I don't think I am a monster. My students don't think they are monsters. Separately, we both think the other is a monster. Communicating by blog feels safer than being trapped together in a room!
Saturday, 31 December 2011
Thursday, 29 December 2011
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
Week two schedules
Finding computer availability is exciting! This schedule is likely to change.
Class 21
Tuesday 9:00 Lab (d216?)
Tuesday 10:00 Classroom(d222)
Thurs 3:30 Lab (d118)
Thurs 4:30 Classroom (d222)
Fri 2:30 Lab (d118)
Class 22
Mon 4:30 Classroom (d222)
Wed 9:00 Lab (d118)
Thurs 2:30 Lab (d118)
Fri 3:30 Classroom (d222)
Fri 4:30 Lab (d118)
Class 23
Tues 2:30 Classroom (d222)
Tues 3:00 Lab (d118)
Wed 2:30 Lab (d216?)
Fri 9:00 Classroom (d222)
Fri 10:00 Lab (d118)
Class 24
Mon 9:00 classroom (d222)
Tues 4:30 Lab (d216)
??Very tentative below this point??
Wed 10:00 Lab (d118)
Fri 12:00 Lab (d118)
Sat 12:00 Class (d222)
Class 21
Tuesday 9:00 Lab (d216?)
Tuesday 10:00 Classroom(d222)
Thurs 3:30 Lab (d118)
Thurs 4:30 Classroom (d222)
Fri 2:30 Lab (d118)
Class 22
Mon 4:30 Classroom (d222)
Wed 9:00 Lab (d118)
Thurs 2:30 Lab (d118)
Fri 3:30 Classroom (d222)
Fri 4:30 Lab (d118)
Class 23
Tues 2:30 Classroom (d222)
Tues 3:00 Lab (d118)
Wed 2:30 Lab (d216?)
Fri 9:00 Classroom (d222)
Fri 10:00 Lab (d118)
Class 24
Mon 9:00 classroom (d222)
Tues 4:30 Lab (d216)
??Very tentative below this point??
Wed 10:00 Lab (d118)
Fri 12:00 Lab (d118)
Sat 12:00 Class (d222)
Tuesday, 27 December 2011
Interesting introductions
Many introductions are boring and don't tell us meaningful details about the person. Your first assignment is to introduce yourself in as interesting a way as possible.
I will update this post to include links to a few interesting students from each class.
I will update this post to include links to a few interesting students from each class.
Saturday, 24 December 2011
possibly viral videos
Wikipedia on Viral Videos:
I am simply preparing this post so that I can fill it in later. The assignment is for students to choose one of the videos below and comment on it.
Comments and discussion should include: what is happening in the video, how it makes you feel and why you chose it, and some examples of research you have put into understanding the video.
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Mr Dean's example:
I am not sure if this is viral or not, but I have seen it pop up in several locations online. I like it. If the embedding doesn't work, here it is.
In the video, a frog is confused by the images on a smart phone screen. It sees a game where one is meant to touch the screen on the ants as if eating them. The frog doesn't know it is a game. I think it is funny for three reasons. First, the image is clear enough to fool the frog. I have seen cats attack images on TV screens but haven't seen frogs tricked like this before. Second, I can only imagine that the frog is getting confused and angry. For some reason, I find the idea of an angry frog funny. Third, the surprise at the ending is great. For some reason the exclamation the person makes sounds Korean to me.
In researching the subject, I have found that at least one other animal has tried to eat ants from a phone screen. Here is a horny toad.
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Mr. Garrioch and Ms. Palomo were in a video that went viral. Have a look!
A viral video is one that becomes popular through the process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email.[1] Viral videos often contain humorous content and include televised comedy sketches, such as ..., amateur video clips like Star Wars Kid[2] the Numa Numa[3][4] videos, The Evolution of Dance,[5] Chocolate Rain[6] on YouTube; and web-only productions such as I Got a Crush... on Obama.[7] Some eyewitness events have also been caught on video and have "gone viral"[8] such as the Battle at Kruger.[9]
With the proliferation of camera phones,[10] many videos are being shot by amateurs on these devices. The availability of inexpensive video editing and publishing tools allows video shot on mobile phones to be edited and distributed virally, by email or website, and between phones by Bluetooth or MMS. These consumer-shot videos are typically non-commercial, intended for viewing by friends or family. A video becoming viral is often unexpected, and an accident, and therefore a video cannot be called viral purely in the creator's intention at the time of recording.
I am simply preparing this post so that I can fill it in later. The assignment is for students to choose one of the videos below and comment on it.
Comments and discussion should include: what is happening in the video, how it makes you feel and why you chose it, and some examples of research you have put into understanding the video.
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Mr Dean's example:
I am not sure if this is viral or not, but I have seen it pop up in several locations online. I like it. If the embedding doesn't work, here it is.
In the video, a frog is confused by the images on a smart phone screen. It sees a game where one is meant to touch the screen on the ants as if eating them. The frog doesn't know it is a game. I think it is funny for three reasons. First, the image is clear enough to fool the frog. I have seen cats attack images on TV screens but haven't seen frogs tricked like this before. Second, I can only imagine that the frog is getting confused and angry. For some reason, I find the idea of an angry frog funny. Third, the surprise at the ending is great. For some reason the exclamation the person makes sounds Korean to me.
In researching the subject, I have found that at least one other animal has tried to eat ants from a phone screen. Here is a horny toad.
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Mr. Garrioch and Ms. Palomo were in a video that went viral. Have a look!
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