Assignment Idea

Averaging Concepts using Flickr

_cokwr: Take a concept, one word, and plug it into Flickr and take the first 50 images and average them using Photoshop or similar program. Step by step instructions available at http://is.gd/ku3UF, _cpzh4: Visual, _cre1l: http://www.timmmmyboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/love-580x580.jpg, _chk2m: Tim Owens, _ciyn3: 13, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

DaVinci invents the Kitchen Sink

_cokwr: Tell a story by breaking it down into the common elements and themes and recreating it as a sketch. What would a laptop designed by Alexander Graham Bell look like?, _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://www.timmmmyboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/x__pb_jutlDetail-580x435.png, _chk2m: Tim Owens, _ciyn3: 8, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Missing Persons Poster for Dr. Oblivion

_cokwr: Help #ds106 find Dr. Oblivion. Create a poster to help the search!, _cpzh4: Design, _cre1l: http://www.michaelbransonsmith.net/blog/2011/06/23/help-find-dr-oblivion/, _chk2m: Michael Branson Smith, _ciyn3: 142, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

haiku

_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:

How I Made It

_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:

Taking down Google

_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:

Flickr-ized Playlist Poetry

_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:

WIRED Feature – What’s Inside You?

_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:

A change of emotion (in two panels)

_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:

Music Mapped Videos

_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: