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Solving the Mysteries of Camp

raccooncity July 29, 2012 Solving the Mysteries of Camp2016-10-31T19:53:43+00:00 ds106 No Comment
I finished this just before I had to leave for the airport and can't find the embed on my phone. Hope you can see it here anyway: ;feature=youtube_gdata_player It was…
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Is Everything Good a Remix?

raccooncity July 22, 2012 Is Everything Good a Remix?2014-08-17T17:17:47+00:00 ds106 No Comment
So you want to be creative? 1. Copy 2. Tinker 3. Combine In part 3 of Everything Is a Remix: Elements of Creativity, Kirby Ferguson states that "creativity isn't magic.…
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7-day Daily Create Mash-up

raccooncity July 17, 2012 7-day Daily Create Mash-up2016-10-31T19:45:45+00:00 ds106 1 Comment
About a week ago, I resolved to do some of the Daily-Creates for ds106. In perfect "make a resolution" style, I promptly failed and didn't complete the first one on…
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In Praise of External Challenges

raccooncity July 15, 2012 In Praise of External Challenges2016-10-31T19:42:00+00:00 ds106 No Comment
I have to say that when I saw today's Daily Create I wasn't thrilled. Make an annoying 30 second pre-recorded telemarketing call. It didn't sound like something fun to do…
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Using Keynote to Make a Movie

raccooncity July 14, 2012 Using Keynote to Make a Movie2016-10-31T19:38:39+00:00 ds106 1 Comment
I never intended for this to take as long as it those are turning out to be famous last words here in my summer of ds106. As explained in the…
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It’s a bird… It’s a plane…

raccooncity July 10, 2012 It’s a bird… It’s a plane…2014-08-17T17:19:30+00:00 ds106 No Comment
You're right, How hard is it to take a photo of a cloud on a beautiful summer day? Today's Daily Create reads: Take a picture of a cloud and tell…
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Kill Bill as Silent Movie

raccooncity July 10, 2012 Kill Bill as Silent Movie2016-10-31T19:37:06+00:00 ds106 1 Comment
One of the current ds106 video assignments challenges us to return to the silent era: The dawn of cinema had no audio; silent movies created an atmosphere with music and…
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Analysing the Basterds [sic]

raccooncity July 8, 2012 Analysing the Basterds [sic]2016-10-31T19:35:48+00:00 ds106 No Comment
I really didn't want to believe it. Wouldn't films that follow rules just seem formulaic? How could following the "rules" still produce a good film after over 100 years of…
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Not Reading a Movie

raccooncity July 8, 2012 Not Reading a Movie2016-10-31T19:30:49+00:00 ds106 No Comment
Good Plan So my intention was to sit down and "read a movie" for this week's ds106 assignment. I read Roger Ebert's article on How to Read a Movie, I…
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Edu-Apocalypse

raccooncity July 2, 2012 Edu-Apocalypse2016-10-31T19:28:43+00:00 ds106 1 Comment
"This is the week for your major audio storytelling collaborative project – a group radio show. This is not something you should leave for the end of the week!" Oh…
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