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Valentines Alternative

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7 votes, average: 2.00 out of 57 votes, average: 2.00 out of 57 votes, average: 2.00 out of 57 votes, average: 2.00 out of 57 votes, average: 2.00 out of 5
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  • Submitted by: Tom
_cokwr: Valentines day is lame and the cards are worse. Make a good one targeted towards a particular person (real or imaginary)., _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://thefoxisblack.com/2011/02/11/wiedenkennedy-valentine-cards/, _chk2m: Tom, _ciyn3: 61, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:
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WIRED Feature – What’s Inside You?

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  • Submitted by: Ben Rimes
_cokwr: Based on the regular Wired magazine feature "What's Inside" found in the paper version of the periodical. (http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/15-07/st_redbull) Create a what's inside poster all about you. Make it humorous, make it serious, extra points if you can turn it into a formidable replacement for your CV! , _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://www.techsavvyed.net/?p=1752, _chk2m: Ben Rimes, _ciyn3: 150, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:
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A change of emotion (in two panels)

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  • Submitted by: rowan_peter
_cokwr: Write and illustrate (photograph, sketch, video sample, etc) a two panel story that describes a change of emotion. For example. Panel 1: A man receives some suprising news about a loved one. Panel 2: He is deeply saddened. Panels can contain simple captions or annotation. Extra points if the emotional change is a 'mixed emotion'., _cpzh4: Visual, _chk2m: rowan_peter, _ciyn3: 19, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:
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Music Mapped Videos

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  • Submitted by: CogDog
_cokwr: Pick a song that has geographic references (or heck ,make up the references), and create a Google Map that has the locations along with media for each pin in the map. Mash it up with the audio or video of the song into a new video- making it a music mapped video!, _cpzh4: Mashup, _cre1l: http://cogdogblog.com/2011/10/28/music-mapped-video-new-ds106-assignment/, _chk2m: CogDog, _ciyn3: 208, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:
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haiku

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  • Submitted by: Komiyama
_cokwr: ds106 writing, _cpzh4: Writing, _cre1l: http://komiyama-tuj.blogspot.com/2011/10/degital-story-telling-writing.html, _chk2m: Komiyama, _ciyn3: 206, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:
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How I Made It

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  • Submitted by: Ben Rimes
_cokwr: Create, edit, and submit a video tutorial for the creation process for one of your ds106 assignments. From start to finish, include any interesting bits of information, why you selected some of the artifacts used in the assignment, and any other interesting bits of information about equipment or the process that people might need to know. Bonus points for including family members in the video! http://vimeo.com/29935341, _cpzh4: Video, _cre1l: http://www.techsavvyed.net/?p=1909&preview=true, _chk2m: Ben Rimes, _ciyn3: 176, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:
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Taking down Google

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  • Submitted by: Cali4beach
_cokwr: We all know that Google is taking over the world. This corporation is probably--scratch that-- DEFINITELY evil and needs to be stopped. Write a story about power hungry Google and/or other companies they own. Don't forget to include lots of pictures!, _cpzh4: Writing, _cre1l: http://imlikesoblonde.com/2011/04/06/ds106-really-is-for-life/, _chk2m: Cali4beach, _ciyn3: 114, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:
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Flickr-ized Playlist Poetry

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  • Submitted by: Martha
_cokwr: Take your Playlist Poetry assignment (http://ds106.us/2011/02/03/stories-written-in-windows-media-player/) and find Creative Commons Flickr photos to illustrate your story. Try using a slideshow tool to interweave the song titles and images. , _cpzh4: Visual, _chk2m: Martha, _ciyn3: 62, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:
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Over-Dramatic Reading

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  • Submitted by: Chris Randles
_cokwr: Choose any written material (a song, poem, short book, excerpt from a novel, scene from a television show, news article, etc.) and record a dramatic reading. Read your selection in a way that alters the message of the original material (at an odd pace, overly excited, sad, etc. -- be creative, make it your own). Make sure you mention what it is you are reading, and who the author of the material is., _cpzh4: Audio, _chk2m: Chris Randles, _ciyn3: 112, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:
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Google History Maps Story

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  • Submitted by: David (Mr. Thimble)
_cokwr: Use Google Maps to tell a story! It can be the story of a trip you took, a trip you would like to take, a strange occurrence, a war, anything you like! The only rules are that you have to use Google Maps proper in order to tell your story, and post it here. For a much fancier version that predates mine, see: http://www.wetellstories.co.uk/stories/week1/, _cpzh4: On/In the Web, _cre1l: http://deliberatelysnarky.com/blog/archives/177, _chk2m: David (Mr. Thimble), _ciyn3: 105, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:
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