Journal: September 17th
1. Write a brief summary about the Op-Ed that you selected. Include TITLE, WRITER, PUBLICATION.
2. Pass your copy of the Op-Ed to the left.
3. Read - annotate - the Op-Ed handed to you.
4. In your journal, what's most effective in the Op-Ed?
Part II:
ONLINE:
5. Please REPLY a response to your peer's Op-Ed.
- Read and remark on his post. Agree or disagree in some way.
- Share what's most effective in your opinion about the Op-Ed.
6. Please REPLY to TWO more posts
- Perhaps, the person sitting on the other side of you
- and one more - maybe someone else had your topic or same article.
- Yes, you may reply to someone in another section if it is relevant to your article.
Monday, September 17, 2018
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Tuesday, September 11th, 2018
Where were you on 9/11?
More on September 11th, 2001:
'Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience' Full Documentary (2011) ft. George W. Bush & More | HBO
Seventeen years ago, most of my students were not born. One was born on September 5th, 2001. And his father was at home with him instead of at work on the 60th floor of the North Tower.
Today I shared the story of Welles Crowther that reminds me that on the worst day in the darkest of times, there were many heroes.
9/11 | The Man In The Red Bandana | ESPN
From YouTube.com
ww.espn.com Ten years later, remembering Welles Remy Crowther who led over 12 people to safety after terrorists struck the World Trade Center on September 11th - a former Boston College Lacrosse Player whose trademark was a Red bandana.
Full Documentary: Man in the Red Bandana
“Man In Red Bandana” is a documentary film about the inspirational story of an American hero - Welles Remy Crowther. Welles worked on the 104th floor of the South Tower and saved many people on September 11th. Tragically, he died that day but his heroics became known eight months later as a result of an ordinary item - a red bandana.
The film re-traces Welles’ courageous actions that fateful day, and examines the many people (family, friends and strangers) who have been inspired by Welles’ actions and the unique ways in which they have honored him.
The film is the debut effort of writer and director Matthew Weiss. He first learned of Welles’ remarkable story over lunch with Jefferson Crowther, Welles’ father. Matthew was amazed and inspired. He quickly decided that everyone should hear this story and obtained the Crowther’s permission and blessing to make Man In Red Bandana. Chad A. Verdi and Joshua Sason are signed on as producers. Gwyneth Paltrow is set to narrate, with Michelle Verdi exec-producing and Lyle Lovett performing an original song.
Our film crews have been in Nyack, NY, Ontario, Canada, Atlanta, GA, New York, NY, Asbury Park, NJ, Orlando, FL, Albany, NY, Newton, MA, and Santa Monica, CA, among other places, all in an attempt to produce the most comprehensive piece about Welles ever made. The film is scheduled to be released in 2017.
More on September 11th, 2001:
'Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience' Full Documentary (2011) ft. George W. Bush & More | HBO
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
"Find the Metaphor"
Journal:
Consider how you think in metaphors.
What are metaphors that reoccur for you?
Read Harvard Business Review:
How Strategists Really Think: Tapping the Power of Analogy
PRESENTATIONS "Finding the Right Metaphor for Your Presentation"
by Nancy Duarte November 17, 2014
SPOILER: This clip occurs at the end of Moneyball (2011)
Perhaps, one of the greatest speeches and metaphors in American History...
PDF - Teddy Roosevelt "The Man in the Arena"
Speech at the Sorbonne - Paris, France April 23, 1910
The Famous Quote:
Consider how you think in metaphors.
What are metaphors that reoccur for you?
Read Harvard Business Review:
How Strategists Really Think: Tapping the Power of Analogy
PRESENTATIONS "Finding the Right Metaphor for Your Presentation"
by Nancy Duarte November 17, 2014
SPOILER: This clip occurs at the end of Moneyball (2011)
Perhaps, one of the greatest speeches and metaphors in American History...
PDF - Teddy Roosevelt "The Man in the Arena"
Speech at the Sorbonne - Paris, France April 23, 1910
The Famous Quote:
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
MIT's Joi Ito on Being a "NOW-IST"
I want to introduce you to the Director of MIT's Media Lab,
columnist to Wired magazine,
and author of one of my favorite recent books:
The conclusion to this TED Talk:
I'm a three-time college dropout, so learning over education is very near and dear to my heart, but to me, education is what people do to you and learning is what you do to yourself.
10:15 (Applause)
10:19 And it feels like, and I'm biased, it feels like they're trying to make you memorize the whole encyclopedia before they let you go out and play, and to me, I've got Wikipedia on my cell phone, and it feels like they assume you're going to be on top of some mountain all by yourself with a number 2 pencil trying to figure out what to do when in fact you're always going to be connected, you're always going to have friends, and you can pull Wikipedia up whenever you need it, and what you need to learn is how to learn. In the case of Safecast, a bunch of amateurs when we started three years ago, I would argue that we probably as a group know more than any other organization about how to collect data and publish data and do citizen science.
11:02 Compass over maps. So this one, the idea is that the cost of writing a plan or mapping something is getting so expensive and it's not very accurate or useful. So in the Safecast story, we knew we needed to collect data, we knew we wanted to publish the data, and instead of trying to come up with the exact plan, we first said, oh, let's get Geiger counters. Oh, they've run out. Let's build them. There aren't enough sensors. Okay, then we can make a mobile Geiger counter. We can drive around. We can get volunteers. We don't have enough money. Let's Kickstarter it. We could not have planned this whole thing, but by having a very strong compass, we eventually got to where we were going, and to me it's very similar to agile software development, but this idea of compasses is very important.
11:45 So I think the good news is that even though the world is extremely complex, what you need to do is very simple. I think it's about stopping this notion that you need to plan everything, you need to stock everything, and you need to be so prepared, and focus on being connected, always learning, fully aware, and super present.
12:08 So I don't like the word "futurist." I think we should be now-ists, like we are right now.
columnist to Wired magazine,
and author of one of my favorite recent books:
Whiplash: How to Survive Our Faster Future Kindle Edition by Joi Ito
The conclusion to this TED Talk:
I'm a three-time college dropout, so learning over education is very near and dear to my heart, but to me, education is what people do to you and learning is what you do to yourself.
10:15 (Applause)
10:19 And it feels like, and I'm biased, it feels like they're trying to make you memorize the whole encyclopedia before they let you go out and play, and to me, I've got Wikipedia on my cell phone, and it feels like they assume you're going to be on top of some mountain all by yourself with a number 2 pencil trying to figure out what to do when in fact you're always going to be connected, you're always going to have friends, and you can pull Wikipedia up whenever you need it, and what you need to learn is how to learn. In the case of Safecast, a bunch of amateurs when we started three years ago, I would argue that we probably as a group know more than any other organization about how to collect data and publish data and do citizen science.
11:02 Compass over maps. So this one, the idea is that the cost of writing a plan or mapping something is getting so expensive and it's not very accurate or useful. So in the Safecast story, we knew we needed to collect data, we knew we wanted to publish the data, and instead of trying to come up with the exact plan, we first said, oh, let's get Geiger counters. Oh, they've run out. Let's build them. There aren't enough sensors. Okay, then we can make a mobile Geiger counter. We can drive around. We can get volunteers. We don't have enough money. Let's Kickstarter it. We could not have planned this whole thing, but by having a very strong compass, we eventually got to where we were going, and to me it's very similar to agile software development, but this idea of compasses is very important.
11:45 So I think the good news is that even though the world is extremely complex, what you need to do is very simple. I think it's about stopping this notion that you need to plan everything, you need to stock everything, and you need to be so prepared, and focus on being connected, always learning, fully aware, and super present.
12:08 So I don't like the word "futurist." I think we should be now-ists, like we are right now.
Excellent article! #mustread @Joi @medialab #whiplash #learningovereducation #resilienceoverstrength #pulloverpush #riskoversafety #systemsoverobjects #compassovermaps #practiceovertheory #disobedienceovercompliance #emergenceoverauthority https://t.co/1c1zay4uS6 pic.twitter.com/bqiEVvFXBH— Kevin James O'Brien (@KOB14) March 27, 2018
Watch “@Joi Ito’s 9 Principles of the @medialab” on #Vimeo at MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference https://t.co/uJeSS1fn5a pic.twitter.com/CZlbwpxMT9— Kevin James O'Brien (@KOB14) March 27, 2018
Saturday, August 18, 2018
READ MORE - and WHY!
Reading matters for many reasons...
For starters, think about this fact:
"You will be as successful as your vocabulary."
READ MORE: Kelly Corrigan speaks about reading in a persuasive way.
- 33% of high school graduates and 42% of College graduates never read a book again.
- Reading is a neurobiological workout for the brain. Read for the words.
- Reading has the same physiological benefits as meditation.
- Add two million words by reading 30 minutes a day in a year...100,000 new words per year. Retain a hundred new words a year at least.
- Words are your own personal arsenal.
- How we communicate...How we behave - who we are. "It all starts with word choice."
- Make a meaningful connection to others - emotional intelligence begins with word choice.
Do you know these words from Kelly Corrigan's TED Talk?
Independent Reading Project: Selling Reading
Independent Reading Project:
Selling the idea that we read what we want to read (not what we "have to" read).
Watch this video.
It makes English teachers cry (in the beginning)...
View this Flipboard Magazine for more articles on reading.
Who is Stephen Downes? Check out his simple blog.
Checkout these great project possibilities plus projects with a great rubric.
Consider this final project option....
Selling the idea that we read what we want to read (not what we "have to" read).
Watch this video.
It makes English teachers cry (in the beginning)...
Penny Kittle argues students should choose what they read:
"I believe each of my students must craft an individual reading life of challenge, whim, curiosity, and hunger. I believe in the collecting, noticing, living work of designing lessons to empower writers. I believe teachers provide vision for students; we live a belief in their success every day we teach."
Check out these lists (please share more lists below):
33 Early American Literature Novels
Popular AP Literature Books
Read a real paper book or go "Airplane" mode - avoid technology distractions.
See: READ MORE
Who is Stephen Downes? Check out his simple blog.
Checkout these great project possibilities plus projects with a great rubric.
Consider this final project option....
Design a project in the shop. In addition, write an object label (as they do in a gallery or museum), letting visitors know:
1. The artist's name – that’s you.
2. The title of the work.
3. The medium of the work.
4. The size of the work.
5. And a didactic text: interpretive/educational texts related to an exhibition, usually written by exhibition curators.
Also, the price of the work (if applicable).
Also, the price of the work (if applicable).
A Few Tips on Reading in a Digital Age
Remember your success will be determined by your vocabulary which is determined by your reading...
Please consider doing the following:
2. Check out this article: These Apps Help You Realize How Much Time You Waste On Your Phone
3. Read with your iPhone on "Airplane Mode"
1. Wean yourself from digital devices.
• Allow yourself to check all digital communications, but then shut everything down and silence your phone.
• Set an alarm for 15 minutes.
• When it rings, give yourself one minute for a tech check-in.
• Repeat this process until you’re comfortable increasing your off-grid time to an hour or several hours.
2. Take breaks every 90 minutes.
Our brains work in 90-minute rest-activity cycles, so we need to pause and recharge every hour and a half or so. This is especially true if we’re multitasking with technology, which leads to cognitive overload.
The following activities have a calming effect and will give your brain the break it needs:
• Walk in nature for 10 minutes.
• Listen to music.
• Look at art.
• Exercise.
• Meditate.
3. Keep technology out of your bedroom.
The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) and Mayo Clinic agree that the use of blue-light-emitting LED devices is detrimental to sleep—a critical period that cements what you learned during the day, while removing useless information.
So try their recommendations for unplugging to see what works best for you.
The goal is to block the release of neurotransmitters that energize your brain and instead promote the production of melatonin, which allows you to rest.
THE NSF’S APPROACH - Abstain from devices starting one hour before bedtime.
MAYO CLINIC’S APPROACH
• Dim screens used at night.
• Keep screens 14 inches from your face.
• Remove screens from the room when you’re ready to sleep.
Listen to Note to Self Podcast: "Screens Really are a Nightmare for Sleep"
May we suggest a holiday activity for the family? Sleep... without screens. (Dec 24, 2014)
4. Read old school paper books (with a pen/pencil to annotate and to use as a reading guide).
Recommended listening - about reading:
From Note to Self Podcast:
"There's Just Something About Paper"
Reading on screens is changing your brain and making it harder to finish a thick book. Here's what to do about it. (Jun 10, 2015)
"The 'Bi-literate' Brain: The Key to Reading in a Sea of Screens"
How should you read? Paper or screen? Your brain wants to choose one. Switching back and forth may not be effective. That is, unless you can develop your 'bi-literate' brain. (Sep 17, 2014)
"The Case for Infomagical"
All of the information you need about information overload. (Jan 25, 2016)
"A Neuroscientist’s Guide to Getting Organized (Plus: Survey!)"
If you had to guess, how many facts have you taken in today? Dr. Daniel Levitin says it's probably way too many to process. (Jan 6, 2016)
From The PBS NewsHour:
"Your devices are probably ruining your productivity. Here’s why"
The habit of multitasking could lower your score on an IQ test and cause other cognitive deficits. (Oct 17, 2016)
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