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Dec 1 2020 Careers Day 1 & Alternative Living

   First Half: Careers with Mrs. S &  Second Half: - Mr. McTavish Alternative Living - we discussed yesterday the "live to work" or "work to live" mentality. What about alternative living?  Family Living Off the Grid in a Tiny House in New Zealand Thoughts? Could you live like this? Why or why not? Living a Radically Simple Permaculture Life on 1/4 Acre | Creatures of Place  - 12min  Thoughts? Could you live like this? Why or why not?

Nov 30th Careers Prep/Hackthon/Cover Letters & Resumes Cont . . .

  Attendance Review of Chasing Bubbles Questions - Teams > Assign 10 :)  2. Film Review - Topic - Pre-Film Discussion - Brainstorm -  Q:What is happiness to you?  Slomo: The Man Who Skated Right Off the Grid | Op-Docs | The New York Times Class discussion re: the piece.  Intro and time to work on Part 2 of the Hackathon Project! Teams > Assign 11.  Work on updating your cover letter/resume's - edits. Then dive into Assign 11 (make sure you have finished Part 1 Assign 9 first).

Nov 27 2020 Careers Prep - Establishing One's Life's Purpose

  *Check in re: Hackathon Assignment from last day. 1. Review of Careers Week.  Film Review - Topic - Pre-Film Discussion - Brainstorm -  Q:What is happiness?  Slomo: The Man Who Skated Right Off the Grid | Op-Docs | The New York Times Post Viewing Discussion - Thoughts?  2. Film Review:  Chasing Bubbles. 3. Chasing Bubbles Review Questions. - Teams.  Prince Ea Piece - possibly. 

Nov 26 2020 Optimizing the World & Covid Hackathon Project

Obtain laptops from library. Attendance. Hand out to class - they have assigned laptops in the book with the cart - under New Media 11.  Last Day - Students read the following piece 'Radically Optimizing The World' by Mr. JM and answered some questions via teams. (Questions for class re-review as linked HERE ). The class has/or should have last day completed these questions Assign 7 in Teams.  Please lead a class discussion re: their thoughts on the piece.  What's on for today. We are continuing our work via the lead of Mr. Techno Future, Jean Marc LaFlamme one of Canada's original 'hackers' and Canadian Governmental Website Creators & Serial Online Entrepreneurs.  Tasks for today include: 1. How Does The Internet Work? Video 3min. Thin underwater cables hold the internet. See a map of them all. Thoughts? Discussion.  2. View -  The Future of Work: Will Our Children Be Prepared  3 min.  Thoughts? Discussion.  Assignment - The Future of Work: Will Our Childre

Nov 25 2020 Cover Letters, Resumes & Radically Optimizing The World & Most Likely To Succeed.

2. Make Resume Changes. Final Submission to TEAMS. Instructions For Saving (once final proof approved). 1. To TEAMS 2. To your One Drive 3. To your google drive (if you have gmail) 4. Upload as file to your My BluePrint Grade 11 portfolio. 1. Please read up on local tech celeb JM -   HERE .  2. Please also complete an article review on his latest piece pertaining to our current global situation  Radically Optimizing the World. 3. Please complete the below questions re: JM's above Radically Optimizing the World piece. Please answer all questions in full paragraph form - proper sentences, with appropriate grammar and punctuation please.  Assignment Submission Instructions:  You can access this assignment within Teams > Assignment 7 - 'Radically Optimizing the World Assignment'  Possible: Film Intro Review - Most Likely To Succeed. 1.5 hrs. Vimeo.  Post Viewing - Class Discussion

Nov 23 & 24 2020 Cont. . . Tech Art Critique/Social Dilemma Cont Class Discussion & Intro To Cover Letter and Resume Prep

Review - New Media 11 Syllabus.  Continued - Pg 4-7 Tech Art Critique.   Kristen Mattson’s  Discussion Cards   - Class Discussion Re: Results.  As a class review -  Pages 8-11 and 13 &14 Guide - Social Dilemma.  Facts & Class Discussion Questions re: Mental Health, Democracy and Discrimination and the Way Forward.  Review of Cover Letter and Resume Template Generic Sample Review. Template Review Ms. Hathorn Sample Cover Letter Work - Laptops/Computer Lab - Goal Completion and Submission Via Teams - Assign 5 - Generic Cover Letter Instructions For Saving (once final proof approved by Ms. H). 1. To TEAMS - for Ms. H 2. To your One Drive -throughout Document Creation.  Once final approval has been obtained:  3. To your google drive (if you have gmail) 4. Upload as file to your My BluePrint Grade 11 portfolio. You will need to create.  Next Up: Class Discussion Re: Profile Pic Taking & Editing + Resume Creation Tasks 1. Resume Generic Draft & - Laptops/Computer Lab - Goal R

Nov 20 2020 Social Dilemma Questions & Discussion & Tech Art Critique

Exploitative technology was able to proliferate due to a lack of collective understanding around how these platforms work and how they impact us. COVID-19 has pushed us indoors, away from each other, and online more than ever. It has also spotlighted our increasing reliance on technology that is often at odds with the public good. Bringing humanity back to tech requires one human at a time talking about how to change that.  Early social media “growth hackers” (Facebook) discovered that getting new users to 7 friends in 10 days could help them reach unprecedented scale. C ould this principal be applied to fixing the problem?  2. Tech Lab - Students - to complete TEAMS Assignment - Student Questions re: The Social Dilemma  Back to classroom.  3. As a class review -  Pages 8-11 and 13 &14 Guide - Social Dilemma.  Facts & Class Discussion Questions re: Mental Health, Democracy and Discrimination and the Way Forward.  Next Up: 

Nov 19 Elevator Pitch and Associated Project - Book Creator + Video Cont & The Social Dilemma Review

1. Time to finalize Elevator Pitch and Associated Project - Book Creator + Video. Airdrop and upload as 'work' to appropriate locations in Teams 2 & 3 assignments.  2. Viewing of the Social Dilemma - Netflix.

Nov 18 Elevator/Gondola Pitch Creation

IPad Training on: Book Creator. Elevator Pitches Your Turn - Time to WRITE!  Next Up - Create Book Creator Project with 7 Pages. Elevator Pitch  Page 1 - Title Page - Elevator Pitch  Page 2 - Who are you? Page 3 - Your background -Student RSS/Work Experience thus far. Page 4 - Context -Where? More about work experience personal context. Page 5 - Make connection with person you are speaking with. E.g what can you offer them/their organization. Page 6 - The Ask Page 7 - The Close  Save to your IPad. Teams - Assign 2 Book Creator Elevator Pitch.  Next up: Record your pitch via IPad!!!  Save to Teams - Assign 3 Elevator Pitch. 

Nov 17 2020 Day 1 of New Media 11

   Agenda!!  New Media 11 Syllabus  1. Teacher Intro 2. Seating plan - alphabetical.  3. Rules and Protocol - will review more via the syllabus re: academic. Class Covid19 Protocol -  *Sanitize upon entry to the space.  *Masks on until you are at your seat. *Sit at your seat.  *If you get up - mask on pls.  *Do not approach teacher desk area without mask on - maintain distance.  *Do not congregate with others around your space. *At break or at other times. Group work - masks on.  *We will be cleaning our chairs and desks each day prior to dismissal. One row at a time. Masks on.  *Do not congregate at the door prior to dismissal - wait until your row is dismissed - mask on waiting for dismissal so you are masked once you stand to leave.  *Sanitize as you exit.  4. Welcome to New Media 11 Full Course Syllabus Review - next day! 5. Lesson – How we learn? What kind of learner are you? - The 4 different learning styles 6. Review Teams! New Media 11. Bio Paragraph Assignment:  Teams. Complet