readings, discussions, lectures

IN RESPONSE TO the changes dictated by the District, I am making this modified Class Schedule available to all of you. The changes are actually slight. though it does require me to chop off an assignment near the end, which will be fine; you can use a break near the end as you are prepping on Finals and doing Final Projects.

For online students this shift is minimally disruptive. If you are off visiting friends/family on Week 9 because you have already made plans, that's no big deal as long as you have internet access. If you already have plans taht will keep you away from computers that week, that's fine; you can do the assignments during the off time (and, in fact, I encourage you to try to get some of the reading and even work on the writing during the next two weeks; it will give you A LOT more time to finish up the papers and Discussions, and I will actually open the next few Discussions din case you want to start them early. Just try to pace yourselves.

Will this be an accounting nightmare for me for the next few weeks? Well, YEAH. That's OK; it just means I'll have a little less time to play WoW and binge watch Netflix; I'll be fine :)

Week 6 (3/16-3/20)
  • No Classes This Week

NO CLASSES
Your teachers will be training to put your classes online for the rest of the semester
Yes, for the remainder of this semester!

Week 7 (3/23-3/27)
  • No Classes This Week

Spring Break
Have fun, and be safe :)

WEEK 8 (3/30-4/3) Reading:

    The "Week 8 Readings" folder introduces you to Intentional Communities

  • "Intentional Communities" (Gallagher)
  • "Intentional Communities" (Kozeny)
  • "Karl Konig's Life Journey"
WEEK 9 (4/3-4/10) Intentional Commun Essay (due 4/10) Reading:

    The "Week 9 Readings" folder is very short but likely very useful. Since your paper requires that you include a definition of "Intentional Communities," I have provided some links to sources with definitions. Don't forget that these must be included on the Works Cited page.

WEEK 10 (4/13-4/17) (Yes, Discussions 4 and 5 swapped positions due to the Schedule changes) Reading:

    The "Week 10 Readings" folder contains two articles that not only look at common things in uncommon ways; they also help us think about what kinds of arguments are "credible"

    • two articles on Barbie dolls
    • two readings on logical fallacies
WEEK 11 (4/20-4/24) Reading:

    The "Week 11 Readings" folder also has some short, interesting examples of Google Projects, and "Inside the Google Moonshot Factory" has useful background on google Projects which you might want to include in next week's essay.

WEEK 12 (4/27-5/1)
  • no lecture
    This is the former home of Lecture 7 :)
  • Discussion 7 (due 5/1)
 Reading:
  • There are no specific readings this week, but you will be doing some research for your Google Projects paper.
WEEK 13 (5/4-5/8)
  • no lecture
  • no discussion
Google Projects Essay (due 5/8, Friday) 		Reading:
  • There are no additional readings while you finish up your Google Projects paper.
WEEK 14 (5/11-5/15) Reading:
  • This is an "imagination" week; there are no additional readings.

Be sure you understand the Final Project. This assignment is worth A LOT of points. Be sure to ask questions if you have questions :)

WEEK 15 (5/18-5/22) Reading:

    The "Week 15 readings" include two articles on how toys/games that show how computers have shaped much of our world

WEEK 16 (5/25-5/29)
Final Project (due 5/29, Friday) 		Reading:
  • There are no added readings while you finish up your final project

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you must turn in your Final Project late with a late penalty, you have until Tuesday of next week.
No late work will be accepted after 6/2.

WEEK 17 (6/1-6/2) Reading:

    The "Week 17 Readings" folder has a short story for those of you who choose to do the optonal final discussion.

  • Final Week - good luck on all of your finals :)
No late essays or discussions accepted after Tuesday 6/2