wdydwyd

"wdydwyd?" is a great assignment for photography, design, art, leadership classes & clubs from high school thru college & beyond.

Simply ask your students to create their own answer to "why do you do what you do?"

Over 400,000 unique visitors have come to www.wdydwyd.com and it has been featured on BBC World and Utne Magazine among other places. (bookmark this page b/c you won't easily find it again)

— SAMPLE assignment page below (email me if you want to create a modified version for your class or group) —

Assignment — [name of your class or club] [teacher's name]
DUE: [date] by midnight

wdydwyd? - "why do you do what you do?"
> Four-step instructions to submit your image are below the slide shows

FOUR-STEP INSTRUCTIONS:

1- CREATE an image with your answer to: "Why do you do what you do?"
Only GUIDELINE: You must incorporate both text + image together in a creative or surprising way.
Otherwise, anything goes.

2- Write up to 200 words in the caption describing more about why you do what you do.
Examples of text people have written: www.wdydwyd.com

3- UPLOAD your photo here http://wdydwyd.ning.com/photo/photo/new (you'll be asked to register)
> Register with your FULL NAME so teacher can ID you for credit.
> Edit Photo Information after upload (see screenshot below) to
(a) make up a creative PHOTO TITLE and (b) TAG your photo "[name of class]"

Screenshot example after you select & upload your image:

4- For additional extra credit RATE images from your class by [deadline].
> The top 5 rated images get additional extra credit.
HINT: you can invite people from outside the class to rate your photo
For more detailed how-to instructions on rating photos join the [group created for your class]

Also...
> The class will have its own gallery and could be included in a future book
> If you wish, COMMENT on your classmates' photos.
> Questions? email Tony Deifell

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