Find one off this list to value.
Value what this individual offers and come back for one more. Read his story.
Build your own list.
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Finding Stuff
I enjoyed reading this article about June Huh entitled “High School Dropout Wins The Fields Medal”.
He attended a University so did not leave education and from there forged his own path, with his own skill set. Well worth the read on seeing how a path can unfold and why everyone need not possess the exact same skill set.
How to Save YouTube Videos
I used to use a Firefox plugin to save YouTube Videos so I could use portions of them in class. When I went to access the plugin I found it had changed to using a pay plan in a rather impolite fashion. So I did a quick search around and found I could use VLC to download the Videos I needed to use snippets of.
1. How to download YouTube videos with VLC
There are plenty of third-party apps, browser extensions, and websites you can use to download YouTube videos. You also don’t need any of them, since you can do this directly through VLC:
- Find a video on YouTube—like this one—and copy the URL from your browser’s the address bar.
- In VLC, head to Media > Open Network Stream.
- Paste the YouTube link in the box and click Play. You might have to wait some time for the video to start. (If it’s not working, or not loading after a long while, you might want to try this fix to see if it helps.)
- Under Tools, click Codec Information.
- In the box that says Location, right-click the block of text and click Select All. Copy this text to your clipboard.
- Go back to your browser and paste the link in the address bar. This will open the source file directly on YouTube’s servers.
- Right-click the video as it plays and select Save Video As.”
https://lifehacker.com/the-best-hidden-features-of-vlc-1654434241
How to Deal With Stress and Anxiety
If you could be part of any world record, what would it be?
This Icebreaker is from Rob Walker, TAoN. I think I will use this in class, especially with the 2nd big summer heat wave upon us.
The back story: Mallory says she was talking to friends about the recent record-breaking temperatures in Canada — presumably a record most of us would prefer not to be part of. But that led her to this question. “I think it would be a neat little insight into what someone thinks is cool, and into their interests and personality,” she explains. “Do they want to break a solo, risky record (e.g., highest dive), or a goofy one (e.g., most straws in the mouth), or a big group one (e.g., largest round of ‘Ring Around the Rosie’), or a serious one (e.g., most patents owned)?”