Chris Betcherwww.chrisbetcher.com

This is not amazing...

“That’s Amazing!”

“That’s Amazing!”

Amazing (adjective) astonishing, astounding, surprising, stunning, staggering, shocking, startling, stupefying, breathtaking; awesome, awe-inspiring, sensational, remarkable, spectacular, stupendous, phenomenal, extraordinary, incredible, unbelievableinformal; mind-blowing, jaw-dropping

A sense of amazement is a wonderful thing to have

“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it”

Michelangelo Buonarotti

Amazing

Ambitious

Ambitious (adjective)an ambitious task: difficult, exacting, demanding, formidable, challenging, hard, arduous, onerous, tough

Level EditorGame Design Project

David, Year 10

The PodBiz ProjectPodcasting Project

Grade 10 (Canada)

The SammyJo DiariesMachinima ProjectSamantha, Year 12

So what’s the common thread?

Opportunities to go beyond perceived limitsOpportunities to iterate, learn and relearnOpportunities to follow individual passionsOpportunities to collaborate with othersOpportunities to work with the real worldOpportunities to engage with other viewsOpportunities to be creative and originalOpportunities to combine media typesOpportunities to work with interesting toolsOpportunities for genuine assessment

“That’s Amazing!”really

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Image: 'Purple' http://www.flickr.com/photos/90229893@N00/2929920921

Image: 'My Chernobyl Adventure part 2: Fallout Danger' http://www.flickr.com/photos/95572727@N00/432361985

Image: 'höjdhopp' http://www.flickr.com/photos/55979578@N00/281529578

Image: 'The daring young Gabe' http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035750428@N01/3504732638

Image: 'Darts' http://www.flickr.com/photos/8726888@N08/2377844553

Image: 'Ambition' http://www.flickr.com/photos/72403077@N00/1491568

Image: 'Meeting of the Minds' http://www.flickr.com/photos/28430474@N05/4372182048

Image: 'El David de Miguel Ãngel' http://www.flickr.com/photos/19939966@N00/2618893334

Image: 'Fábrica Encantada' http://www.flickr.com/photos/14754973@N08/2602473471

Chris Betcherwww.chrisbetcher.com

Image: 'New Nice Threads' http://www.flickr.com/photos/48394718@N00/311614242

Image: 'empty goal' http://www.flickr.com/photos/68012596@N00/184606430

Learning to Change, Changing to Learnhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tahTKdEUAPk

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