#dtk12chat Archive
 
Please join us for a weekly conversation about design thinking in K12 education. We will have a variety of moderators with a wide range and depth of design thinking experiences. Each week, we will connect the dots to the design thinking methodology and how it can and will play a bigger role in today’s K12 educational arena.
 
Wednesday April  6, 2016    9:00 PM EDT
 
 
Is it time? Do you think it's time? I'm thinking it's time! Let's do this  !!! 
 
 
 
 
 
 I'd say I have a healthy amount of fear tonight.   
 
 
 
 
 
 could be about that time.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Keeping with the comedy theme, I feel I should ask, "How's everyone doing tonight?"  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Fear Not You Are Amongst Friends  
 
 
 
 
 
 I'm not sure... The unknown is always the scariest.  
 
 
 
 
 
 ditto what  says!  We all got your back if needed (and it won’t be).  
 
 
 
 
 
About to put some Cohen Brothers in the background and kick a little  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Feeling Great about 57 minutes away from TheForceAwakens  Round 4  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Huzzah! Does it keep getting better?  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As always, I appreciate  for being the type of folks who have my back and are willing to play along. ;)  
 
 
 
 
 
As always, I appreciate  for being the type of folks who have my back and are willing to play along. ;)  
 
 
 
 
 
Quiet night here on  Spring break. :) 
 
 
 
 
 
 although it is the 20th anniv. of Fargo   
 
 
 
 
 
 no but I'm feel like I need a pick me up  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Well James, I hope tonight at least makes you chuckle. ))  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alright, let's get this started, shall we? Intro challenge coming up...  
 
 
 
 
 
  Wasn’t it just like the 23rd anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death too?  
 
 
 
 
 
I sense some lurkers out there as well.  
 
 
 
 
 
Introduce yourself with a funny middle name. Ex: Bryan “Danger” Lakatos from Dayton, OH.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 do you?  can you feel their presence like in a supernatural sort of way?  
 
 
 
 
 
 Great! Thanks for joining!  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ellen “I sense anger” Deutscher.  You know, cuz I’m an empath. ;)  #yesstartrekreference#1  
 
 
 
 
 
 Ha! Do you sense other things?  
 
 
 
 
 
James "Don't Call Me Jimmie" Campbell from Atlanta  
 
 
 
 
 
Good Evening  I am Chris "Da Real" Andres here in Atlanta. 
 
 
 
 
 
hmm  Mary “No Regrets” Cantwell from ATL 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sarabeth "short and sweet" from    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Hello Sarabeth from Denver!  
 
 
 
 
 
how abt Chris "" Andres ? 
 
 
 
 
 
  Welcome "short and sweet", I mean Sarabeth  
 
 
 
 
 
OK, here comes Q1. Please start your answers in the usual form of "A1" for Q1, "A2" for Q2, etc  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lee hack a Shaq Finkelstein from Philly coming to you from  HQ in NYC tonight  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hi! Sorry I'm late!  Richard "Feed Me Seymore!" Rho from Alexandria VA! lol   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wow, that was a mouthful!  Very cool!  Whatcha doing in NYC?   https://t.co/p3M2GkC1rm  
 
 
 
 
 
Lee hack a Shaq Finkelstein from Philly coming to you from  HQ in NYC tonight  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  is 24/7 - there is no late. Welcome!  
 
 
 
 
 
  is 24/7 - there is no late. Welcome!  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q1 addendum: You can totally use more than one tweet. ;)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lori "Cannonball" Lisai from VT not on spring break and hating on return of    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A1 this requires thinking, I'm in trouble  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q1. How many designers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Why a lightbulb?   
 
 
 
A1: Mine is from my nephew: What do you get when you cross a dog with a frog?  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A1:Dang, can’t remember the punchline to my how many DTers does it take to change a lightbulb joke!  
 
 
 
 
 
  you got it!  beat me to it!  awesome!  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  trying to bolt our performance task framework onto   app & generally causing trouble  
 
 
 
Yes and is it 40 watts   https://t.co/niqxt6NMQH  
 
 
 
 
 
Q1. How many designers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Why a lightbulb?   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A1b: A dog that can lick itself from across the room. Did I mention my nephew is 5?  
 
 
 
 
 
A1: All those who believe in Telekinesis please raise my hand   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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sorry late to the party but excited to join  
 
 
 
That’s an awesome joke!!    https://t.co/plQxGHGcAN  
 
 
 
A1b: A dog that can lick itself from across the room. Did I mention my nephew is 5?  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A1 What do you call a pig that does karate? A Pork Chop.  Thanks to my son, who is supposed to be sleep.   
 
 
 
 
 
  Welcome!  Glad you could jump in. Right now we are telling “appropriate” jokes w/constraint of 1 tweet.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A1 in honor of the : how do you find Will Smith in the winter?  You look for the fresh prints.  
 
 
 
 
 
  and how would the light bulb feel?  
 
 
 
A1: loving the kid input on this one!  
 
 
 
 
 
 Should I tell you it was 99 degrees in Palm Desert today?  
 
 
 
 
 
a1 Why is 6 afraid of 7?
Cause 7 ate 9  How do u make a hanky dance? Put a boogie in it 
 
 
 
 
 
  Welcome and join the fun.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A1:  why do you put water on a fire? To put it out! -4 year old  
 
 
 
 Looove Steven Wright.  Saw him many years ago!  
 
 
 
 
 
That deserves a retweet. :)   https://t.co/MGY9SPWOCU  
 
 
 
 
 
A1 in honor of the : how do you find Will Smith in the winter?  You look for the fresh prints.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A1 household fav is knock knock...interrupting cow mooooo   https://t.co/wNNupqgenB  
 
 
 
  Welcome!  Glad you could jump in. Right now we are telling “appropriate” jokes w/constraint of 1 tweet.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
What has 75 balls and scre
ws old ladies? bingo 
 
 
 
A1a: if you're American before you go to the bathroom...and you're American when you come out...  
 
 
 
 
 
For some reason, I have a feeling that many of us work with children...  
 
 
 
 
 
I had to ask my sisters for jokes   I tend to make a joke of myself  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 I can keep it in perspective since I'll be back out west in a week!   
 
 
 
A1b: what are you when you are in the bathroom? You're-a-peein'  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
sorry ... someone had to push the appropriate limit  
 
 
 
 
 
I fell like I needed to favorite this in secret.   .  https://t.co/R5YafnWkqt  
 
 
 
 
 
What has 75 balls and scre
ws old ladies? bingo 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alright! I knew we could get this train moving! Here come Q2...  
 
 
 
 
 
 Mark with the pg-13ish joke  
 
 
 
 
 
Another nephew joke.. How are a king and yardstick alike?  Both rulers!    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 only by day and at night, I'm surrounded by kiddos  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A1 Why did the blonde stare at the OJ carton? Bc it said concentrate  
 
 
 
 Loving the humor theme tonight!  
 
 
 
 
 
 I guess you're allowed to tell that one, eh? ;)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HI everyone, Dvora catching up here in LA  
 
 
 
 Welcome! Glad you could make it. :)  
 
 
 
 
 
 Hey Dvora!  Welcome!  Fun, humor theme tonight!  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 me too! thanks for welcoming me  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A2  my wife and best friend, makes me laugh all the time   makes me laugh every time we meet.  
 
 
 
 
 
 Good to hear! I'm rusty in the humor dept  
 
 
 
 
 
A2  is the funniest person I know.       
 
 
 
 
 
 
A2  tie between my 21 month old and my 8 year old.  The funny stuff they do can't bye scripted  https://t.co/EnEMGUJtZ6  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A2:  feeling the pressure! The funniest?!? Does  count? He liked my tweet 1x as I’ve told u about 100x.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A2:  my brother. He knows me well enough to know the level of inappropriateness of "next statements" when we talk  
 
 
 
 
 
  Mel Brooks totally has a 100x multiplier.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Our athletic director... he doesn't know he is funny. I derive a good portion of my empathy thru him.  
 
 
 
A2 hmm… my sisters, my mother,   JO LS  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ahhh, you are so right! Kids are funny; they don't have the filters that force them to be serious  
 
 
 
A1 2 cows were standing in a field
Cow 1 says U hear about mad cow disease 
Cow 2 says wow good thing I'm a helicopter  via patty 
 
 
 
 
 
Our fellow  buddy  is pretty funny. :) Jon Stewart and Louis CK. I know them pretty well.   
 
 
 
 
 
Our fellow  buddy  is pretty funny. :) Jon Stewart and Louis CK. I know them pretty well.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Is he a scary guy?  I have met some great ADs who also don't know they are funny!    https://t.co/wnu2TO2Wf2  
 
 
 
 
 
Our athletic director... he doesn't know he is funny. I derive a good portion of my empathy thru him.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A2: Easily my friend Jeff Coats, who sadly has no Twitter account. We once went a month speaking only in song lyrics.   
 
 
 
 
 
A1 The Lord said to John come 4th and I will give you eternal life
Unfortunately John came 5th and won a toaster  via Patty 
 
 
 
 
 
funny! :)   https://t.co/HJMCZ3PWsw  
 
 
 
A1 2 cows were standing in a field
Cow 1 says U hear about mad cow disease 
Cow 2 says wow good thing I'm a helicopter  via patty 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 He is not all scary ... although he tries ;)  
 
 
 
Now that was funny    https://t.co/Da4iAAHzKY  
 
 
 
A1 The Lord said to John come 4th and I will give you eternal life
Unfortunately John came 5th and won a toaster  via Patty 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
That’s even funny for this jewish girl… and her nephew too!   https://t.co/dgxG5wC9ih  
 
 
 
A1 The Lord said to John come 4th and I will give you eternal life
Unfortunately John came 5th and won a toaster  via Patty 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A1 A man walks into a zoo and the only animal there was a dog
It was a Shitzu  via Patty (I don’t get patty’s jokes @ all)  
 
 
 
 
 
A1: two guys walk into a bar, I can't believe the second guy didn't see it  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oh I get this one bc Patty just spelled out Shitzu (shit zoo)  That is funny :) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 this Jewish girl missed the joke :(  
 
 
 
 
 
Mary ... you have a whole routine going now!   
 
 
 
In the words of my son as we watched Shrek the Musical "I don't get it"  https://t.co/uQPl831grq  
 
 
 
A1 2 cows were standing in a field
Cow 1 says U hear about mad cow disease 
Cow 2 says wow good thing I'm a helicopter  via patty 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I love that Q1 is still happening! Q3 coming right up...  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
These are soon awesome! I’m actually laughing out loud! Gotta archive this stuff!   https://t.co/MKKN73B8tb  
 
 
 
A1: two guys walk into a bar, I can't believe the second guy didn't see it  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 patty said Shitzu aka shit zoo  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   I like to throw him a bone when I can, you know. ;)  
 
 
 
 
 
A3: I’ve heard  DT urban legend that someone interviewed said they were vegetarian as they stuffed chicken nuggets in their mouth. 
 
 
 
 
 
I'm just sitting here working on a presentation for manana & then I get an ugly mug notification from  https://t.co/B128QVBe8c  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A2 my 17 yo daughter. Best deadpan delivery &  entirely made up vocab,  she assumes you know I'm Pablo,  papacit,  or grumpypants  
 
 
 
 
 
hahaha  nice shot for A3 Bryan   
 
 
 
 
 
 maybe they were vege-chicken nuggets?  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 It's amazing what you can find online, isn't it?  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 So funny. My nephew said they were probably from McDonalds so no real meat in them anyway!  
 
 
 
 
 
 Ha! As a designer, I suppose you observe what they do more than what they say, eh? ;)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  what is that picture from? Great prompt photo!  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Dan, did you notice Jeff on our team is your stunt double  
 
 
 
   He’s working on presentation for tomorrow.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ?  I need that in my settings!  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Just an infamously unexplainable pic from around the internet years ago. :)  
 
 
 
 
 
One can only hope 4 beautiful contradictions like that so you can dig deeper!!    https://t.co/jLzGPrcgol  
 
 
 
 Ha! As a designer, I suppose you observe what they do more than what they say, eh? ;)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Is that like the bat symbol?  
 
 
 
 
 
 This picture really is a winner!  New profile pic for sure! Maybe I’ll use it too!  
 
 
 
 
 
A3 I’m need to be better at recalling A funny thing happened while     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A3 Interviewing Ts about PLC practices and he said trust was important.  “Why” He said I can’t tell here, people are listening  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A3 I need to be better at recalling A funny thing happened while     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 depending on delivery that's a good combo of A1 and A3!  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I like having this humor lens to recall past discover/empathy work? Thanks    https://t.co/aBIHGn14Jw  
 
 
 
A3 I need to be better at recalling A funny thing happened while     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A3. school admin said "empathy. we already do that, we're already in schools everyday." ...  
 
 
 
    I hope I didn't make you angry. I don't think I would like u when you're angry.  
 
 
 
 
 
A3 here is a funny observation; sitting at a PD around interactive learning for Ss and the facilitator lectures the entire time  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 aside from the 2 lls & an a Villanova has nothing to do with basketball   are we being serious now? 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sounds like how I earned my CLAD.  40 Hours of lecture to explain how not to lecture.    https://t.co/E5E4ieOi0W  
 
 
 
A3 here is a funny observation; sitting at a PD around interactive learning for Ss and the facilitator lectures the entire time  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A4 I need to find/see/remember more humor in the process I know its there  Thanks  4 reminder  
 
 
 
 
 
A4: Maybe kinda funny when one parent brings in 100s of wine corks and even more beer bottle tops.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 No problem! Some days it's all I have... ;)  
 
 
 
 
 
True that!   https://t.co/0DSd6H2xGG  
 
 
 
 
 
Sounds like how I earned my CLAD.  40 Hours of lecture to explain how not to lecture.    https://t.co/E5E4ieOi0W  
 
 
 
A3 here is a funny observation; sitting at a PD around interactive learning for Ss and the facilitator lectures the entire time  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A4: My nephew, Adrian, says he used snot to hold things together when he was prototyping!   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Appreciating the return of that hashtag!  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  haven't been brave enough for that-very Willy Wonka of you  
 
 
 
A4: Someone actually donated ~50 ft of used bubble wrap. I have no idea... Don't think it ended up being used.  
 
 
 
 
 
Actually nephews w/ me right now in PDesert.  Adrian is participating with me!  Yahoo!   https://t.co/o5fHL9GQBg  
 
 
 
 Appreciating the return of that hashtag!  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Wow - I love design. That's seriously awesome. Thanks for sharing!  
 
 
 
 
 
  done that too! in 5 chairs activity.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A4 I donate all sorts of stuff to  and when I visit the iStudio I see all sorts of stuff that came from my house.  
 
 
 
 
 
Would silly putty be considered funny?     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Oh yeah, by definition, I think.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  <3 that component of community contributions there to the lab  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oh man, running out of time! Q5 comin' atcha...  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wow this has been fastest  Yet it feels like we havent even scratched the surface BTW Any peeps have any Qs abt  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A4 My best story is when I ran a session with Ts and provided m&ms. One team crushed them to make their prototype.    
 
 
 
 
 
anyone have a up-cycling / donor management plan?  
 
 
 
A4: Could be fun award 2give Ss. Most unique prototyping material,funny,etc  did u do that? I remember someone did  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A5 S: "my cousin learned all the parts of a cell, but he can't balance his checkbook.  Why can't we learn that in school?  
 
 
 
A5 Not sure what EDUs call this yet I can NEVER recall things like this on the spot… unless connected to a Whole story retell  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Super fast tonight!   https://t.co/7ALly7CsdC  
 
 
 
Wow this has been fastest  Yet it feels like we havent even scratched the surface BTW Any peeps have any Qs abt  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ss yelling at one another re: giving "KIND, specific, helpful" feedback.Not what Berger intended I'm sure  https://t.co/9KC7Q6fEty  
 
 
 
 
 
 
A5 the struggle is real; struggling to remember  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
"Your explanation just doesn't feel right."  
 
 
 
 
 
A5  had a S suggest a team reshoot a video because the S wasn’t in it.     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
How in the world has it been an hour already! Guess it's all the laughing!  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A5 S testing a prototype: "that would be dope"  
 
 
 
Are we really done already?