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  3. Sandy Brown Jensen

    Triple Troll Attack

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    October 18, 2011
    Description: The assignment is to take a photo, a quote from a different character than the one in the picture, and a name from a third character different from the other two, place the quote in the picture, and “sign” it with the third person’s name. The three characters are to be from three different, ...
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    My very own spubble

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    October 17, 2011
    DS 106 assignment: Learn to love yourself, grab a picture of yourself in which your body language, actions, gestures, etc. suggest one thing and then play off that using a speech bubble. Ideally the result would make people laugh—but I must acknowledge there are other possible emotional responses that may be just as acceptable. Think ...
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    Messing with the Mac Guffin

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    October 6, 2011
    For this assignment forever change the plot of a movie, tv show, etc. by changing a single line of dialogue. Put this new line of dialogue below a screen-cap of the moment in the movie you’re changing. Can we stop by a pharmacy? I need to get a Nasonex refill before I sneeze my pointy ...
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  8. Sandy Brown Jensen

    Reduced Avatar: The Five Icon Challenge

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    October 5, 2011
    Reduce a movie, story, or event into its basic elements, then take those visuals and reduce them further to simple icons. Avatar in Five Icons: Act One: Jake in a Wheelchair! Act Two: Na’vi Babe! Act Three: Down goes the Home Tree! Act Four: Jake rides Toruk! Act Five: Tree of Souls! Tree of Souls! ...
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  10. Sandy Brown Jensen

    Stranger Portraits

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    October 4, 2011
    Take a portrait of seven total strangers. Try to capture their image in a way that gives the viewer a deeper understanding of the person. Write a little about how you approached the person and what you learned about them.                               ...
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  15. Sandy Brown Jensen

    Self Portrait

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    September 27, 2011
    Today’s Daily Shoot assignment is: Sunday Challenge (by popular request): Make a self-portrait, with or without the camera in the frame. Get out there, take a photograph, upload it, and tweet a link to @dailyshoot with the hashtag: #ds680
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  16. Sandy Brown Jensen

    Where Do You Find Time for Bags of Gold?

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    September 22, 2011
      “I have a bag of gold. Would you like a bag of gold?” DS 106 Assignment #2 Watch Gardner Campbell’s essay, “No Digital Facelifts: Thinking the Unthinkable About Open Educational Experiences,” and read his article “A Personal Cyberinfrastructure,” as well. In a blog post, respond to these texts and how you feel about his ...
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  23. Sandy Brown Jensen

    How can I tell a good blog for me?

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    March 28, 2011
    My face-to-face Tech Writing class brainstormed a list of criteria for evaluating a good academic or professional blog. Here’s what they came up with–your mileage may vary! Criteria for evaluating a good academic or professional blog: Appropriately entertaining sense of humor visual information multi media info graphics bulleted lists white space Ability to communicate technical ...
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  24. Sandy Brown Jensen

    First day of classes–aargh!

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    March 25, 2011
    I had a pretty quiet Spring Break. I worked on my WR 227 online class about five hours a day trying to get the whole edu-blog concept organized. I still have lots of questions, and I am relying on my smart students to help me work out the kinks as we go. Why Edu-Blogs? I ...
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