Culture Video

Here is the link to the Storify presentation Mr. Zutz shared with us.  Below is the final video from it.

Please respond to this prompt: "Do you believe this to be true?  What type of culture fits you best as you move into the world of college and work?"

You've Survived This Dip (almost)

Here are your final assignments.  Yes, that's plural.

First, go to this link and watch the Seth Godin TED Talk on Tribes.  Then do the following go through the five steps of the Flipped lesson (watch, think, dig deeper, discuss, . . . and finally).

You will, though, have to register with TED Ed in order to answer the questions.  This is not difficult though.  You can either answer the questions after the video or during.

On the ". . . and finally" part you will find the topic for your final paper on The Dip.  Below that you will find a link to a Storify document that contains several sources.  You need to use at least one of those articles as a source in your paper.

Good luck!

Definition Tips for your Definition Essay

For Friday's definition essay, choose one word to define in your own unique way.

We will explore this more on Tuesday.  But for now, here are some tips and ideas -

Advice:

Don't write in generalities.  Want to drive your professors nuts? Want to totally illustrate to them that you have no idea what you're talking about? Then keep your writing vague and generic.

Examples -

"Many people in this world find beauty all around them."  Really?  Why don't you tell us something we don't know.

"What is beautiful to one person may be ugly to another."  Really?  Thanks for the blinding flash of insight!


How to cure this:

Drill down to specifics.  Remember, this is ultimately a personal definition essay.  The main word their is personal.  SHOW ME WHAT YOU REALLY, PERSONALLY THINK.  SHOW US A UNIQUELY PERSONAL DEFINITION OF BEAUTY TAKEN FROM EITHER YOUR LIFE OR FROM YOUR UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON THE WORLD.

Examples -

*  I'm sorry that many PC junkies will hate this, but the truth is simple: every apple product is beautiful in that there is absolutely no wasted designing.  Everything on an iPad, iPod, or MacBook Air serves the function of making the product easy to use and aesthetically appeasing.

*  There is beauty in death.  I know this is hard to fathom, but the morning my father died from lung cancer was beautiful.  After his passing, the family gathered in the adjacent waiting room to wait for the funeral home director.  We began telling stories about Dad.  Soon everyone in that room had tears in their eyes.  Not because we were sad.  Rather because we knew we had been blessed to have Dad in our lives.

In fact, the funeral home director actually did a double take before entering the room.  He couldn't believe we were in as good of spirits as we were.  We were wrapped in beauty.  We were celebrating Dad's life.

Explore or define your term (whatever that it is) in a fresh and unique way.

Here are some past samples --

Macie's "K" theme

My Theme #2 (Time) by teacherscribe

Padlet Discussion

Using the Padlet board below, leave two examples to this prompt -

What does creativity mean to you?

Or click on this link to visit the actual Padlet page.

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Best Tech Lesson so far . . .

First, leave a brief statement about the best technology lesson you have had so far in your classes.  This may focus on how you engaged students more effectively via their laptops or how you were able to present a specific lesson better using a form of technology.

Then, leave at least two responses to other teachers' responses.

Thanks!