demo day two - cooking something new

demo day two assignment for making food, making media

1. go to a farmer's market, select a vegetable or fruit you have never cooked with before, purchase it, and bring it home.

2. cook a delicious dish or meal using your vegetable or fruit. you can cook it alone, in a pair, or in small group.

3. eat and enjoy the meal.

4. create a recipe of your dish. the recipe can take any form you want. be creative.

5. within your recipe, be sure to include something about where your food comes from.

6. when finished but certainly before class on thursday, march 5, tweet your recipe.

important point: on thursday, march 5, bring your recipe or bring a device that can represent your recipe to class. for example, if your recipe is written on paper or painted on canvas, bring it to class. if it's a video on youtube, bring a laptop to class. if it's a series of photos on instagram, bring your phone. in other words, bring what you need to be able to demo your recipe to the rest of class.

rules and suggestions:

a. follow all directions.

b. if you have no work to demo for thursday's demo day, do not come to class.

all the stuff you get rid of in a day project

all the stuff you get rid of in a day project for green media

1. tomorrow (wednesday, february 15) photograph everything you throw out or get rid of during the whole day.

2. select your best photos and upload them to flickr.

3. title and tag all your photos. put them into a set. title your set.

4. sometime before class on thursday, february 16, post a tweet that includes a link to your project.

5. in class on thursday, be prepared to demo your work. if you have no work to demo, do not come to class.

hints:

* you have one day to make and share this project: stay focused.

* be as precise as possible.

what i eat and drink in a day project

what i eat and drink in a day project for green media

1. photograph everything you eat and drink in one whole day.

2. select your best photos and upload them to flickr.

3. title and tag all your photos. put them into a set. be creative with all aspects of this project. make it interesting.

4. sometime before class on thursday, february 9, post a thick tweet that includes a link to your project.

5. in class on thursday, be prepared to demo your work.

rules:

a. steps 1-4 must be complete prior to class on thursday.

b. if you have no work to demo, do not come to class.

kiva assignment

kiva assignment for digital media production.

1. start an account with kiva.

2. take some time to explore and understand kiva.

3. using kiva, make a $25 micro-loan to an individual or group. do not make a random micro-loan - make one that means something.

4. tweet it. include a link.

5. in class on friday, be prepared to demo your work.

rules:

a. steps 1-4 must be complete prior to class on friday.

b. if you have no work to demo, do not come to class.