Update: Now that everybody is done with Week 1, I have adjusted the modules so that Week 2 is up at the top of the Modules in Canvas, and Week 1 is down at the very bottom.
Class Procedures and Reminders
Project Stack. Some people are already turning in their Week 2 Project assignments, which is great. As people turn those in, I'll update the stack, and you can always check the stack to make sure I received your email.
Introductions. I'll be commenting on Introduction posts this week, and you'll start getting comments from others students too now that the Week 2 Commenting assignment is up and ready to go. (And if you like connecting with people at their blogs this way, there's an extra credit commenting option too!)
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. This is a fun Vectortoons image that I saw first in Pranali's time management post, and later in Jess P.'s post also (GMTA!). The style reminds me of the iconography of the Indian gods and goddesses with their many hands and a different tool or weapon in each hand.
Featured Storybook. One of the great things about web-based projects is that you can include music as part of your stories, like in this Indian Epics project: Devis of the Vedic Age. It's the battle of the bands: goddesses versus asuras and rakshasas... and each story has musical accompaniment!
Myth Video. Here's another Crash Course video for your viewing pleasure: Monsters. They're Us, Man.
India Video. This is a chapter from an online videobook by Devdutt Pattanaik: Seven Secrets of Goddess: Durga.
Writing. Here is a modern version of the old saying about "the pen is mightier than the sword" ... you can think about your writing tools as weapons of mass creation.
Growth Mindset Cats. This cat knows that being different can give you power.
I was inspired to make that cat by this graphic by sketchnote guru Sylvia Duckworth: 10 Things We Can Learn from Superheroes.
Event on Campus. It's Mocktails and Trykes on Walker Adams Mall from 2PM - 4PM as part of SWEEP Week: Safety-Wellness-Environmental-Emergency-Prep Week.
August 28: Burne-Jones. Today is the birthday of Sir Edward Burne-Jones, one of the leading pre-Raphaelite painters. He was born in 1833, and you can find out more about his life and career at Wikipedia. He did many paintings of mythological subjects, from both Greek mythology and also from the Arthurian cycle, like The Beguiling of Merlin:
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
