I'm starting this topic as a thread for us to share our favorite art (music , visual, drama, design, fashion, etc.). I was thinking about doing a Pinterest Collaborative Board http://pinterest.com/amyburvall/tokartscollaborativesharefest/ Not sure if it will work..you have to be on Pinterest and I need to invite you, but it looks nicer than a thread.

See blog post: http://tokkailua2013.wordpress.com/2012/09/19/i-dont-believe-that-o/

After watching Caitlin's videos and reading some interviews, please ask her questions relating to ethics and knowledge concerning what she does...also, you can pose any queries about death or funeral practices if you like. She'll use these to create our video.

Animated Thought Experiments - (Reasoning)

Made by a teacher last year- advice from the IB to students and teachers preparing to write the TOk essay.

This is an amazingly heartfelt, funny, intelligent (wise) interview about life - including many topics we study in TOK (nature of knowledge, truth, perceptions, technology, ethics, etc.). I would like you to watch it (about 30 min with one ad in the middle you can skip), and comment on at least one part in this thread. You can write the time that pertains to your comment(s). Feel free to respond to others' comments. (video and topics below)

TOPICS:
2:25 Goals
3:05 "Work is more fun than fun"
4:37 Self-Absorbtion/ Egoism
5:52 The Blame Game
6:27 American Whiny TV
7:16 Real Heroism
7:43 Opportunity and Networking
8:21 Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
9:45 The Benefits of Travel
9:45 The Book Game
10:29 Perspectives
11:03 Admiration
12:45 What Real Learning Looks Like
14:14 On Giving
15:25 Regret / Life Lessons
16:34 On Knowledge, Truth, and Metadata
17:22 On Empiricism and Inquiry
18:20 On Authority
20:18 Socratic Questioning and Ethics
20:35 "Never stop being a child who asks why"
21:15 Age of Consent
21:50 Citizen Journalism (democracy and technology)
23:00 Conspiracy Theories
23:31 Transparency and Privacy
24:30 On Being Different
25:53 Creative Tension - Belonging and Standing Alone
26:51 Youth Culture
27:41 Connected World
29:27 YouTube Trolls
30:45 on Anti-Apple Madness
31:14 What Counts the Most in Life

@Coburn - interesting K.I. questions
@Kai - push yourself to reflect with your own personal connections, rather than simply restating or summarizing (they will look for that on the essay)
@Juliun - Wish I had an answer for you - good questions
@Selah- I totally agreed with him on both points..we all get a tad self-obsessed and should put it in perspective...also, the "knowledge" that is distinct from academic or "book" knowledge is truly often the most memorable

ok- great start but what happened to the rest of your group? This whole thing is so Apple versus PC...ow, maybe you could bring in your font loyalty, and the fact no one likes Comic Sans

WOWZA! You guys are on a total roll! I love all your brainstorming comments and ideas! Can't wait for the Hollywood premiere!

oh- sorry about the jewel beetle- beer bottle thing

@Cody - do you mean the horrific example of the Spice Girls getting back...or the lobotomies?

good points Cofran and Max...at this stage of your academic career it's important that defined in-the-box instructions are tossed out the window (too confining) and you are allowed and expected to determine what YOU feel is imperative if the goal is, as I stated, to teach the class the main concepts in the chapter (thanks Max for clarifying). It's up to you what you feel is relevant but keep in mind that communication is key- you will, like the author, need to provide concrete examples so the audience "gets it". I think it's fine for you to use some or all of McRaney's examples but it would be cool to find or construct examples of your own (as inspiration, see the threaded conversation from "The Peeps" group. You should aim to make the video succinct and relevant to your peers, but professional enough that it could be published globally. I also purposefully did not assign a definite length, as it should be as long as it needs to be (though I think 5-10 min) is adequate.

sorry that this concept made some of you upset ;) Great job on the dialogue...Angie needs to chime in

great brainstorming ladies! Keep it up and be prepared next class to work on production

check out the QR code extravaganza!

Confirmation Bias/ Hindsight Bias

where is your dialogue re: the article and planning the film? please add to the discussion here.

awesome work peeps!

omg - that China case is horrific.

good luck with the film - you certainly have a lot to go with!

ok- so by next period you should have an idea for the main points in the storyboard, and what style you want to do (I still think you'd like Powtoon)

Thanks for participating in the convo Juliun and Jordan. I hope your other group members contribute equally to the brainstorming / planning/ execution. So...AfterFX...what's the filming going to be like? Will you have people in it?

Ok Boggers- don't be afraid to brainstorm more, and by next class you should have the main points worked out for the storyboard and know what style of film you'd like to do. Check out those new tools :)

wow- check out what powtoon can do http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hygsHp4iux8&feature=BFa&list=PLD26A0613968A8093

@momi - if you'd like to you can make 2 videos...and perhaps even link them together using that annotation tool in YouTube (project blog post has tutorial). I like the idea of reaching out to the audience to make it more interactive. I think you guys will be productive today :)

Are We all Conspiracy Theorists?