Tech Tip: Canvas Mobile App

I did not know that canvas had an app, so I found this to be a cool Tech Tip! The app downloaded well onto my phone and is very accessible for getting to assignments. I used to just go to my phone's internet and get to canvas that way, but will definitely be using the app from now on. I liked how you could customize it to make it your own and that it doesn't log me out of if when I exit the app. Another cool feature that I liked was that it had a to do list! That is great for assignments and reminds me what I have to do and what I have not done yet. I would recommend this app to anyone using Canvas. It was a lot better than the D2L app we used to have.

(Canvas, Web Source) 

Feedback Thoughts

Getting feedback can be a harsh reality sometimes. It happens all the time and isn't always well received. What I found most helpful after reading through some articles, is that it is a growth process. A lot of the times, people take feedback to mean a negative thing and that isn't always true. We all have room to grow and learn from other people. The article "5 Tips for Taking Feedback Like a Champ" was very insightful. We must allow our minds to be open and have the willingness to see different perspectives. Just because someone gives us feedback, it doesn't necessarily mean that what you have done is wrong or bad. They are just giving you insight to explore or expand on you topic or ideas. Another article that I took away from was "Using Harsh Feedback to Fuel Your Career". I agree with the author when they that sometimes people confuse behavior with identity. When someone leaves a comment or feedback that we don't necessarily like, we associate that person in a wrong way or manner. People need to not lose sight of the bigger picture, and trying to grow from improvement. We are not all perfect.

Giving feedback can be just as hard as getting feedback. I know from personal experience that it can be hard to convey critiques and help that other person grow. I enjoyed the article "Presence, Not Praise".  I think from an early age we are all given praise and complements for just completing tasks. Like the article said, it boosts children's self esteem, which can be a good or a bad thing. When children get older, they start to realize they aren't going to be praised for every little thing they do and will sometimes receive negativity. The lesson in this article was that when we give feedback, we really need to look beyond what someone has done and accomplished. I also liked the "Be A Mirror" article for giving feedback as well. It talked about giving feedback as a way to grow someone's mindset. We should not be putting people down, but giving them feedback that allows them to think outside of the box.

(Feedback, Web source) 

Week 2 Storytelling: Adam and Eve

You all know the classic story of Adam and Eve, right? The one where God creates man out of his own image and places him perfectly into the Garden of Eden. He then gives this so called perfect man, Adam, a distinct set of rules to follow and creates a woman from the man himself. Her name is Eve.

Side note... It still baffles me that man wasn't created from a woman. The things I would do to see a man go through childbirth these days. 

Anyways, back to the story. God says, "Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil..." First off, why would you tempt someone with food when they are hungry? Adam and Eve were just created. Their stomaches were probably rumbling. Second off, God said this tree had knowledge. Again, Adam and Eve were just created, how could they have known what God was really saying. Eve is tempted by the tree of knowledge and indulges into its goodness and even gives it to Adam. God sets new rules as sin enters into the world.

You probably think you know the rest of the story, right? Wrong. Here's what really happened... 

The apple? Not entirely an apple. You see, the "tree" of knowledge in the Garden of Eden was actually a giant mushroom. Eve was vegetarian and the Garden of Eden was everything that she had dreamed of. God warned them that something would happen if they ate the mushroom, but they proceeded to without hesitation. 

Satan was the one who provoked Eve to eat the mushroom. His intentions weren't bad, he just wanted them to relax and mellow them out. Essentially, Satan was a drug dealer. 

Without hesitation Eve devoured the mushroom. She exclaimed, "Adam try this! I've never had anything like this." 

Adam tried it like any good male companion would. He followed love over his creator. It wasn't the best thing they'd ever tasted, but boy did they begin to feel it soon after.

Adam and Eve went about their day, until all the sudden something hit them. Their minds and souls began bouncing around in a world of something they had never experienced. Everything felt completely different and they thought they were having an out of body experience. 

The first of it was bad. Very bad. 

They wandered out of the Garden, betraying what God had commanded. They went into a place of darkness and paranoia. Their bodies were numb to movement as they let their mind wander to the evil. Beginning to feel nauseous, Adam stated, "God what have we done? I ate from the mushroom and feel the wrath of the Earth." 

God wasn't very sympathetic. For he had known what they had done and was going to let them figure it out on their own. 

After wandering through darkness for a little bit, Adam and Eve finally reached a euphoric feeling. They were giddy and restless. 

(Adam and Eve euphoria, Web Source) 

Adam exclaimed in the midst of everything going on, "As God did not plague us with darkness, behold, He has caused this sun to rise and to plague us with burning heat."

Adam and Eve were wandering around the Earth and took into account all of the good and bad things they saw. Without a worry, they wandered back to find God to tell him their feelings of happiness.

Their eyes were open. They were in search of more of this magical feeling forever. When they told God their news, he was not thrilled...

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Bibliography: Adam and Eve, link to unit section 

Author's Note: In the original story, Adam and Eve eat from an apple tree and God punishes them. The stories from this section also included things I did not know about the original story of Adam and Eve. One thing the story included, but I did not add in my story was about another woman named Lilith. She was a companion given to Adam, but refused to accept. In my story, I decided to make a twist on a lot of things. I added a mushroom in the Garden of Eden as opposed to an apple. This mushroom took Adam and Eve on another journey of what it is like to be "high". They just wandered around and explored their new world.

Reading Notes: Adam and Eve; Part B

Part B begins with the creation of the garden God planted on the third day. The garden is majestic and beautiful. The story also includes so much little details about the scene so it is set very well. God is bringing Adam out of the garden and deciding where to place him. After going in every which direction, he decides to let Adam dwell in the west side. Adam and Eve then had to enter the Cave of Treasures.

Adam begins to think the world is ending soon and begins to weep. God has the ability to make things possible, so he reassures Adam. Adam then sees the tree that had taken the apple from, but God had the ability to change it's appearance. I think there could be a twist about God not being helpful or showing some type of mercy. Adam and Eve did not like the cave, they felt it was a punishment for what they had done. They wanted to see the beauty of the world. The cave made them feel trapped and unable to see heaven above. They pray to God and feel dead inside. God comes to answer their question and tell them they should not have disobeyed him and that Satan tempted them.

Adam and Eve began hearing God's words and began to truly listen to him. As the story goes on they finally get out of the cave and are able to see the world. They find themselves dependent on God and his creations. They discover both the world of light and darkness, questioning the intentions of both places. God is the sun and lightness. Satan is the darkness of the cave. There is talk of suicide and forgiveness at the end. God makes everything better.

With this story, I have so many ideas for a Storybook. I think it would be cool to have a candy theme and have even more temptation. I really enjoyed the whole story of Adam and Eve.

(God the Father, by Girolamo dai Libri)

Bibliography 

Adam and Eve, link to unit section

Reading Notes: Adam and Eve; Part A

(Creation of Eve, Orvieto cathedral)

After reading the story of Adam and Eve Part A, it was about God creating Adam and Even. Throughout the story, I felt that there were so many parts that I could make a spin off of. In the begging with the creation of Adam and Eve, I though about how that could have been changed to two men or two women being created. I also considered how God could have created an animal that had human qualities. Additionally, when they sin and eat the apple, I thought about how it could have either caused infertility, so there would be no reproduction. There could be a take on how only a world with sin or only a world without sin. 

When creating "The Ideal Man", I thought about how God could have made him look drastically different and added more parts to his body. I think it would be interesting if man was given special powers and abilities. I have always wanted to be either invisible or to read someones mind. Adam could have known what Satan and God were thinking at all times. Adam could have also hid from responsibilities if he was invisible. 

The story about Lilith being sent to Adam was interesting. Lilith did not want to be with Adam and they tried forcing her upon him. This could have made for an interesting story. What if God had given Adam both Lilith and Eve? Both Lilith and Eve could have either had children with Adam or something of that sort. 

Finally, I was interested in the fact that God created woman from man, when essentially it could have been the other way around. I could do a take on flipping the roles. Eve could have been created already with some sin instead of being created to abide by rules and regulations. 

Bibliography 

Adam and Eve, link to unit section