{"id":102,"date":"2018-04-01T14:24:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T14:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/immersive.parsons.edu\/edtech\/?p=102"},"modified":"2018-04-10T20:50:35","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T20:50:35","slug":"observations-week-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/immersive.parsons.edu\/edtech\/observations-week-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Angela"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I talked briefly before class with Anezka about my developing role in the class, and what I will be doing for Earth Day\/Play Tech. We went over how to post in the blog for the remainder of the semester, how this will be utilized for the grant and the importance of the blog itself for the class development. Each group went over a bit of the progress they have made, and what they may need help in doing.<\/p>\n<p>Mary Claire and I started talking towards the end of the class about different types of take aways for the kids\/families to receive at the end of the parsons experience. Throughout the week we touched base on working through some of the questions she wanted to ask for her documentary and her story arch. I sent her back some feedback on her interview questions. We also spoke about possible facts to go on bumper stickers or buttons which we found out could be made on the 10th floor.\u00a0 I sent her a list to look over so that we could collaborate on together on which facts would be both striking\/informative\/fun. It is a fine line to walk between wanting these take aways to be informative and scary (because the facts are) which promote immediate action, and still family friendly. (I posted the list below my observation to talk about in class if we have time).<\/p>\n<p>Tammy and I spoke a bit after class about my role, and where help was needed. I agreed to make prototypes posters for the events, which will now be done collaboratively with the class.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>list from my email with Mary Claire:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Riverkeeper:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">There are over165 million pieces of plastics floating in NY Harbor<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Recycle across America:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Recycling prevents waste from going into oceans &#8211; it is proven, when there is a strong\u00a0recycling culture, there is less litter and less waste going into ocean<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Americans throw away enough office paper each year to build a 12 foot high wall from Seattle to NY (a new wall every year). RECYCLE\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">EPA website:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Over 5 TRILLION pieces of plastic currently litter the ocean<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Plastics in the ocean effect 267 species globally<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Plastics in the ocean effect 86% of the oceans Sea turtles, 44% of seabirds, and 43% of marine mammals\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Bring your own reusable bag when shopping!<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Carry a reusable water bottle!<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Say no to straws!<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Each year 1 million seabirds, 100,000 marine mammals and sea turtles will\u00a0entangle themselves in or\u00a0ingest\u00a0plastic pollution<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Plastic waste makes up between 60 to 80% of total marine debris.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">97% of all of Earths Water is in the ocean and seas.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">80% of the Earths surface is water\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Typically, bottled water costs 2000 times more than tap water, is actually less safe to drink, and loses taste tests in competition with tap water.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ocean Conservatory:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to the Ocean Conservancy, six of the ten top contributors to marine debris are single-use (disposable) plastic\u00a0products.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">#OceanOptimism<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Scientists estimate that more than 8 million metric tons of plastic is entering our ocean every year<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Plastics pollute not only the surfaces of the sea,\u00a0sea animals, and beaches, but also the seafloor and ice!<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0Plastic has been found in 59% of sea birds like albatross and pelicans, in 100% of sea turtle species, and more than 25% of fish sampled from seafood markets around the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Marine debris\u00a0isn\u2019t an ocean problem, its a PEOPLE PROBLEM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Ocean Plastic Problems\u00a0begin on Land<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">275 million\u00a0metric tons of the worlds waste is plastic waste<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Join the International Coastal Cleanup on September 15th, 2018!<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">228,919, 809 pounds of trash have been collected since 1985!<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">12,160, 724 people have volunteered since 1985 to clean up the ocean!<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">the average person uses 1.6 straws per day<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">if 25,000 people pledge to skip the straw, we could save 5,000,000 straws!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">National Geographic:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s1\">Instead of packing your sandwich and snacks in plastic bags, use reusable containers or cloth sacks instead.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Only 1 out of every 6 water bottles we use ends up being recycled.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Recycling one\u00a0plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for 6 hours!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A lot of these are really depressing,\u00a0but I think that may be what some\u00a0people need as a wakeup call\/education. But we could make some buttons happy like\u00a0I\u2019m a plastics warrior! or something like that?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A cute resource:<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/35707347\"><span class=\"s3\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/35707347<\/span><\/a>; I know we\u2019ve talked a lot about plastic straws in class and the harm they can cause to aquatic life, I was thinking we could see if there could be an iPad set up, or a paper where people can take a pledge to fight against using plastic straws or bring their own bags places? <a href=\"http:\/\/strawwars.org\/\"><span class=\"s3\">Strawwars.org<\/span><\/a> is a great resource, but is meant for businesses and restaurants to pledge, not individual people. (<a href=\"https:\/\/takeaction.oceanconservancy.org\/page\/20224\/action\/1?ea.tracking.id=18LPBCOAXX\"><span class=\"s3\">https:\/\/takeaction.oceanconservancy.org\/page\/20224\/action\/1?ea.tracking.id=18LPBCOAXX<\/span><\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s4\">This year\u2019s International Coastal Cleanup is\u00a0Saturday, September 15th, 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s5\">Fact websites: from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.recycleacrossamerica.org\/recycling-facts\"><span class=\"s6\">http:\/\/www.recycleacrossamerica.org\/recycling-facts<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theoceancleanup.com\/milestones\/\"><span class=\"s6\">https:\/\/www.theoceancleanup.com\/milestones\/<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.riverkeeper.org\/get-involved\/minimize-your-impact\/\"><span class=\"s6\">https:\/\/www.riverkeeper.org\/get-involved\/minimize-your-impact\/<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/trash-free-waters\/what-you-can-do-about-marine-debris\"><span class=\"s6\">https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/trash-free-waters\/what-you-can-do-about-marine-debris<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www3.epa.gov\/safewater\/kids\/index.html\"><span class=\"s6\">https:\/\/www3.epa.gov\/safewater\/kids\/index.html<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kids.nationalgeographic.com\/explore\/science\/plastic-pollution\/#earth-day-pollution.jpg\"><span class=\"s6\">https:\/\/kids.nationalgeographic.com\/explore\/science\/plastic-pollution\/#earth-day-pollution.jpg<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I talked briefly before class with Anezka about my developing role in the class, and what I will be doing for Earth Day\/Play Tech. We went over how to post in the blog for the remainder of the semester, how this will be utilized for the grant and the importance of the blog itself for &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/immersive.parsons.edu\/edtech\/observations-week-9\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Angela<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/immersive.parsons.edu\/edtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/immersive.parsons.edu\/edtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/immersive.parsons.edu\/edtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/immersive.parsons.edu\/edtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/immersive.parsons.edu\/edtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/immersive.parsons.edu\/edtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152,"href":"http:\/\/immersive.parsons.edu\/edtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102\/revisions\/152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/immersive.parsons.edu\/edtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/immersive.parsons.edu\/edtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/immersive.parsons.edu\/edtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}