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I really, really, really, liked this clip - I found it interesting, thought-provoking, and funny. Sound is not something I had ever consciously considered, but I have to say that I don't think I fully recovered from that alarm bell for a good five minutes! It makes me wonder what I can change/do in my own home and classroom to make an environment conducive to productivity and learning (and peaceful!) This definately made me more aware of the sounds around me, especially those accidental sounds that I may have more control over than I realized. I have, on more than one occasion, left a store because they were blaring loud music to the point that conversation was impossible. This video also brought awareness to the link between sound and health - I think I am going to download a birdsong app and play it at least once a day. Who knew that some sounds were so ingrained in us as human beings.

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This video brought up several ideas, things that I have learned in the MAT program. First of all, there are different learning styles therefore there should be different tasks set up for students to choose from as well as different/varied assessments. Second, we should reward for effort and individual progress - not some "blanket" standard of "you must get 18 out of 20 right to be successful". And third, teachers must provide their students with specific, frequent, and useful feedback in order for the students to use that feedback to move forward. It was very interesting to me that video game creators utilize many of the same ideas that classroom teachers use (or should use) to promote engagement and confidence.