Question for the week of 12/11/16

Question for the week of 12/11/16:

If UUs could create a program in which UU players created a world that they think is perfect, what do think about that? Would all UUs create the same world? Would this be a good way to show non-UUs what UUs are all about?

"Cartoons on the Pluses and Minuses of Technology". Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice. https://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2016/09/22/cartoons-on-the-pluses-and-minuses-of-technology/ . Accessed 12 December 2016.

We challenged the youth to sculpt humans as they should evolve to be better at playing computer games in their present form.  

 

And here are the results:

"Cartoons on the Pluses and Minuses of Technology". Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice. https://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2016/09/22/cartoons-on-the-pluses-and-minuses-of-technology/ . Accessed 12 December 2016.

 

Question for the week of 12/4/16

Question for the week of 12/4/16: 

What are the best and worst things about digital activities like texting and tweeting, Instagram and email? (Speed can be a pro and con) 

Today we listened to Krista Tippett interview James Martin, a Jesuit priest and editor-at-large of America magazine. In this segment he explained how he used social media in his work.

“On Being”. James Martin — Finding God in All Things. http://www.onbeing.org/program/james-martin-finding-god-in-all-things/transcript/9072 - main_content. Accessed 4 December 2016.

 

Then we created a Twitter-length message telling distant aliens about Unitarian Universalism,

We also experimented with sending that message into space using paper airplanes.

Question for the week of 11/20/16

Question for the week of 11/20/16:

What is "Guest at Your Table"? 

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Guest at Your Table

“Guest at Your Table”. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville. http://www.thefuun.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/guest-your-table-box-distribution-and-collection-1335.jpg Accessed 20 November 2016.

Question for the week of 11/13/16

Question for the week of 11/13/16:

What are some of the ways people communicated over distances before the digital revolution came along?

“You Have Smoke Signals”. Kevin Smith. http://quotesgram.com/img/smoke-signals-thomas-quotes/12871262/ Accessed 13 November 2016.

Question for the week of 11/06/16

Question for the week of 11/06/16:

How are you like a spider? [We all make our webs. You could think of your email friends and your school friends as points on your web. You can’t connect them all with silk or yarn, but you can connect them in other ways, some real and some virtual.] 

Today we discussed  Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White. 

E.B. White, Garth Williams (Illustrator). Charlotte's Web. October 15, 1952. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fe/CharlotteWeb.png Accessed 6 November 2016.

Charlotte wrote the message “SOME PIG” in her web to alert Wilbur’s owners that he deserved a fate better than being butchered. Later in the story, Charlotte wrote “TERRIFIC” and “RADIANT” to describe Wilbur.

“Terrific Pig”. E.B. White, Garth Williams (Illustrator). Charlotte's Web. October 15, 1952. http://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1441810815i/16155400._SY540_.jpg Accessed 6 November 2016.

Then we made our own web's and explained our messages to the rest of the group.

Spider Webs by Davis, Caswell, and Nick

Spider Web by Zora and Vera

Spider Web by Natalie, Maya and Libby

 

Question for the week of 10/30/16

Question for the week of 10/30/16:

The UU Sources do not now mention the Internet. Should they? [Some might answer yes to this question, but others might say that listing the internet is comparable to listing libraries and bookstores.]

 

Stein, Ed . Rocky Mountain News. 1996. https://edsteinink.com/oldie-but-goodie-19363caab370#.kdz19luab Accessed 30 October 2016.

Question for the week of 10/23/16

Question for the week of 10/23/16: 

Should UUs have a principle that talks about digital technology in general and robots in particular? 

If so, what should it say? 

 

Nowak, Joseph. @nowakdraws http://www.imgrum.net/media/1267262973410025863_427551799  Accessed 23 October 2016

Related topics of interest:

The chalice and the Force 

Why have so many ‘geeks’ found their spiritual home in Unitarian Universalism?

Erik Gern. UU World Magazine | 11/1/2015 | Winter 2015

http://www.uuworld.org/articles/chalice-and-force Accessed 23 October 2016

New Research Center to Explore Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

John Markoff. The New York Times 11/1/16

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/technology/new-research-center-to-explore-ethics-of-artificial-intelligence.html?emc=edit_th_20161102&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=13091549&_r=0 Accessed 2 November 2016