Also, a big THANK YOU to everybody who has done the Week 13 Project Feedback assignment already which has a brainstorming survey. People have done such a good job with that, coming up with even more ideas I can work with this summer to try to improve the classes for next year. I really appreciate your help -- and, for those of you who will be doing that assignment today, thank you in advance for your feedback and ideas!
Class Procedures and Reminders
Success Tip: Respect your time boundaries. That is just one of the recommendations in this article, which is from one of my favorite blogs for teachers. Even though this is advice to teachers for saving time, these tips definitely apply to students too: 5 Powerful Ways to Save Time.
Week 14 and Week 15. Keep an eye on the class calendar so that you will be able to finish up all your assignments by Friday of Dead Week (Week 15). So, Monday is the start of Week 14, then comes Week 15 a.k.a. Dead Week, and the final assignments will be due on Friday of Dead Week, May 4, at noon.
Project Stack. I'll be updating the stack periodically throughout the day today so that you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. This was cool: two different people did Wikipedia Trails starting from Durga, but ending up in different places of course! Here's Nate, From Durga to Vedas, and here's Chris, From Durga to Toranas.
Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb also comes from Dante: All hope abandon, ye who enter here. Find out more at the Proverb Laboratory.
Myth Book Online: Today's free book is The Heroes of Asgard by Annie Keary and E. Keary. See the Freebookapalooza blog for links and the table of contents.
Writing: Here's a really cool infographic: How Does the Act of Writing Affect Your Brain? One thing you will learn here: cliches are not good for the brain!
H.E.A.R.T.: Here's something especially for those of you who are graduating this semester: are you ready to keep on driving your own learning? Check out this Continuum of Purpose infographic:
Growth Mindset: Today's growth mindset cats are driving their own learning: We have a sense of purpose. You can find out more at the Growth Mindset blog.
Video: Here's a nice video from cartoonist Bobby Chiu that I thought you might enjoy: 2 ways to be more productive.
Event on Campus: It's the Norman Earth Day Festival: come celebrate in Reaves Park from noon to 5PM today (details). Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.
And on the subject of saving trees, I wanted to share this video from Maati Baani as part of their campaign to save the trees of Aarey Forest in Mumbai... I shared this earlier for Arbor Day, and Earth Day is a good excuse to share it again:
And here's an Amar Chitra Katha graphic about the historic Chipko Re Movement.
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
