Saturday, September 30

Today is Saturday of Week 6. I hope you are enjoying the weekend!

Update: There are some problems with the OUCreate web service this morning, so the randomizers are not available, and there are images missing.
Update again. Everything should be working now. Thanks as always to the great people at OUCreate for fixing problems like this so quickly!

Class Procedures and Reminders

Project Stack. I replied to almost all the assignments turned in last week with just a few items left in the stack; those will be first in line on Monday! While you are waiting on comments back from me about your Project assignment, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

Extra Credit. If you feel like having a technology adventure this week, try an extra credit Tech Tip! Find out more in the extra credit section of this week's assignments.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Class Twitter. From yesterday's Twitter @OnlineMythIndia, something lovely from Debbie Ridpath Ohi.


Words from Mythology. From the Roman god Vulcan, we get the word VOLCANO.


Storybook Archive. This project is from the Indian Epics class: Shadows of the Ishvara: A Search for the Truth. Where are the gods in the modern world? In this Storybook a young man in possession of a sword inscribed with the word "TRUTH" goes on a quest for the gods, meeting Brahma, Vishnu, Yama and, finally, Shiva.


Free Book Online: Today's free book is Wonder Tales from Tibet by Eleanore Myers Jewett. See the Freebookapalooza blog for links and the table of contents. The illustrations are by Maurice Day.


Story of the Day. Today's story is from the Buddhist jatakas: How the Monkey Saved His Troop. This is a story about a monkey who is both wise and brave.


Video: The video for today is Jeff Provine's IgniteOKC talk on Ghosts of Oklahoma City. Find out more about Jef Provine below.


Growth Mindset: Today's growth mindset cat is expanding her reach: Stretch yourself so you can reach new goals. You can find out more at the Growth Mindset blog.


Event on Campus: Jeff Provine will be conducting an OU Ghost Tour today, starting at 7:30PM in front of Holmberg Hall; details in the OU Daily. And if you can't make the tour, check out his Kindle book: Campus Ghosts of Norman, Oklahoma.


September 30: Dussehra. The Hindu holiday of Dussehra celebrates the victory of Rama over Ravana, good over evil — a story that is now very familiar to everybody in the Indian Epics class, and to some of you in Myth-Folklore also! You can read more about the festivities at Wikipedia. The ten-headed demon Ravana is often burned in effigy as part of the Dussehra celebration:



Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.