Sunday, October 4

Today is Sunday of Week 6. Yes, Week 6 is almost done! If you have not finished up Week 6, today is the day to do that, along with any Week 6 extra credit you have time for, or maybe you can get a head start on Week 7.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Project Stack. The sooner you turn in your project today, the sooner you'll get comments back from me next week (I reply to the projects in the order that they are turned in). I'll update the stack periodically today so you can check the stack to make sure I received your project. And I hope you will have fun visiting other people's projects for the Week 6 Feedback.

Slideshow. I've added some more projects to the slideshow, and there will be even more to come. Here's what I have added so far... and, yes, there's a Tech Tip on how to add a Google Slideshow to a blog post if you want to learn how to embed a slideshow this in your own blog. (You can even embed a slideshow in the sidebar.)


The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog stream. It's always fun to see a Wikipedia Trail post, and this one that Megan did really caught my eye because I used to live in Oxford. Here's her trail: From Oxford to St. Pancras.



And from the British Museum at Twitter, a 4000-year-old board game: The Royal Game of Ur.


And a quick bhangra lesson from Gurdeep of the Yukon:


Storybook. In the spirit of Saint Francis (see below), I wanted to share this Storybook from last year: Visions of Francis: Storybook of a Saint. 


100-Word Stories. And in honor of Saint Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio (see below), here's an Aesop's fable about a pious wolf: The Wolf Becomes a Monk.


Plus something from Liniers in Spanish and in English (larger view). Dear Moon, please use your lunar powers to fix this upside-down world. ... Now you did it.

 

And something from Google Arts and Culture: Put a cultural spin on game night ... with artistic jigsaw puzzles: you can play solo, or multiplayer.


October 4: Saint Francis - World Animal Day. Today is the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi. Because of the special love that Francis had for every creature in the animal kingdom, October 4 is also World Animal Day. You can learn more about Saint Francis at Wikipedia, and the image below is from the World Animal Day website. 


And here's a video about a famous legend of Saint Francis: St. Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio.



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