Comments on: The Comment Challenge: Building Community One Conversation at a Time http://dianehammond.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/the-comment-challenge-building-community-one-conversation-at-a-time/ ...about teaching and learning Sat, 24 May 2008 12:19:08 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Christy Tucker http://dianehammond.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/the-comment-challenge-building-community-one-conversation-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Christy Tucker Sat, 24 May 2008 12:19:08 +0000 http://nexus.ontarioblogs.com/index.php/2008/05/10/the-comment-challenge-building-community-one-conversation-at-a-time/#comment-130 Sorry I'm so late in getting back to this conversation. Apparently I forgot to track it, and I couldn't remember where I had seen this image. I'm not great in Photoshop, but your directions make sense. I think with your directions I could do it, although it might take a few tries to get it to look as good as yours does. Thanks for the explanation! I was reminded of your post when I found Flickr Toys today. Their <a href="http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/jigsaw.php" rel="nofollow">jigsaw image</a> seems to create similar images to yours. It's not quite as cool, but I think I might take the shortcut! Sorry I’m so late in getting back to this conversation. Apparently I forgot to track it, and I couldn’t remember where I had seen this image. I’m not great in Photoshop, but your directions make sense. I think with your directions I could do it, although it might take a few tries to get it to look as good as yours does. Thanks for the explanation!

I was reminded of your post when I found Flickr Toys today. Their jigsaw image seems to create similar images to yours. It’s not quite as cool, but I think I might take the shortcut!

]]> By: Diane http://dianehammond.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/the-comment-challenge-building-community-one-conversation-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Diane Wed, 14 May 2008 01:29:37 +0000 http://nexus.ontarioblogs.com/index.php/2008/05/10/the-comment-challenge-building-community-one-conversation-at-a-time/#comment-131 Sue, agreed - I have a feeling that some of the connections we're making will last far beyond the Comment Challenge. I see that there are a number of people who've registered for the challenge but haven't commented yet (or maybe I should say, haven't tracked their comments yet). I think I'll see if I can bring a few of their "puzzle pieces" to the table. I'm off to visit those blogs and as <a href="http://katefoy.com/?p=239" rel="nofollow">Kate Foy</a> so descriptively put it - "scatter some comment pixie-dust". Sue, agreed – I have a feeling that some of the connections we’re making will last far beyond the Comment Challenge.

I see that there are a number of people who’ve registered for the challenge but haven’t commented yet (or maybe I should say, haven’t tracked their comments yet). I think I’ll see if I can bring a few of their “puzzle pieces” to the table. I’m off to visit those blogs and as Kate Foy so descriptively put it – “scatter some comment pixie-dust”.

]]> By: Sue Waters http://dianehammond.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/the-comment-challenge-building-community-one-conversation-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Sue Waters Wed, 14 May 2008 01:13:43 +0000 http://nexus.ontarioblogs.com/index.php/2008/05/10/the-comment-challenge-building-community-one-conversation-at-a-time/#comment-132 I agree with Christy and Christine -- totally love your image of the puzzle. I'm mostly locating the posts using the RSS feed from Technorati and fortunately most of the people are writing their comments on these posts. But then tracking the conversations using cocomment. I keep forgetting to press share :( . The Comment Challenge is a great example of community building especially from the concept that you get out what you put in. Those that are more actively engaging in commenting are achieving the greater learning and connections with each other. I agree with Christy and Christine — totally love your image of the puzzle. I’m mostly locating the posts using the RSS feed from Technorati and fortunately most of the people are writing their comments on these posts. But then tracking the conversations using cocomment. I keep forgetting to press share :( .

The Comment Challenge is a great example of community building especially from the concept that you get out what you put in. Those that are more actively engaging in commenting are achieving the greater learning and connections with each other.

]]> By: Diane http://dianehammond.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/the-comment-challenge-building-community-one-conversation-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Diane Sun, 11 May 2008 13:14:00 +0000 http://nexus.ontarioblogs.com/index.php/2008/05/10/the-comment-challenge-building-community-one-conversation-at-a-time/#comment-136 Christine, I agree; I too still have some puzzle pieces missing, but what a thrill when one clicks into place! If you're going to try this effect in Photoshop you'll need to locate the puzzle texture. It didn't show up in my list. I had to load it from the presets/textures folder. Christine, I agree; I too still have some puzzle pieces missing, but what a thrill when one clicks into place!

If you’re going to try this effect in Photoshop you’ll need to locate the puzzle texture. It didn’t show up in my list. I had to load it from the presets/textures folder.

]]> By: Christine Martell http://dianehammond.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/the-comment-challenge-building-community-one-conversation-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Christine Martell Sun, 11 May 2008 04:14:58 +0000 http://nexus.ontarioblogs.com/index.php/2008/05/10/the-comment-challenge-building-community-one-conversation-at-a-time/#comment-134 Very fun effect. I've used Photoshop a lot, but never to make a puzzle. It's a great image for the challenge, although I think my puzzle has more pieces missing still! Very fun effect. I’ve used Photoshop a lot, but never to make a puzzle. It’s a great image for the challenge, although I think my puzzle has more pieces missing still!

]]> By: Diane http://dianehammond.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/the-comment-challenge-building-community-one-conversation-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Diane Sun, 11 May 2008 03:05:10 +0000 http://nexus.ontarioblogs.com/index.php/2008/05/10/the-comment-challenge-building-community-one-conversation-at-a-time/#comment-133 Thanks for visiting Christy! My puzzle image wasn't generated automatically - I did it in Photoshop. I took a screen capture of coComment and added a fill layer (50% grey). To the fill layer I applied a jigsaw texture and then copied that layer. I used an overlay blending method on the first jigsaw layer and then merged it with the background. On the jigsaw copy layer I used the magic wand to select a few random puzzle pieces and then expanded the selection by 5 pixels to reach right to the edges of the puzzle pieces. I then used the New Layer via Cut function. I used the move tool to move the selected pieces off the puzzle. Then I just did some finishing touches. I added a drop shadow to both the puzzle and the pieces layer and I used the Lasso tool to move the pieces around a bit. Hope this helps! Have you had much experience with Photoshop? Thanks for visiting Christy!

My puzzle image wasn’t generated automatically – I did it in Photoshop. I took a screen capture of coComment and added a fill layer (50% grey). To the fill layer I applied a jigsaw texture and then copied that layer. I used an overlay blending method on the first jigsaw layer and then merged it with the background. On the jigsaw copy layer I used the magic wand to select a few random puzzle pieces and then expanded the selection by 5 pixels to reach right to the edges of the puzzle pieces. I then used the New Layer via Cut function. I used the move tool to move the selected pieces off the puzzle. Then I just did some finishing touches. I added a drop shadow to both the puzzle and the pieces layer and I used the Lasso tool to move the pieces around a bit.

Hope this helps! Have you had much experience with Photoshop?

]]> By: Christy Tucker http://dianehammond.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/the-comment-challenge-building-community-one-conversation-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Christy Tucker Sun, 11 May 2008 01:54:22 +0000 http://nexus.ontarioblogs.com/index.php/2008/05/10/the-comment-challenge-building-community-one-conversation-at-a-time/#comment-135 This puzzle image is very cool. How did you create it? Is there a tool that generates those kinds of images automatically? This puzzle image is very cool. How did you create it? Is there a tool that generates those kinds of images automatically?

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