Each week you are to write a blog post that reflects on your 20% project. You may write whatever you wish relating to your project as long as you fulfill the length requirements (150-750 words w/ engaging photo). I will provide you with writing prompts which you are welcome to use each week if you are struggling to come up with your weekly reflection.
What's the purpose of the blog posts? For you to share your thoughts and reflections on your 20% Project (much like a journal). This helps you learn, helps me understand your learning process, and also helps other students around the world create more epic projects.
The Future of Education. I, along with other teachers around the world, think that the future of education should be (and will be) a place for students to create meaningful projects that help students deepen what it is they are passionate about. I have no doubt that many of you will create a project that will inspire your life's purpose, receive major accolades in the world, or perhaps launch you further down your road to awesomeness.
What do you need to do well with the 20% project? You need grit, determination, and the willingness to dig deep, be real and vulnerable. Allow yourself to experiment creating something amazing.
Before you go further:
What's the purpose of the blog posts? For you to share your thoughts and reflections on your 20% Project (much like a journal). This helps you learn, helps me understand your learning process, and also helps other students around the world create more epic projects.
The Future of Education. I, along with other teachers around the world, think that the future of education should be (and will be) a place for students to create meaningful projects that help students deepen what it is they are passionate about. I have no doubt that many of you will create a project that will inspire your life's purpose, receive major accolades in the world, or perhaps launch you further down your road to awesomeness.
What do you need to do well with the 20% project? You need grit, determination, and the willingness to dig deep, be real and vulnerable. Allow yourself to experiment creating something amazing.
Before you go further:
Now, on to today's blog focus: Firstly, please say hello to Design Thinking (copy this chart in your notes):
The first stage of design thinking involves getting a greater sense of the needs of a community.
What problems do we face on a local or global scale?
On this week's blog post, please write about the need you may be serving. The need is the hole you are filling, the purpose you are serving, the reason your project is needed. The feed (which we'll get to later) is how you are delivering a solution to the problem being solved. Take a look at this website for examples of how other students around the world have identified a need and created a feed.
Keep in mind that the need and the feed could be simple. For instance, I identified a need (some cancer warriors need wigs) and I fed that need by donating my hair to Wigs for Kids.
The first stage of design thinking involves getting a greater sense of the needs of a community.
What problems do we face on a local or global scale?
On this week's blog post, please write about the need you may be serving. The need is the hole you are filling, the purpose you are serving, the reason your project is needed. The feed (which we'll get to later) is how you are delivering a solution to the problem being solved. Take a look at this website for examples of how other students around the world have identified a need and created a feed.
Keep in mind that the need and the feed could be simple. For instance, I identified a need (some cancer warriors need wigs) and I fed that need by donating my hair to Wigs for Kids.
Cheers and do continue to be remarkable,
-Mark Guay
P.S. Here is the poodle picture of the week.
P.P.S. Here is also a long list of helpful websites to spur your creativity:
30-Day Challenge - http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_cutts_try_something_new_for_30_days
100 Happy Days - http://100happydays.com/
Animation and Stop Motion - Resources Here
Arduino (must purchase kit/parts) - http://arduino.cc/
Curiosity.com - https://curiosity.com/
Digital Photography - Challenges Here
Digital Video - Challenges Here
DIY - https://diy.org/
DIY Science & Math - http://howtosmile.org/
The Fun Theory - http://www.thefuntheory.com/
Snapguide DIY - http://snapguide.com/
Game Making - Tools Here
GeoSettr - http://geosettr.com/
Give It 100 Challenge - https://giveit100.com/
Innovation Challenges - See them here
Instructables - http://www.instructables.com/
Jewelry Making - Tools/Ideas Here
Know More in 60 Seconds - http://www.knowmoreinsixtyseconds.com/#/
Learn Guitar - Resources Here
Legos - LegoMaster Challenges
Made With Code - https://www.madewithcode.com/
Photo-A-Day Challenge - http://fatmumslim.com.au/photo-a-day-challenge-lists-see-them-all-here/
Podcasting - Challenges Here
Programming - Resources Here
Quirky - https://www.quirky.com/
Sodaplay - http://sodaplay.com/
Spoken Word/Poetry - http://www.poetrysoup.com/
Teach Yourself Anything - http://www.webdistortion.com/2011/10/02/60-educational-resources/
The Kid Should See This - http://thekidshouldseethis.com/
The Tinkering Studio (must purchase a kit) - http://tinkering.exploratorium.edu/projects
TinkerLab - http://tinkerlab.com/welcome-tinkerlab-makers/
Wonderopolis - http://wonderopolis.org/
