Fantasy TED Talks

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  • Ben Rimes
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Create a scene from a TED Talk being given by a fictional character. Obscure or well known, feel free to have your fictional character pontificating on their story, and their “essential truth” that has come to be known as TED Talks.

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don burgeron and family

In Nana We Trust

The Puffin Fairy Flock gave a fascinating Ted Talk on the new Speed Learn technology they acquired from The General over at the #Prisoner106 Village. With

cogdog

Immigration Deform TED Talk

Probably the most well received talk at TED Tea Party City was Alien Woman, who shared her personal and moving story of thwarting the alien

pborisov

Fantasy Ted Talk: Mom’s Spaghetti

I did not do anything classy for this assignment. Instead, I decided to do a take on an

aetherbunny

Ami Mizuno presents: Sailor Moon and the Gender of Power

I watched the most incredible TED talk last night. It was led by this super-intelligent Japanese high school student named Ami Mizuno. She was talking
Cynthia Sarver

Help me realize my ambitions! Gertrude Stein on Picasso at Ted

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timmmmyboy

? The Walking TED

I’ve got a little “zombie fever” with season 2 of The Walking Dead having started up last fall. If you haven’t watched that show you’re
Martha

Tele-TED

I’m spending this weekend all alone, and taking advantage of the peace and quiet to explore some new #ds106 assignments. Here’s my fantasy TED talk: I can’t
cogdog

Lassie’s Trans-Species Truth on TED Stage

Ben Rimes has coined a clever new ds106 assignment that plays with visual mashups – in Fantasy TED Talks you are given free reign to: Create
Scott Lockman

Slices of Life 41 – Just Being a Blip

This is a post that doesn’t know whether to be a podcast episode or a ds106 assignment. Those who take the time to listen might
Ben Rimes

Fantasy TED Talks – The Dude Abides

TED talks are passe, TEDx events are small potatoes, and TED-ED hasn’t really taken off yet. So why not create your own Fantasy TED Talk?

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