Create a Google Rebus
Instead of spelling words by their letters, you can also “spell” words by
their individual parts. This makes for a good riddle to present to
someone. For example, when you want to spell “lovesick” you search
for “love” and “sick” and put the two result images next to each other;
your friend then should guess what the word means.
Other words for this “Google Rebus” game include: “walkman,”
“stronghold,” or “happiness.” (Search for “happy” and “ness” – the
first part will result in a happily laughing baby, the second in the
monster from Loch Ness!)
The Google Images Storyteller
Want to turn complete paragraphs into visuals? You can, with the
Google Images Storyteller (blog.outer-court.com/story/). You type a
sentence – a poem, or song lyrics, or anything else – into the input box,
hit submit, and it will automatically search Google Images to create a
story made up of visuals only.
Design Your SketchUp Dream House
Google SketchUp is a 3D tool for creating architecture and other 3D
models. Architects like it to prototype buildings, but the software is so
easy to use that anyone can have fun with it. After you download
SketchUp (sketchup.google.com) and follow through a hands-on tutorial
(which might take you as little as 15-30 minutes) you are ready to go
and design your own house. And why not make it your dream house?
Now this part of the book will live online: Send the SketchUp file
of your finished dream house to philipp.lenssen@gmail.com, include
your name, location, and a small description of your house and your
creation will appear on www.55fun.com/house/
