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Welcome to Expression and Collaboration through Culture and Technology

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Welcome to Expression and Collaboration through Culture and Technology

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Learning the benefits of using Padlet:

Multi-functional - Padlet is an alternative to traditional applications

Shareable - Gives access to all or just a few

Simple and Easy to use - Creating a wall in Padlet is easy as double-clicking and adding a link

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We do the Words of Wisdom to honor the important words people spoke. They give us wisdom, inspiration, and food for thought. Click the picture. After reading, do a pair-share to discuss what this drawing means to you as educators.

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Chris Hardwick is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, television host, actor and geek icon. His Nerdist Podcast, in which he and his pals interview celebrities and creative people, is one of my favourites.

This quote is taken from Hardwick's memoir/self-help book The Nerdist Way: How to Reach The Next Level (in Real Life). In the book, Hardwick shares how he levelled-up and seized control of his own mind. He landed a gig as an MTV host at 22 but admits he was not prepared for the world of show business. What followed were "several years of laziness, drinking and f**kups." By the time he was 30, Hardwick was overweight, drank too much, had bad credit and little work prospects. He decided to do something about it, got sober, got in shape and devoted himself to improving his life (you can compare 'Chubby Chris' to 'New and Improved Chris' in this blog post he wrote). He went on to start the incredibly successful Nerdist empire, and today is a stand-up comedian, TV host and pretty much the King of all pop-culture.

So what actually is a Nerdist? Taken from The Nerdist Way:
There are Nerds, and then there are Nerdists. A Nerdist is, more specifically, an artful Nerd. He or she doesn't just consume, he or she creates and innovates. Freelancers, game designers, graphic designers, DMs (Dungeon Masters), musicians, artists, crafties, and writers are all examples of Nerdists. Yes, we obsess over things, but we are also driven to produce stuff. It may not be surprising, then, that I refer to Nerdists as "creative obsessives." The technology explosion in the Information Age has allowed us to flourish, whereas even as recently as fifteen years ago we would have had to get jobs that devoured our souls and pooped them out into little cubes, with little recourse for pursuing our Nerdly passions in any professional capacity. OUR TIME IS NOW.
Can I get an 'Amen'?
RELATED COMICS: Kevin Smith - It Costs Nothing to Encourage an Artist. Jim Henson - A Puppeteer's Advice. Amy Poehler - Great People Do Things Before They're Ready.
Thanks to Patty Marvel for submitting this quote.

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Chris Hardwick is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, television host, actor and geek icon. His Nerdist Podcast, in which he and his pals interview celebrities and creative people, is one of my favourites. This quote is taken from Hardwick's memoir/self-help book The Nerdist Way: How to Reach The Next Level (in Real Life).

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Create a wall using Padlet

Make it specific to your interests by adding:

you name in the title section and the subject taught in the description section

a picture of you taken from the webcam or a picture that represents you

something you look forward to teaching

a picture of somewhere you have been or would like to visit

a link to one blog or twitter profile you follow

a background picture

Share the wall by posting it to http://padlet.com/CultureConTech/stmartin with the url and brief description.  Once the wall is posted, comment on two other walls that were submitted.

For help navigating Padlet view the Padlet How-to guide below.

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This is a tutorial on how to use Padlet for collaboration and idea sharing

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Make Padlet a space to share information

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Make Padlet a space to share information

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Padlet can function as website or ePortfolio

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Use Padlet to brainstorm ideas

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Learning can be measured with Padlet

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Another option for presenting lessons for students.