Sunday, March 24

Today is Sunday of Week 9 ... and welcome back from Spring Break. If you did not finish Week 9 before the Break, then today is the day to finish up. You can find all the assignments for this week and next week at the Class Calendar. Safe travels to those of you who are on the road home today!

Class Procedures and Reminders

Extra credit options. Just like every week, there are all kinds of great extra credit options, and you can see the Week 9 extra credit options here. Especially if you know the end of the semester is going to get hectic for you, you can do some extra credit now to give yourself room to maneuver later.

Project Stack. There are a lot of items in the stack that have come in over Spring Break, and I'll start working on those in the order received starting on Monday. As always, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. Tamiko is the latest person to add a pet to the Padlet of Pets, a fun extra-credit option (details), and of course friends' pets are welcome too, like the sweet dog that Tamiko added.

Free Book Online. Today's free book is The Tale of Beowulf translated by William Morris and A. J. Wyatt. And for more about William Morris (it's his birthday!), see below.

Free Audiobook. Today's free audiobook is also by William Morris: The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems.

Featured Storybook. Here's an OU Storybook: OU's Haunted Halls. Each of these ghost stories takes a different approach, including one choose-your-own-adventure. Will you survive... or will you become one of the ghosts who haunt OU?

The Cate Center story takes the form of a Twine choose-your-own-adventure  (here are some Twine Tech Tips if you want to learn more):

Myth Video. Here's a useful Crash Course video: The Hero's Journey and the Monomyth: We Could Be Heroes.

India Video. This is a video about one of the epic heroes of India: Miracles of Lord Krishna.

India Item. And this is a legend about another one of the Indian epic heroes, Bhishma: A Lizard and the Prince of Hastinapura.

Writing. You never know where you might find a story: Rock-Paper-Scissors.

And here's a quote from George R. R. Martin about the magic of reading: A Thousand Lives.

Growth Mindset Cats. To grow, indulge your curiosity: The future belongs to the curious.

Be curious... and ask questions! Asking Dumb Questions Is a Smart Move.

Event on Campus. Tonight is a fundraiser for the STEM Inclusion Council with the Iranian-American standup comedian Max Amini at 7PM in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center (details).

Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.

March 24: William Morris. Today marks the birthday of William Morris in 1834. He was one of the most gifted designers in the English tradition, as well as being an author and activist. You can read all about his life and career in this Wikipedia article, and here is one of his paintings, La Belle Iseult:

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