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I am often asked by teachers, parents, and those that are just interested how I see technology impacting our youth and the up-and-coming generations. I am not going to give you my opinion...yet. Just leave you with a very interesting infogram to ponder on. You may be wondering what this has to do with team and community building but because it has roots in how we interact with each other and for me...how I even go about training my summer teams - I feel it is a very, VERY relevant topic. We'll talk more in a couple days.

I hope that you have had a chance to try "As if". If you haven't...seriously - the next time you have a group of ANY age and of ANY size - try it. Your group will be laughing and interacting within seconds. Always have a couple of really fun interactions before you do the more difficult ones that take a little more thought or place the participants in conflict. That's when it gets interesting. Before I get into that too much I'll give you some easy Q & A debrief material: Debriefing topics:   What did you notice? Who was uncomfortable with some of the early "as if's"?  What about the later introductions?  How were your interactions different with each scenario? What did you notice about non-verbal body language with the different roles?  How did your attitude change during the exercise? Who was uncomfortable with some of the early 'as ifs'?  What about the later introductions? Would you agree that ev...

Hello!! This activity is typically labelled as an Ice-breaker - and it might be - but it's an Ice-breaker that packs a punch. Drama teachers...pay attention because this is also a super great warm activity for improv games. Let's get right into it: Activity: "As If"   Type of Initiative:     Icebreaker Source: Related to us by Chris Cavert who learned it from "Steve the Aussie" at the 2006 National Challenge Course Practitioner Symposium Props Needed:   None Group Size:    2-100 Directions:   Divide your group into pairs.  Begin this activity by letting participants know that you will give them a relationship role to play for the upcoming interaction.  Have the pairs stand about 15 feet apart from one another.  Have them determine which partner will be the 'greeter' and which partner will play out the 'role'.  Each interaction is approximately 20-30 seconds in duration. Then announce the first interaction.  As...