The Extra Dimension The Nexus TV

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00:00:00 | Intro

00:03:04 | Models used at Minnesota Virtual Schools

Online School in Minnesota | Grades 6-12 |

Minnesota Virtual Schools

00:08:57 | Models used at Harding

00:18:04 | By the numbers

Failing grades are way up in the Twin Cities’

public schools, especially for students of color

00:23:13 | How prepared were schools

Schools Already Struggled With Cybersecurity. Then

Came Covid-19 | WIRED

00:28:08 | How prepared were families

Tool Library builds 600 desks for students

learning at home – StarTribune.com

00:31:10 | How prepared were teachers

00:36:31 | Classroom management





* Safety and Engagement Features in Google Meet –

The Keyword

* Chirping smoke detectors disrupting virtual

classes – The Washington Post





00:42:14 | Building community

Here I am: Buck – Google Slides

00:45:23 | Surveillance, proctoring tests

00:47:18 | How would this have gone 10 years ago?

00:52:47 | The Flipped Classroom

01:00:54 | Snow days

A Crime Against Childhood – YouTube

01:04:01 | Final thoughts, personal news

01:09:13 | Outro



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* Inspired / Kevin MacLeod



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00:00:00 | Intro

00:02:42 | Video call etiquette

00:15:23 | Random, informal encounters

00:20:01 | Choosing communication mediums

00:28:30 | Work-life balance

00:39:58 | Establishing your personal brand

00:42:11 | Establishing a daily routine

00:51:14 | Land use





* Coronavirus: How cities can adapt to Covid-19 –

Vox

* Bloomberg – Will Commuters Ever Go Back to Commuter Trains?

* City Beat: When workers can live anywhere | City Observatory

* Bloomberg – Urban Living Might Just Survive Coronavirus





00:55:24 | Setting up your physical space





* Lockdown Productivity: Spaceship You — CGP Grey

* Suddenly working at home? We’ve done it for 22 years—and have advice | Ars Technica





01:04:26 | Advantages to companies

01:06:19 | Infrastructure challenges for companies

01:13:15 | Best practices for managers

01:17:12 | Jobs that cannot be done remotely

01:25:40 | Kids at home

01:30:31 | Do you want to continue working from home?

01:33:48 | Outro



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00:00 | Intro

01:36 | Community Response





06:04 | Steve Fletcher: “The sanctity of life is a low bar”

Image: mural for George Floyd

Image: “Black Lives Matter” painted on street

Image: “Defund the Police” painted on street

08:53 | “I can’t breathe” by Abha Karnick

13:29 | Mother protecting her children at the Oakdale protest

Image: “He’s in

custody! He’s in custody! This is news!”





16:00 | Rioting & looting





18:05 | MLK: “The riot is the language of the unheard”

21:48 | Killer Mike: “Don’t burn your own house down”

Images: Riot Destruction on University Ave





33:07 | Useful resources, the role of technology in this crisis





* Minneapolis Situation Map 2020 – Google My Maps

* Flightradar24 Flight Tracker – Apps on Google Play





40:31 | Where do we go from here?





* Image: high school graduate attending protest in cap & gown

* COVID-19 testing sites in Minnesota

* 8 Can’t Wait

* Research – Campaign Zero

* Seven reforms needed now to loosen the grip of the Minneapolis Police Federation on the city it is holding hostage

* Police Use of Force Project

* Neighborhood Watch + Resources – Google Docs

* Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To Disband The Police Department, Invest In Proven Community-Led Public Safety – The Appeal

* twin city sidewalks: Minneapolis Police Violence is a Statewide Issue





51:35 | “Daddy changed the world!”

52:00 | Say their names



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00:00:00 | Intro





* Ars Technica guide to the coronavirus

* 6 Diseases That Have Shaped Human History – YouTube

* Infographic: The History of Pandemics, by Death Toll





00:04:25 | Pubic Lice

00:13:33 | Misdirected Blame

00:18:01 | Cultural Adaptation





* Singapore Was Ready for Covid-19—Other Countries, Take Note | WIRED





00:30:21 | Going Back to Old Ways of Dealing





* Coronavirus and cities: 1918 pandemic’s lessons about urban life – Curbed

* Lockdowns flatten the “economic curve,” too

* Opinion | There’s Really Only One Way to Reopen the Economy – The New York Times

* San Francisco had the 1918 flu under control. And then it lifted the restrictions.





00:34:30 | New Technologies





* Protecting Civil Liberties During a Public Health Crisis | Electronic Frontier Foundation

* Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology

* 2 billion phones cannot use Google and Apple contact-tracing tech

* Coronavirus misinformation is the latest test for social media platforms

* How a 5G coronavirus conspiracy spread across Europe | Free to read | Financial Times





00:41:25 | The Butterfly Effect

00:43:51 | Cultural Context Creates Scenarios





* xkcd: Pathogen Resistance





01:06:29 | Outro



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00:00:00 | Intro

00:02:28 | Things you can do on the road





00:02:46 | Changing a flat

00:08:44 | Reseating chain

00:10:22 | Adjusting fenders

00:11:53 | Fine-tune barrel adjuster

00:14:53 | Tools to carry with you

Topeak Ratchet Rocket Lite DX





00:20:02 | Things you can do at home





00:20:17 | Lubricating chain

00:23:39 | Pumping tires to full





00:24:35 | Winter maintenance

00:31:07 | Maintenance for indoor training

00:33:03 | Derusting chain

00:35:11 | Seat height

00:37:10 | Adjusting brakes

00:40:59 | When to bring your bike to a shop





* Measuring chain wear

* Keep a maintenance log of how much riding each of your components lasts

* Bring your bike in for its yearly tune-up at the end of its season, so you don’t have to wait in line





00:48:42 | Recognizing tire wear

00:52:47 | Services bike shops provide



Every good bike shop should have a good dog!

01:04:06 | Miscellaneous questions

01:15:43 | Outro



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00:00 | Intro

00:44 | A brief history of COPPA





* Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act – Wikipedia

* Complying with COPPA: Frequently Asked Questions | Federal Trade Commission





07:30 | What’s changing on YouTube





* Google and YouTube Will Pay Record $170 Million for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Law | Federal Trade Commission

* Official YouTube Blog: Better protecting kids’ privacy on YouTube

* Watching “made for kids” content – YouTube Help

* YouTube channel owners: Is your content directed to children? | Federal Trade Commission





21:39 | Criticisms of COPPA





* The FTC’s 2020 COPPA rules have YouTube creators scared

* A video from Chadtronic that gets some details wrong, but illustrates a lot of the concerns creators have

* Misinformed YouTubers are undermining the fight for children’s privacy online.





27:42 | Unanswered questions

30:07 | Lessons learned

34:58 | Revising COPPA

35:53 | Outro



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Copyright

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