It's a Small World

The Universe is expanding, but our world is getting smaller.

The above image is an assemblage from the Cassini Space Probe, credited here.

With the power of the internet, we can push into details of the world we could never find published in books, magazines, and other places. We can learn to communicate in new ways. We can find out about ideas and concerns that others have. We can learn new skills, right at our fingertips. We can find lots of things, and remix them into new things. I live in South Korea, and... I don't speak Korean, and cannot read Hangul. But due to Web Apps like Google Translate, I can sometimes make sense of what I see around me. Here, translate my blog into another language.

This is a translation example for Google Translate.

I have a family, with two small kids, who love to get around. Thanks to the power of the internet, We can get directions, find parks, and other great things to do. Like this little blog, Kids Fun in Seoul. It gives you information on things going on, what is good about the place, and how to get there. It has a fantastic interactive map, that shows you where things are... View Seoul Map for Kids & Families in a larger map
The internet can help to make you "Happy" You can find music, artists, and many creatives you may never have seen without it. The link above is the Australian band, John Butler Trio, covering Pharrell William's song, "Happy".

The internet can help to fix important issues.

The internet can provide a way to promote change... and that issue, is important. Maybe not the most important issue, but something that has to change. With the internet, I can learn to use the internet better. Just in writing this blog, I used Google to help research methods for embedding some of the gadgets used here. Here are some of those links.

Embedding a Youtube link from a specific time.

Embedding Google Translate

Embedding Google Map

Finally, the power of the internet allows us to be more creative. The possibilities are endless. Here is a remix of images from the Cassini Mission, against Nine Inch Nails, "Ghosts". Science and Music combine to make Art, through the power of the internet.

CASSINI MISSION from Chris Abbas on Vimeo.

This has been Cross Blogged, from my COETAIL blog.

My Mac won't load the Users & Groups preference pane: Fix

I had recently had a Mac on Lion unable to load the Users & Groups Preference Pane. Like this: My IT support had suggested reimaging the computer. Reinstalling the Operating System, reloading the applications, and transferring back the User information from Time Machine Backup. Well, after doing all of that, the problem reappeared immediately. I scoured through Apple Support Communities and found this fix. For some reason, some transparent users are showing up in your system. They need to be deleted. But since you cannot load Users & Groups... it becomes a problem. Here is the solution / procedure. Quit System Preferences. Launch Terminal. (Applications/Utilities/Terminal) Copy & Paste these commands. sudo dscl . delete /Users/Guest press enter Terminal may ask for your Administrator Password, enter that. sudo dscl . delete /Users/Guest1 press enter ...

Spike Prime Printable Blocks

As I prepare for coaching Middle Schoolers here in Waupaca for FIRST Lego League, I am trying to teach kids to code the SPIKE Prime Lego robots. This has its challenges. Some kids take to coding well, and some need more visuals to guide them. Teams may also want to whiteboard out their coding concepts. I created this set of printable Word Blocks as a resource for printing, laminating, and maybe adding some magnets to the back. This allows me to put up code in a demonstration, or my teams to talk about how to achieve things after they have done some pseudo-coding of their projects. Having manipulative items are always nice for hands-on coding practice. Whiteboard Word blocks for Proportional Line follow. Here is my collection of laminated word blocks Below are the files I created for creating these blocks. Feel free to use, but maybe send me a note & follow on twitter. @artschultz13 Direct link to folder shown below.

Trading Cards for Historical Figures

Trading Cards for Historical Figures 'King Kelly' via CC2.0 I was asked by a teacher in my building to help make a template for students to make 'historical figures trading cards'. Not old baseball cards. Basically a sports card, that students could edit to show details about a person that they could research. The template is linked below the video clip. Here is my short explanation of how to modify... Here is my template for Making a Trading Card in Google Drawings . Hope this helps you!

Art Teaching with a touch of Technology

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