Film On The Fly - a cool idea

First, thank to @alytapp for sharing this on twitter today.

Second, this isn't going to raise a test score, so if you're looking for something like that, it's not here.

But, http://filmonthefly.org is just the neatest idea. On February 7th, those who sign up will receive a text message containing the plot for your movie. You're to use your cell phone and the people and places and things around you and make a movie. When you're done, you'll upload it to youtube and tag it with a certain word so the results can be found.

If you've read Clay Shirky's book, "Here Comes Everybody", maybe this idea hearkened back to the book. I love this example of how the web is allowing people to form groups - on the fly. They'll come together to make something happen, then go about their way, maybe on to another group action.

Maybe mention this to your students. I'll bet some of them would LOVE the challenge. (Check the website to see if there is an minimum age limit)