Saturday, March 31

Today is Saturday of Week 10. I hope you are enjoying the Easter weekend!

Class Procedures and Reminders

Yoga Mat Giveaway. If you are interested in putting your name in the digital hat for the yoga mat giveaway, see yesterday's announcements.

Success Tip: Put your feelings into words. Did you know that labeling negative emotions can reduce their impact? It's true; check out this article to find out more: New Neuroscience Reveals Four Rituals to Make You Happy ... and go to the section titled "Label Negative Feelings."

Project Stack. If you turned in something before 3PM on Friday, you should have comments back from me. I'll update the stack periodically this weekend, so you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. You can use the Wikipedia Trail option to do research for your stories, like Laura is doing here for her Storybook: From Nila to South Asian River Dolphins. Lots of things to discover and learn here!

Word from Mythology. This is one of my favorite words from Greek mythology: MUSEUM, the home of the Muses.

India Video: Here's one of the most popular songs honoring the monkey-god Hanuman: Hanuman Chalisa. Find out more about the Hanuman Chalisa at Wikipedia. Today is Hanuman Jayanti; see below.

And here's a recording by a contemporary western singer, Girish:

Myth Book Online: Today's free book is The Dine: Origin Myths of the Navaho Indians by Aileen O'Bryan. See the Freebookapalooza blog for links and the table of contents.

Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is from Wales: Failures are the pillars of success. Find out more at the Proverb Laboratory.

Writing: And on the subject of Muses, some thoughts from the novelist Isabel Allende.

H.E.A.R.T.: As you contemplate your future, think about Your Purpose.

Growth Mindset: Today's growth mindset cat has found her purpose, so now she is going to make things happen. You can find out more at the Growth Mindset blog.

Video: OK Go has made a whole series of brilliant videos, but I think this one is my favorite: The One Moment. Find out more about how they made the video at NPR: OK Go's New Video.

Event on Campus: There will be a Persian Music Concert at 8PM in Sharp Concert Hall (details). Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.

March 31: Hanuman Jayanti. Today is the festival of Hanuman Jayanti, which commemorates the birth of the monkey-god Hanuman. You can find out more about Hanuman at Wikipedia. The image below is a greeting card for Hanuman Jayanti, showing Hanuman as he carries the Medicine Hill... and follow Twitter #HanumanJayanti for more.

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