Saturday, February 24

Today is Saturday of Week 6. I hope you are enjoying the weekend, especially after all the winter weather weirdness this week!

Class Procedures and Reminders

Success Tip: Use the power of mottoes. One of the reasons I include motivational posters and the growth mindset cats in the class materials is because I am a big believer in the power of mottoes. Mottoes and mantras can really help you to focus and keep moving forward. If you have a motto or mantra that helps you in your learning/life, share it at your blog; there are lots of quote-maker Tech Tips you could use to do that.

Project Stack. I'll be updating the stack periodically over the weekend as people turn in those project assignments, so you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. You have probably figured out by now that I am a huge fan of science fiction takes on folktales and myths, so I was really delighted by Elizabeth's story for this week: Fate which is a futuristic version of a folktale from Georgia in Central Asia. And... she included this really cool gif too:

Word from Mythology. The English word "chimera" is from a mythical Greek beast called a Chimaira (Χίμαιρα). This is the famous Chimera of Arezzo:

India Video: This video from Epified includes trees from both the Ramayana and the Mahabharata: Sacred Trees.

Myth Book Online: Today's free book is Speak Bird, Speak Again: Palestinian Arab Folktales edited by Ibrahim Muhawi and Sharif Kanaana. See the Freebookapalooza blog for links and the table of contents.

Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is about interconnectedness: One man cuts the bridge, and a thousand people fall into the river. Find out more at the Proverb Laboratory.

Writing: Here's a fun collection of Punctuation Marks We Should be Using... because, really, we need more/better punctuation marks!

H.E.A.R.T.: Maybe you can spend some time this weekend doing Brain Sculpture.

Growth Mindset: Today's growth mindset cat knows all about neuroplasticity: You are the architect of your brain. You can find out more at the Growth Mindset blog.

Video: And here's a video that explores some features of brain architecture: The Divided Brain.

Event on Campus: It's "Creature Creations" at the Sam Noble Museum today, 10AM-Noon (details). Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.

February 24: Anant Pai. Today marks the anniversary of the death of Anant Pai in the year 2011. He was the visionary genius behind the Amar Chitra Katha comic books that many of you have been enjoying in the Indian Epics class. You can find out more about Anant Pai here, and below is a Google Doodle in his honor:

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