to use my stuff without asking first.” The easiest way to do this is to just write “Copyright [your name], licensed under CC BY” (or whatever license you choose) on your work. You can also use the Creative Commons license chooser. Once you choose… Read more »
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According to the dictionary, a system is “a group of interacting, interrelated, interdependent elements forming a complex whole.” There are many types of systems: human, behavioral, natural, technological, mechanical, mathematical, political, social, financial, transit, etc. In this make, we invite you to document, analyze and reflect on the variety of systems that influence your life personally and/or professionally. Use your creativity to document an existing system, access your ingenuity to improve an existing system or use your imagination to develop a unique new system and design a novel way to explain it. How can you document a system that serves… Read more »
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Let’s Go Viral! As part of 2015’s make cycle 3 assignment, we were asked to “create” a game. Think pay it forward meets the ice bucket challenge…post a video (or other media) giving a shout-out to your favorite teacher and pass it on….
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For this Make Cycle, we invite you to use game design to analyze, remediate, and reflect on complex systems. You may ask – why game design? The systems within which we operate can be difficult to understand – and even more so, difficult to discuss. Games – in all their forms – are engaging tools for experimentation. As dynamic and interactive works of art, games can inspire us to tackle and engage with complexity. Plus, games, and the ways in which they are designed, enable us to experiment and have fun with failure: the ability to try, fail, and try… Read more »
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When people are dispersed over the world, and the Internet is the only connection between them, creating a game where many people can play together is tricky. The idea behind an open online game is that it draws people in with a low entry barrier and helps them discover or forge new connections. With a collaborative document such as Google Docs or Hackpad, you can design a game with ideas built around a connected scavenger hunt. Inclusion of a simple tally sheet provides a sense of community, even if the score itself is not the point. This kind of open… Read more »
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The Apollo 13 Moon Mission [ Houston, we have a problem ] was saved due to extraordinary courage and persistence in collaboration with those on the ground whose critical and creative thinking hacked a solution with the limited resources on board the space craft. Apollo challenges help develop those thinking skills by designing challenges that limit resources and time to create a solution. Students become better over time, especially with debriefing. Example: In three minutes with one piece of 8-1/2 by 11 inch paper and one two inch piece of tape, create a Statue of Liberty.
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Knights Code of Honor You are a knight, a warrior. You are a defender and a protector of your community members and yourself. Knights have a system of values that include traits of honor, loyalty, respect, courtesy, and courage. It is time for you to define your own CODE OF HONOR. How will you conduct yourself in the online communities of the world? 1. Create a Google doc that is YOUR personal code of honor for digital life. 2. Write it from your perspective (“I will…”). 3. Be sure to address: Privacy: Respecting the privacy of others online. Self-Expression and… Read more »