December 2006
Lateral Thinking Problems - Preconceptions
by jlesageThe 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.
November 2006
A Research Guide for Students - Site Map
by jlesagea very large portal for students and teachers, including how to search, formatting of research papers, and many content links
Writing Demonstrations
by jlesageinteractive 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.
Poynter Online - Writing Tools
by jlesage50 writing tools, a quick list; we can all benefit from these
Incredible Art Lessons
by jlesage & 1 othermany art lessons from preschool through college; lots of stimuli for the imagination, lots of detail if you are a parent or teacher
Sequence Analysis
by jlesage & 1 otherby a teacher, great handout for students on how to analyze a film sequence
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.
Guerrilla Filmmaking 101
by jlesagethe nitty-gritty of no-budget filmmaking, good on deflating romantic notions often held by first-timers
Fifty Ways to Take Notes
by jlesage & 31 othersboth online and offline, include clippings or your own musings or both
Digital Photography Techniques
by jlesagebrief description with visual examples of how depth of field, dynamic range, and field of view can evoke a hightened emotional response in a photo's viewer
Photoshop Tutorials - Free Photoshop tips and Tricks - PSLover.com
by jlesage & 3 othersmany lilnks to how-to tutorials
October 2006
Peter Murphy's Panoramic VR Weblog
by jlesagepanoramic pictures and social context; often witty in their detail
BBC - Writersroom - Scriptsmart
by jlesagefree screenwriting formatting tool to use with Microsoft Word; I have not tried it and do not know how well it works.
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