01 December 2006
Four Word Film Review
by jlesage & 4 others
really, reviews in just four words for over 16,000 films
Lateral Thinking Problems - Preconceptions
by jlesage
The site poses problems in lateral or logical thinking, from easy to hard, with both hints and answers. Great party conversation and something kids will like.
27 November 2006
Mojiti-video commentary software
by jlesage & 11 others
useful for teachers making clips to analyze in class; "personalize any video with your story. With visual spotlights, you can narrate your personal videos, add captions or subtitles, or comment on any scene."
group hug // anonymous online confessions
by jlesage & 9 others
like postsecrets but in prose; "type a note about a fault of your own, something you did or thought about and are not proud of"; filters out obvious lies, overtly vulgar, identifying specific others.
24 November 2006
Writing Demonstrations
by jlesage
interactive demonstrations of Conducting Electronic Searches; useful both for the information contained and as a demo of web design and writing instructional media in a library context; the larger site is a resource for writers.
22 November 2006
20 November 2006
Conversations with Dina
by jlesage
post on how students did visual ethnography using Flickr and the tags people put there
19 November 2006
Poynter Online - Writing Tools
by jlesage
50 writing tools, a quick list; we can all benefit from these
18 November 2006
Journal E: Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America
by jlesage
one of the most important exhibitions of our time, also raising questions about the ethics of exhibiting violence in our media culture today
14 November 2006
Word Circuits
by jlesage
"This is a place for poetry and fiction born to pixels rather than the page--writing that's digital down to its bones." An excellent resource with both online poetry, often Flash poetry, and other links.
13 November 2006
MIT--media in transition 05: the work of stories
by jlesage
much of the conference is available in av form or papers or abstracts.
11 November 2006
Zen Koans - AshidaKim.com
by jlesage & 4 others
zen koans help writers rethink narrative in another tradition of storytelling
Zensufi Park
by jlesage
Zen/sufi stories help those with writer's block or pinned down to traditional narrative arcs
Librarian Chick - tools for learning
by jlesage & 4 others
links to resources like Books/Audio books, Calculators, Collaboration, Student Loans, Foreign Language, Graphs/Presentation, Lectures, Notes/Writing, Online Learning, Poetry, Reference, Science/Space, Test Taking/Prep
06 November 2006
Roadside Architecture
by jlesage
documenting roadside architecture in the US, under many whacky categories; this is a favorite theme of mine in photography
03 November 2006
Jahsonic, a vocabulary of culture
by jlesage
intriguing website taking up themes and critical theories/ists, with many links; check out "index" link on home page
02 November 2006
Tameri Guide for Writers: Plot and Story
by jlesage
one page of a larger, useful site for writers; this page covers what a screenwriter thinks about to construct a spine, here called plot, or basic story idea; it is the central task for the writer
16 October 2006
WRT: Writer Response Theory
by jlesage & 1 other
"exploration of digital character art — any art involving electrons and making use of letters, alphanumerics, or other characters in an interesting way"
