Chat log 040820

Chat 040820

[07:37] VirtualWorx Visitor Manager Deluxe 1.53: Number of yesterday visitors: 4

[07:56] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): HI Lauren!

[07:56] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Hiya Scott.

[07:56] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): How you doing?

[07:57] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): I'm good, well, pretty shaken up over John Prine's death yesterday

[07:58] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Here's the Dae ㋡

[07:58] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Hi Dae. Hi Antonio

[07:58] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Welcome to both of y'all

[07:58] Dae Miami: Hi Lauren

[07:58] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Yes. So sad losing John Prine.

[07:59] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): I have been working on a front porch set list for a couple weeks and half of it is John's music. Fueled my ancient songwriting efforts essentially

[08:00] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): And I had a PBR at his house once when I picked up my son at a playdate at his house.

[08:00] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Hi Lri!

[08:00] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Wow. Such a great memory.

[08:01] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Lori

[08:01] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Hey Lori.

[08:01] Lori (lori.galli): Good morning all! :D

[08:01] Dae Miami: what i see as neat is a lot of educators came back to vwbpe and are still coming back to sl

[08:01] Dae Miami: that is great

[08:01] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): He was at a school talent show when my son played and sang and he walked up after his set and told him "never stop playing

[08:02] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Hi Len

[08:02] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): and he hasn't at the ripe old age of 24

[08:02] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Hey Len!

[08:02] Len Millar: hiya

[08:02] Lori (lori.galli): Agree Dae!....that is a positive!

[08:03] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): All, I fixed the spnner.

[08:04] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): It only displays urls now and the previously watched videos have been deleted from the list

[08:04] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Yay me.

[08:04] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Thanks Scott!

[08:04] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): I guess we need another on-the-fly spinner to determine who spins!

[08:05] Lori (lori.galli): yay Scott! :D

[08:05] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): btw,we are looking at meeting in VirBELA for the next two weeks, then Engage after that.

[08:06] Dae Miami: I am working on a talk at the VSTE sim

[08:06] Dae Miami: too

[08:06] Dae Miami: I have not set a date, but it will be super cool

[08:06] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Yay Dae, let's be sure to spread that around.

[08:06] Dae Miami: one of my high school students has been working with a scientist in Switzerland

[08:06] Dae Miami: we presented that work at the science circle sim but I want him to present at VSTE

[08:06] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Will there be information on the VEN webpage about how to get to VirBELA?

[08:07] Dae Miami: we talk a lot about collaboration but he actually did it

[08:07] Dae Miami: virbela is pretty easy to use

[08:07] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): and Serena put up the lovely privacy screen to our left so that the neighbor's animated one doesn't trigger my OCD

[08:07] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): yes!

[08:07] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Very cool, Dae.

[08:08] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): I will put that info up maybe Thursday so ppl can get ahead on the setup prior to Monday

[08:08] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Thanks.

[08:08] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): I'm pretty sure James will host but I'll get it set up and be there

[08:09] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Okay who wants to spin?

[08:09] Dae Miami: not me I picked yesterday

[08:09] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Lauren?

[08:09] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): I will try it.

[08:09] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): or Leni?

[08:09] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Okay, it's Lauren.

[08:10] SL Timer: Select...

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[08:10] SL Timer: Ready.

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[08:10] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Timer set

[08:10] Len Millar: (thumbs up)

[08:10] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): I always say this: It's a long spin

[08:10] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): and "This'll be fun!" is my new VEN tagline

[08:11] Lori (lori.galli): so I am missing something I guess....where is the spinner? LOL...

[08:11] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): www.youtube.comwatch?v+qf7UnH1AHYA

[08:11] Dae Miami: i am going to watch it in my browser

[08:11] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Is there any easy way to get that link.

[08:12] Dae Miami: see you back here soon

[08:12] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Oops

[08:12] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): I cannot copy/paste so not sure if all numbers correct

[08:12] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf7UnH1AHYA

[08:12] Dae Miami: that link did not work for me

[08:12] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Sorry..

[08:12] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Was now able to copy

[08:12] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): It looks perfect. Hold on

[08:13] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): I'm gonna verify at the site. brb

[08:14] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf7UnH1AHYA

[08:14] Lori (lori.galli): *enjoys the popcorn

[08:14] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Got it loaded and paused

[08:14] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Let me know when yr ready to countdown

[08:14] Lori (lori.galli): ready

[08:14] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): ready

[08:15] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Leni?

[08:15] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Dae?

[08:15] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): This looks like a good one. I havent seen it yet

[08:15] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Think Dae was watching on his browser

[08:15] Len Millar: thumbs up

[08:15] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): kk I'm on it. Counting

[08:16] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): 5

[08:16] SL Timer: Timer Ended

[08:17] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Oh these are cool

[08:18] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Wow!

[08:18] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Seeing some grant writing....

[08:18] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Ah love me some Fibonaci

[08:19] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): ...but...dated 2013....why did we know know about these.

[08:19] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): One of our school's Innovation Center has some blocks like these but a different name

[08:19] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): like cup flipping lol

[08:20] Dae Miami: that is pretty cool tech

[08:20] Dae Miami: wonder how those blocks work they are so small

[08:21] Dae Miami: and what can you do with them beyond simple math and music although that is a cool demo

[08:21] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): hmmm need to look into that

[08:21] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): So frickin' cool

[08:21] Lori (lori.galli): lol my dog is liking the bass...;)

[08:21] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): haha

[08:22] OliveTree Lighthouse: hi everyone

[08:22] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): This is how Vanilla Ice wrote his songs

[08:23] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Wow cool. Putting that on my list to research

[08:23] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Hi Olive

[08:23] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Saw a bunch of programmable block thingies at ISTE last year

[08:24] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Olive tuck that one away for later https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf7UnH1AHYA

[08:24] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): There are alot of products out there.

[08:24] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): kk who chooses next

[08:24] OliveTree Lighthouse: hehehe ok

[08:24] Dae Miami: I am going to head out guys have a great day

[08:25] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): kk I fixed the spinner and will maintain it now to delete ones we've watched. Working on a whole new list

[08:25] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): too

[08:25] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): By Dae

[08:25] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): See you Dae!

[08:25] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Click it Lori

[08:25] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Small screen to the left of the big one

[08:25] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): and it does let you carefully highlight and copy the url

[08:25] Lori (lori.galli): ok

[08:25] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): just paste it into chat

[08:26] SL Timer: Select...

'Auto Repeat' to change auto repeat time.

'Alarm Menu' to change end of timer alarm style.

'SET' to apply timer or auto repeat changes.

[08:26] SL Timer: Ready.

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Auto Repeat not set

Alarm Style: Chat, Sound, Particles

Press Play button to start.

[08:27] Lori (lori.galli): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X-8TA4RBog

[08:27] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Ads skipped, paused

[08:27] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): ready

[08:27] OliveTree Lighthouse: ready

[08:27] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Ready

[08:27] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): counting down

[08:28] SL Timer: Timer Ended

[08:28] OliveTree Lighthouse: ooops

[08:28] OliveTree Lighthouse: what happened?

[08:28] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): okay now?

[08:28] OliveTree Lighthouse: is it charles Leadbeater

[08:28] OliveTree Lighthouse: ?

[08:28] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Yes

[08:29] OliveTree Lighthouse: ok then ready

[08:29] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): go

[08:32] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): complicated, interesting story

[08:35] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Ah, Mitra

[08:35] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): wow, Educaton = a global religion

[08:36] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): love the push analogy

[08:36] Lori (lori.galli): lol

[08:37] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): I've heard the argument that Sesame Street killed delayed gratification ㋡

[08:38] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): lol @cognitive greens

[08:40] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): A talk and a performance by that music program he mentioned is in the list to watch

[08:41] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Wow, impressive

[08:44] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Big Picture is certainly a distruptive model. We have one in our school system

[08:45] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): ?

[08:46] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Why do we seem to be eternally "on the verge"

[08:47] OliveTree Lighthouse: yes looking at when most of those talks were given and what happened or not so far ... :(

[08:47] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Not all that promising, is it?

[08:47] OliveTree Lighthouse: so far it hasn't been

[08:47] Lori (lori.galli): sigh...no...

[08:47] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Yes...alsway at the tipping point but find a way to not tip.

[08:48] OliveTree Lighthouse: I hope the disruption that what's happening now is causing can be a step forward

[08:48] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Ha good way to state it

[08:48] jamesmccrary: TBH, we will never really arrive. Most things pivot before they come to fruition.

[08:48] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Only if we are 1) lucky and 2) actively disruptive in positive ways

[08:49] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Wow that was intense.

[08:49] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Hi Jamesy

[08:50] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Well the disruption that is happening now if certainly forcing some needed just in time pd while in the wter and immediately putting into action, trial and error.

[08:50] OliveTree Lighthouse: well teachers and families now are realizing that there are other ways of learning, and that they need to learn about it and be ready for it

[08:50] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Yes to both

[08:50] Lori (lori.galli): Absolutely!

[08:50] jamesmccrary: Yo! SL keeps dropping, so i'm in and out. Don't think it has the right optimization for the 2019 MacBook Pro and 10.15.4.

[08:50] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): I have always taught a subtext that you don't need "school"

[08:51] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Thank you for setting up these gathering Scott. Good to e with educator friends.

[08:51] Lori (lori.galli): For those that weren't onboard....welcome aboard now! :)

[08:51] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): ㋡

[08:51] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): This makes me happy too.

[08:51] Len Millar: thank you scott..much appreciated

[08:51] Lori (lori.galli): I have to head out to another meeting. Great seeing all of you!!

[08:52] Lauren Thurman (laural.mccallen): Me too. All take care.

[08:52] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): This first series chooses from an older list of "must see" Edu videos but I'm working on an expanded list with more recent options.

[08:52] Lori (lori.galli): Yes...appreciate you Scott!

[08:52] Lori (lori.galli): Bye for now!

[08:52] Len Millar: take care

[08:52] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Thanks for comint!

[08:52] OliveTree Lighthouse: I keep thinking how hard can it be to see if as a teen I could see the faults in the system :) I used to drive my mom crazy lol telling how useless the system was

[08:52] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): hahaha Olive

[08:52] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): I can believe it. Did you grow up in Egypt?

[08:53] OliveTree Lighthouse: good to see everyone :) and thank you again Scott.

[08:53] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Most welcome, everyone.

[08:53] OliveTree Lighthouse: Anyone going to Pathfinder's office hours later?

[08:53] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): it's at 10 slt, right?

[08:53] OliveTree Lighthouse: yes

[08:54] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): I will try to catch some of it but I'm delivering food at my 1pm

[08:54] OliveTree Lighthouse: I'm planning to go.. I's very nice to have both of you and many more back Scott

[08:54] OliveTree Lighthouse: ah ok :)

[08:54] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Many of my wife's customers seem to have given up on shopping and to be relying on her business to provide meals.

[08:55] OliveTree Lighthouse: that's great :) a sign of how they trust her too

[08:55] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): And she's always charged a premium price for delivery, in part to discourage it.

[08:55] OliveTree Lighthouse: not just enjoy her food

[08:55] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): but they are paying for it in droves

[08:55] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Yes

[08:56] OliveTree Lighthouse: Now I want to try it lol

[08:56] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): It's hard on her. :)\

[08:56] OliveTree Lighthouse: I can imagine

[08:56] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): I wish we could deliver to everyone everywhere. I'm afraid her model may not ever scale up because she hereself is so central to it

[08:57] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): One of a kind

[08:57] OliveTree Lighthouse: that's what makes it special. I love this kind of food.

[08:58] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Everyone be sure to listen to some John Prine today. I am in mourning. He and his songs mean much to me.

[08:59] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): James I hope you can come to our Open Office Hour tonight, here at the campfire

[08:59] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Wait, that was last night, lol

[09:00] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): I had to bail out early

[09:00] OliveTree Lighthouse: :)

[09:00] jamesmccrary: I will try. The series premier of our show, The Simulation: LIVE! is tonight on Engage.

[09:00] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Link?

[09:00] OliveTree Lighthouse: yes please

[09:01] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Is there a fee to participate?

[09:01] jamesmccrary: We are visiting with Nikk who runs a VR dev company. He is in Hangzhou and created VR content of what it is like right now.

[09:01] jamesmccrary: Sure...lemme grab it.

[09:02] jamesmccrary: https://twitter.com/vreducation/status/1247893868260896769?s=20

[09:02] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Good, so I can have it in chat. I'd also suggest putting it in ISTE Commons -- use that channel too so it goes out generally.

[09:02] jamesmccrary: No fee. Its a spatialcast, like an experiential tv show.

[09:03] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Alright you two wonderful earthlings. I need to put in an hour of work online before I jet out to my food delivery task.

[09:03] OliveTree Lighthouse: thank you

[09:03] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Can't wait!

[09:03] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): See y'all soon!

[09:03] OptoMystic (scottmerrick.oh): Grabbing chat now.

[09:03] jamesmccrary: Later!