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BigGirlBlue's Summer School 2009

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Learning By Doing

In the summer of 2009 the Giant Squids were offered the opportunity to participate in an 8 week summer program designed to encourage them to use what they already knew (having become Giant Squids and all) in combination with tips and tools along the way.

Each week they were given a lens assignment that they had to finish before the eight week period was over. Some of the tasks were challenging but all of them were fun.

But that's not all. Five days a week Giant Squids received a message containing tips and personal experience on being better lensmasters. Much appreciate goes out to Bonnie, Robin, Patti and Megan for sharing their skills (as well as the guests writers who provided their input).

Here is a lensography of the lenses BigGirlBlue created for her 8 week term in summer school.

Week #1 Lensmaking Challenge:

Make a Caption Contest Lens

The first challenge was to make a lens highlighting the new "Caption Module".
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Week #2 Lensmaking Challenge:

Your Most Prized Possession

Squids had to take a look around the house then make a lens about an item they were "most proud of, or grateful for, or happy to own."
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Week #3 Lensmaking Challenge

Restaurant Review

This week it was all about food, specifically favorite restaurants and the entrees that made their tongues do a happy dance.
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Week #4 Lensmaking Challenge

Make an Acknowledgement Lens

In this week's assignment, Giant Squids had to make a lens thanking someone special who helped them out along the way.
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Week #5 Lensmaking Challenge

How To

Squids are no strangers to how-to lens. The assignment was "simply, to make a new "how-to" lens."

In early 2010 this was awarded a purple star!
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Week #6 Lensmaking Challenge

It's All About "Space"

This week Giant Squids learned about the importance of brevity. They had to limit themselves to 5 modules while creating a "stellar lens". The option of whether the Intro and Guestbook counted was left up to the lens maker.
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Week #7 Lensmaking Challenge

What Book Are You Reading Next

Instead of creating a book review for Squid Lit, the assignment was to create a mini book club area that would eventually evolve into a review once the book was done.
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Week #8 Lensmaking Challenge

Summer Entertainment Destination

The final assignment for Giant Squid summer school was to create a lens on their favorite summer entertainment destination.
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Other Giant Squid Summer Students

If you participated in this summer school program and created ONE lens to highlight ALL your summer school lenses please add the link to it below.

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Summer School for Old-Timers -- A Graduate!

OK, so maybe this last session of the Squidoo Gian more...1 point

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My Squidoo Master's Thesis

In June the invitation was issued to 'Get your Gia more...1 point

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CDT's Giant Squid Summer School Lensography!

In June 2009, all Giant Squids were invited to par more...1 point

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Kim Giancaterino Giant Squid Summer School Lensography

In the summer, most folks like to be on the beach, more...1 point

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Summer School Lensography

Summer 2009 Giant Squids get to join the Giant Squ more...0 points

Giant Squid Summer School Guestbook

Thanks for visiting. Please take a moment to pop by one or two of these new lenses and sign the guestbooks.

Best wishes always!

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