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the Spark of Learning 

Monday   Motivation  --Passion  

3/16/2014

37 Comments

 
I think you'll recognize most of the people in this video.  What do they all have in common?  They have pursued their passion and used their gifts to change the world.  Can you imagine a world without Steve Jobs, Michael Jordan, or Walt Disney?  Thankfully, they were wise enough to go after what they were passionate about.

In 5A we do Genius Hour for an hour each week.  The purpose of this is to let you, the students, explore your passions.  You have so many different things you are interested in and I want to make sure you have time to answer those questions and pursue something YOU want to learn.  What are you pursuing this Genius Hour cycle and how will you share it with the world? Comment on this post and respond to one classmate's post by Tuesday. 
37 Comments
DK
3/17/2014 05:26:19 am

I can't think of what I'm tring to pursue, though I think i am trying to pursue how much I can do making a game (hack), and how I'll share our project, is I'll share it with friends and people, and if they its good, I'll make the hack public and let people play it.

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Matheus
3/17/2014 06:11:49 am

Cool! I might play your game ( if it's public) and share it so other people can play too.

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DK
3/18/2014 06:29:56 am

If you would like I would be pleased to make you a beta-tester! Contact me if you're interested!

Gabi
3/17/2014 07:00:08 am

COOL!!!! I would really like to play that game!!!

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Gabriel
3/17/2014 08:17:27 am

I think were doing a great job and I cant wait intil we finish.

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Kyungjoon
3/17/2014 09:06:15 am

I really think that is a good idea. Just share the thing with me when you're done :)

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Olda
3/17/2014 11:42:19 am

I think it is really cool, DK!

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giovanni
3/17/2014 05:40:56 am

I will show my genius hour by present ing it to the class after I finish it and maybe I will also add it to my personal website by put it on the genius hour page.

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Sarah C
3/17/2014 06:06:15 am

Lots of people I know want to become a director in animation so I decided I would make a page about how to do animation.i will maybe use ads to try to spread it around

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Juliana
3/17/2014 06:57:34 am

I love the way you think Sarah C. Good luck with that.

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Sarah N.
3/17/2014 07:29:05 am

I can't wait to see it!

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Matheus
3/17/2014 06:09:53 am

I am going to do a gaming video of Hexxit (minecraft) and I'm going to put it up on youtube for people to see it. Also, I will put it in my website and share it with the class.

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alejo
3/17/2014 06:25:57 am

when you post the video I am gonna be the firts one to see it.

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Joao
3/17/2014 06:48:12 am

Me too

enzo
3/18/2014 07:47:23 am

I was thinking on creating na youtube channel.

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alejo
3/17/2014 06:24:36 am

I am making a musket for genius hour,I would show it to the world by put it in in my website.

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Sarah N.
3/17/2014 07:27:33 am

Sorry Alejo, but I have a question. Is that legal? oor do you need permits?

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DK
3/18/2014 06:27:28 am

AWESOME! (though you told me already...) Can I be the tester of the musket?

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Joao
3/17/2014 06:50:24 am

I am doing a minecraft animation animation and I plan to show to the world by putting videos in youtube of how to do it and the one I made

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Nick
3/17/2014 07:52:54 am

I already saw a lot of videos about that but I never made one animation
:)

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Gabi
3/17/2014 06:56:30 am

Manu and I are doing a cooking recipe!

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giovanni
3/17/2014 09:00:13 am

Nice!!! I hope it stays very good!!

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Luana
3/17/2014 09:00:05 pm

I hope your recipe turns out to be really good!

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Juliana
3/17/2014 07:09:40 am

I am going to post on my blog every step.

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Sarah N.
3/17/2014 07:24:27 am

I'm trying to pursue ways to make inpiration easy enough to make an art gallery and I'm trying to pursue my dream to make a art galery

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Sarah N.
3/17/2014 07:25:35 am

I will set it up and let my classmates see it

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Nick
3/17/2014 07:51:04 am

I'm doing how kawasaki motor sports work,and how they build it.

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Gabriel
3/17/2014 08:16:52 am

I am doing a game hack with DK and I think well do a good job and I hope all that play enjoy.

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Kyungjoon
3/17/2014 09:05:01 am

When you guys are done, I'll be the first to play it! (maybe except you guys since you guys probably have to test it out)

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Kyungjoon
3/17/2014 09:03:41 am

Well, after reading all these cool ideas, mine might be boring but I really wanted to know all about the difficulties of minecraft and I'm researching them!

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Sally
3/17/2014 11:36:29 am

I"ll try my best so my cat can sit and roll,maybe... And I"ll share it to the class by taking a video and presenting.

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Olda
3/17/2014 11:40:17 am

Soyoun and I are doing drawing.

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Soyoun
3/17/2014 11:42:07 am

Because I like to draw, I will draw relistic figures because actually I chose to draw comic scenes, but I thouhght I could draw relistic figures, because I am not good at it, and I wanted to learn how to draw.

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Soyoun
3/17/2014 11:44:35 am

Oh. I would show what I drew at first and every drawings that I drew, and I will show if I learned information, and improved or not, also showing the last drawing.

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Soyoun
3/17/2014 11:45:44 am

Gabi, I think that is really cool! I like to maka and cook also!

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Luana
3/17/2014 08:58:10 pm

I think Genius Hour is a great idea, because it influences us to be creative and let our imagination go free!

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Mrs. K
3/17/2014 09:07:01 pm

Luana,

I'm happy you are excited about Genius Hour, but remember you were supposed to comment on what you are pursuing and how you will share it with the world. What will you be working on this cycle?

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