Class Procedures and Reminders
Project Stack. THANK YOU to everybody for all the new project websites! While you are waiting on comments back from me about this week's assignment, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email. Tomorrow the Project Feedback assignment will be ready, and you can start exploring people's new projects.
Extra Credit. I've added some new quotes to the Growth Mindset padlet, and some new articles too; lots of good stuff to use if you want to do growth mindset extra credit. Find out more about all the extra credit options at this week's assignments.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Class Twitter. From yesterday's Twitter @OnlineMythIndia, a story about kvasir, the Norse mythological beverage. You can find out more about the mead of poetry at Wikipedia.
Storybook Archive. This project is from the Indian Epics class: Lifelong Devotion: Tales of Love at Karva Chauth. Karva Chauth is an Indian holiday in which women honor the power of love in their lives. In this Storybook, you will spend the holiday with Sita, Ahalya and Radha as they reflect on their dramatic love lives.
Story of the Day. Today's story is from the Buddhist jataka tales: Prince Wicked and the Grateful Animals. The grateful animals include a snake, a rat, and a parrot.
Video: The video for today is one of the new things I added to the growth mindset files: How to get better at the things you care about. Find out more at Eduardo Briceño's TED page.
Growth Mindset: Today's growth mindset cat knows that creativity is part of how we grow: Creativity allows you to express yourself.. You can find out more at the Growth Mindset blog.
Event on Campus: It's Mexico Week! Today you can enjoy Sugar Skull Decorating and more (details). Find out about Mexico Week and other events at the Campus Calendar online.
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.