04 December 2006
01 December 2006
No More Marriages!: Welcome To The Film Criticism Blog-a-Thon!
by jlesageAndy Hobal's film blog runs a carnival on film criticism; the film bloggers run many blogathons and garner good accumulated comments
27 November 2006
Lists of Bests
by jlesage & 5 othersagain, 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
Movie Reviews, Music Reviews, TV Show Reviews, Game Reviews, Book Reviews - Metacritic.com
by jlesage & 19 othersMetacritic is a usefully organized site, providing tips on what you might like to do.
Those Dark Hiding Places: The Invisible Web Revealed
by jlesage & 4 othersa librarian teaches you about the dark web; originally written 2001, updated Oct. 2006
26 November 2006
activelearning strategies
by jlesagea philosophy of education that relies on simulations, role plays, real world activities; practical tips and bibliography
22 November 2006
Jo’s Toolkit for grassroots and student journalists
by jlesagetips and links for lots of aspects of the media, both print and visual
Article - At Home and Abroad: Some Views from the Avant-Garde on DVD by Daryl Chin
by jlesagesome tips on good avant garde films you can now buy on DVD
21 November 2006
Adding meaning and value to information
by jlesagewhat we do with information that might make it useful and desirable to others
What Can We Do With Flickr? on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
by jlesagehow to create hotspots with popup notes on Flickr. Very useful for image analysis and assignment requiring students to comment on social aspects or formal aspects of image; or to formally critique them.
20 November 2006
19 November 2006
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.
16 November 2006
Sequence Analysis
by jlesage & 1 otherby a teacher, great handout for students on how to analyze a film sequence
creativebits | mac design community
by jlesage & 4 othersa professional blog and community site for graphic designers working on Mac OS X
15 November 2006
Third Coast International Audio Festival // Chicago Public Radio
by jlesageone of the best sources for audio documentaries; here also are many how-to sessions
13 November 2006
11 November 2006
Владимир Гвоздев и gvozdariki
by jlesage & 1 othercheck out witty animations from a Russian animator, simple, elegant
Zen Koans - AshidaKim.com
by jlesage & 4 otherszen koans help writers rethink narrative in another tradition of storytelling
06 November 2006
Back to School with the Class of Web 2.0: Part 3
by jlesage & 1 otherOct 06, review of software potentially useful to students and teachers; overview useful for folks interested in thinking about Internet and education in new ways
02 November 2006
LibraryThing | Catalog your books online
by jlesage & 56 othersYou sign up, enter the name of a book, then find out what other folks who liked that book also liked; a tag cloud for the book leads to other books on this topic. Quite addictive, and I just used it to look at the info. around one book.
The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
by jlesage"descriptive list which was created by Georges Polti to categorize every dramatic situation which might occur in a story or performance"; tips for screenwriters looking for ideas
30 October 2006
ZoneZero from analog to digital photography
by jlesage & 2 othersa 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