Sunday, December 11, 2011

Brain With 200 Legs: Ready...Set...GO!!!

Game on!  I've created a template/skeleton beginning of the mind map and I'm sending out email invitations to share editing.  If you haven't received an email by 10:30 A.M. P.S.T., check in with your team and/or send me an email.  Good luck everyone!  I look forward to reviewing and discussing this with you tomorrow.

[UPDATE 10:33 A.M.]  I sent out email invitations for every address I have-- please make sure your team is on board and start executing your plan.  Chad and Kristen have already looked at the template, join them and begin your research/editing.

NOTES:
  • I'm missing emails for a few people (Marissa and Mari, e.g.) so please make sure all of your group members are included-- you all have invitation privileges, so feel free to "Share" the map (or just send me an email with their address).  
  • Since the four classes didn't reach a consensus on strategy, we may see some different/overlapping styles and approaches.  This is absolutely fine, we'll analyze similarities and differences later. 
  • You can use this post (in addition to FB/email/etc.) for comments and collaboration.
  • Reminder: each of us has editorial control, so the only element of security here is the ancient human bond-- trust.  Interdependence.  Remember Benjamin Franklin's words: we all hang together, or we all hang separately. 

[UPDATE 10:41 A.M.] I'm already seeing real-time edits.  #thisisAwesome

[UPDATE 11:51 A.M.] Wait.  I think those edits were mine.  Now I'm not seeing anything new.  #thisisNerveracking

[UPDATE 3:34 P.M.] Um, hi.  It's me.  Er, where is everyone? #thisisLonely

[UPDATE 6:33 P.M.] Hey, signs of life!  Right now Isaac, Kelly, Chelsea and Shannon are editing.  Remember you can include graphics/pictures/links to videos or sites.  If anyone has any questions send me an email, I'll be following the action and grading finals all evening. #thisisGettinginteresting #betterntv

[UPDATE 7:38 P.M.] Waiting for Shannon F and Isaac to close mind map for a few mins so I can restore everything Jon deleted (thank goodness there is a history/revert function!).  It's good to see some action on the map, this is all part of the learning process. #fitsnstarts

[UPDATE 8:33 P.M.] Isaac and Jon did a great job of restoring edits; keep in mind that anyone can create a connection to a new question, and some of the words/allusions just require a simple look-up and cut/paste.  If you haven't seen your partners/group members/classmates on the mind map editors list, please alert them. #wotsthepointofFBgroupsifnoonereadsthem

[UPDATE 9:49 P.M.] Checking in on the mind map-- way to go Isaac, Candace and Sam!--  is like watching a scene from an old western: "It's quiet.  Too quiet."  #whobesidesisaacwilldotheheavylifting

[UPDATE 12:38 A.M.] Buffalo Springfield: "There's something happening here.  What it is ain't exactly clear."  Looking forward to tomorrow's (today's) conversations-- hope we can get back in the saddle and complete the map in grand style tonight. #backtothedrawingboard

8 comments:

  1. I don't know if it's just me, but when i tried to look at our mind map it said there was an error initializing it and then it just won't open..... any ideas??

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  2. Shannon, I sent you another email invitation. If you don't receive it, or if you continue to have trouble, send me an email and I'll help you.

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  3. i sent out a post to my 2nd period AP group on facebook but i don't know if anyone has checked.

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  4. Dr. Preston I tried opening the mind map, but it says there's an error and doesn't let me. If you sent a second email invitation I didn't receive it.

    Lupita Perez Per. 3

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  5. I just sent another one-- let me know if it works.

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  6. It's still not letting me. It says the map can't be initialized.

    Lupe

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  7. Hmm... I'm sending another invitation now. Clear your cache before you click on it. If it doesn't work this time we'll figure it out tomorrow at school.

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  8. The email you sent me went to my spam for some reason. So that is why I never replied. Sorry!

    Kaley Jorgensen

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