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November 2006

jlesage's reviews

by jlesage
my tagcloud from stumbleupon; just discovered I could import my delicious tags and comments there. Stumbleupon is my newest obsessively visited site.

Lists of Bests

by jlesage & 5 others
again, I am fascinated by lists of bests, especially as related to literature; they comprise both an ideology of the canon and a sociology of popular tastes, a la Bourdieu; in an extended form, they comprise much of amazon.com

ShopWiki

by jlesage & 2 others
"ShopWiki actively crawls more than 180,000 online stores to ensure you’ll find the products you want at the best prices." For a class looking at web2.0 apps, it's the kind of thing students would enjoy playing with.

Adding meaning and value to information

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

Listology: "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die"

by jlesage
lists like this give me ideas of what to look for in the library; the whole idea of "listology" is whacky and fun

Open Source Radio Show

by jlesage
"Every time we have an idea for an hour of radio we post it to the site." Via blog viewers help build shows which air after research.

creativebits | mac design community

by jlesage & 4 others
a professional blog and community site for graphic designers working on Mac OS X

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

Владимир Гвоздев и gvozdariki

by jlesage & 1 other
check out witty animations from a Russian animator, simple, elegant

dream

by jlesage
tranquil animation with zen spirit; again, worth exploring narratives with a whole different time sense and way of making a point

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

ZoneZero from analog to digital photography

by jlesage & 2 others
a large, excellently curated photography site, including slide shows and discussions of key issues in photography and representation in general; highly recommended; under tutelage of Pedro Meyer; take "tour" first

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

SOS: Searching Out Stories - Story-Lovers

by jlesage
exhaustive list of stories, news articles that suggest stories; my favorite: "ANIMALS, BIRDS, AMPHIBIANS, FISH and INSECTS – stories, folklore and facts"

Lesson Plans for Digital Storytelling

by jlesage
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

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

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