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As I contemplate and work through my future, I really needed to hear/see this one….  You can be amazing You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug You can be the outcast Or be the backlash of somebody's lack of love Or you can start speaking up Nothing's gonna hurt you the […] The post Video Fridays: Sara Bareilles – Brave (Official Video) appeared first on JoeBustillos.com.

For the third time in my adult life I have found myself packing up my things, turning in my keys, saying goodbye to coworkers and having no real idea what I’m going to do next. I’m a bit too working class to completely celebrate this change without the anxiety of not knowing where the next […] The post Leaving appeared first on JoeBustillos.com.

Over a hundred years before the “computer age,” a young woman wrote what would later become recognized as a computer algorithm or computer program. Lovelace recognized the potential of having devices that were designed to do math also synthesize art. What kinds of art do you view on your devices or create on your devices? […] The post JBB’s DRP for 5/9/23: Great Minds: Ada Lovelace appeared first on JoeBustillos.com.

I was an early adopter of the Handspring PDA and bought my Visor in blue in 1999. I learned to write notes on the device using the Griffiti writing system. It felt like the first usable handheld computer. It had its own eco-system with third-party vendors selling software and those Springboard cartridges. I almost bought […] The post Video Fridays: Springboard: The Secret History of the First Real Smartphone appeared first on JoeBustillos.com.

I saw Jesus Revolution, a movie about the beginning of the Jesus Movement in 1970s Southern California and having grown up in Southern California in the 1970s and self identified back then as a Jesus Freak I thought, this should be interesting. If you haven’t seen the movie and want my spoiler-free take on the movie click this link to go to my review. If you have seen the movie and/or just want to interact with my observations based on my own experiences and the movie’s portrayal of the Jesus Movement, here we go into episode 44 of JBB’s Final Thoughts: Jesus Revolution: Truth Seekers Part 2. The post JBB’s Final Thoughts Episode 44: Jesus Revolution: Truth Seekers Part 2 appeared first on JBB's Final Thoughts.

I saw the trailer to Jesus Revolution, a movie about the beginning of the Jesus Movement in 1970s Southern California Jesus movement and having some familiarity with the subject and era I thought, this should be interesting.  Here’s my spoiler-free take on the movie. The post JBB’s Final Thoughts Episode 43: Jesus Revolution: Truth Seekers Part 1 appeared first on JBB's Final Thoughts.

Thirty-two months after my last podcast, I'm back at it and just in time for my retirement from teaching... What's next on the horizon, I have no idea... but like everything else, it should prove to be an adventure. Please join me as I restart this effort to share my (final) thoughts. The post JBB’s Final Thoughts Episode 42: Another Transition/Another Reset appeared first on JBB's Final Thoughts.

June 1st Trump takes a walk after protesters are forcefully removed, so that he can take a picture in front of a church and how does that or doesn’t that express his Christian Faith. The post JBB’s Final Thoughts Episode 41: Jesus & The Folly of Using the Bible As Prop appeared first on JBB's Final Thoughts.

2019-2020 School Year recap/4 Years at Fitzgerald Recap/COVID19 Pandemic recap The post JBB’s Final Thoughts Episode 40: Well, That Didn’t Go As Planned appeared first on JBB's Final Thoughts.

Given the overnight challenge for educators to teach online, and at the request of one of my fellow teachers, here are 8 things to remember to help you improve your teaching practice via (YouTube) video. The post JBB’s Final Thoughts Episode 38: 8 Tips to Improve Your Video Instruction Game appeared first on JBB's Final Thoughts.