Take+Action

= **Take Action: Enact Global Solutions** =
 * Identify opportunities for personal and collaborative action to address situations, events, issues or phenomena in ways that will contribute to a globally interconnected, environmentally sustainable and diverse society.
 * Assess and adjust options for action based on evidence and the potential for impact, taking into account varied perspectives and potential consequences for individuals, cultures, and ecosystems.
 * Contribute to the development of the local and global community based on an understanding of and respect for human needs and human dignity across cultures.
 * Act creatively and innovatively to raise awareness and advocate action among groups of peers and/or community members to contribute to improvement locally, regionally, or globally.

**Friday, 12/10** = **Can social media really make an impact in the world?** = **Agenda:** Students will reflect on the class global issue project **Check-in:** What were the positive aspects of the projects you saw?

**Activities:** **- Post on class DISCUSSION some of the aspects you saw, some of the comments you noted during presentations, some of the questions you may still have.**

**- Students will publish their project work on their wiki site (Project Page) - example, post the hyperlinks to blogger, tumblr, comic strips, etc. Upload powerpoints, videos, etc.** * if your video is too large, you may have to publish it to youtube at home and embed it on your page later.

**- Under your published project, please write a reflection about the work you completed, the issue you investigated, and what you learned based on our Global Performance Outcomes.** * in your reflection, discuss which of the outcomes you achieved, AS WELL as the ones you fell short of. DISCUSS= Explain, why

**Summary - Discuss Check-In question**

HW - 1)Complete project publishing - HW #1, 3rd Marking Period 2) Review Discussion & respond (respond to comments on your project, or agree/disagree) 3) __Extra Credit__ - email me options for social media monday

**12/13 - MONDAY - Social Media Monday**

**Agenda:** Social Media & Society **Check-in:** Do you anything to report for social media monday?

Activities:

1) Read one of the articles below and write a reflection. Your reflection should be a short summary about the article, what you think its effect on society is, was, or will be, do you have any personal opinions/connections to share, etc....

Social Media Articles
 * Keeping up with Facebookers: the new social caste
 * The Phone Book is Dead- for real this time

OR CHOOSE YOUR OWN ON MASHABLE.COM

Post your response on the Social Media Monday Discussion Page

2) Read your peer responses. Select a topic that you did not read and respond to the post. Respond with questions, opinions, connections, new information, etc. Your response should leave room for that person to respond back. **CHANGE THE SUBJECT TO THAT PERSONS NAME**


 * Homework - **
 * 1 - Publish your project & Global Outcomes Reflection on your WikiPage **
 * 2 - Bring in headphones for this weeks lessons **

**Tuesday - Friday, 11/16 - 11/19**

**Social Networking for Social Justice**
**Tuesday, 12/14** **Agenda:Students will be introduced to the concept of social medias affect on social justice** **Check-In: What examples can you cite of social media having a role in social justice**

**Activities: Watch the videos below and choose a video/issue you wish to work with**

[|WITNESS: See it. Film it. Change it.]

[|Katherine Fulton: You are the Future of Philanthropy] (TED) media type="custom" key="6696841"

[|Gordon Brown: Wiring a web for global good] (TED) media type="custom" key="6696843"

[|James Nachtwey: Use my photographs to stop the worldwide XDR] One wish to change the world. Anyone inspired by the wish can help make it come true. media type="custom" key="6696847" Photojournalist James Nachtwey sees his TED Prize wish come true. Learn how to help at [|http://www.xdrtb.org]

CLASS ASSIGNMENT:

1) Create a page on your wiki called "Social Media 4 Social Justice" 2) If you can - embed the video you chose on your page (if not, just put title) 3) Describe the problem presented in your video, and how social justice is involved. 4) Under video write a response - why did you choose the video? what are your reactions/questions? What was some critical information presented in the video? What changes did the video call for? 5) List 2-3 pieces of information on the issue that is NOT in the video (run a search_

**Wednesday, 12/15** **Agenda: Social Media & Social Justice** **Check-in - How would you use social media to help your cause?**
 * Activities**: Did this student use social media to help their cause? Watch the video and identify the valuable characteristics of the technology used. What would you enhance?... do differently?

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 * Complete yesterdays class assignment above (steps 1-5)
 * Investigate & Identify what your "issue" will be.
 * Begin to DIIGO your topic

**Thursday, 12/16** **Agenda: Students research new "Social Justice" Issue** **Activities:** - Complete posting 1-5 assignments - Diigo your issue

**Thursday, 12/17** **Agenda:** Students will organize writing for 3rd marking period "issue" **Activities:** **- Students work on Prezi Project Outline** **- Copy & Paste outline onto your wiki page - "social media 4 social justice"**

HW - Essay Outline for your global issue

**Monday, 12/20** **Agenda:** Students will formulate outline for Prezi Presentation Activities: 1 - Students review their Prezi written outlines with a partner 2 - Peer Review for recommendations, input, clarity 3 - Review the **Prezi Manual - click here** 4 - Click on the image below to review the Prezi Rubric 5 - Post 3 statements about the rubric to show your understanding of grade criteria - discussion 6 - Review Sample Prezi's - how would you grade them based on our rubric?

**Tuesday - Thursday, 12/21 - 12/23** **PREZI PROJECT WORK**

Students learn Prezi in 3 SIMPLE STEPS

**12/24 - 1/2 - Winter Break**

**1/3/11** **Agenda - Using Google Maps in project-based learning** **Check-In:** **1)What are your experiences with Google Maps Technology?** **2)Post your completed Prezi on class form:**
 * **C Block**
 * **D Block**

Activities:
- Class Discussion on check-in - prior knowledge - Assignment Overview:

Google Maps
GeoApps (Geography Applications) are applications which permit learners to connect concepts to geography. Google Maps is a browser-based Geo-application environment, and Google Earth is a software-based GeoApp. We'll explore both and learn how to use resources created by others as well as make our own.

Assignment:

 * 1) Create an original Google Map on a **topic of your choice** (vacations, "wish list" of places, family origin, etc) which:
 * 2) Includes at least 10 placemarks
 * 3) Includes some text, hyperlinks, and images on the placemarks
 * 4) At least 3 of the hyperlinks should go to a relevant [|WikiPedia] page.

Good tutorials about using Google Maps to create a custom Google Map is [|available from Google Maps Help]. This 3.5 minute video explains the basics: media type="youtube" key="TftFnot5uXw" height="390" width="640"

Google Maps Help - CLICK HERE


 * D BLOCK ONLY! - Post your Google Map for 100 points. 10 Points per bookmark - CLICK HERE **


 * HW - C BLOCK ONLY - Finish your Google Map by Wednesday **

Activity: Collaborative "CULTURE" Map
Agenda: Students identify their culture through the use of GeoApps Check in -
 * Enter the homepage of your wiki on your class form - C BLOCK - D BLOCK
 * Create a new page on your wiki titled "GeoApps"
 * 1) Using your Google Account join as a collaborator for our class map (public allowance) - Culture Map
 * 2) Check Examples: "T4T Favorite Places" map. -[| "Places we want to visit" Google Map].(
 * 3) view [|a GWE class' map] and [|another]!)
 * 4) Find a location o where your family is from
 * 5) Enter the Title of your balloon/bookmark as your name
 * 6) Enter a description of the area, who came from there, important facts about the area/culture, etc
 * 7) Image that best represents/displays the area/culture
 * 8) 3 hyperlinks in your write up (1 can be homepage of area if possible, other 2 your choice)

Important Notes: - You must click "Rich Text" in bookmark to add hyperlinks, images, etc - You add images as a website not as a file - find an image from google and copy the image website

**Activity: Examining our Global Issues Project using Google Maps**
**Agenda:** Students identify key issues, leaders, people, events of their global issue through Google Maps **Check In: Last day to post Google Maps Work over last 2 days**

**Assignment -** Due by Friday 1 Presentations in class on 1/7. on Friday

**Task -** Display your Global Issue through the use of the GeoApp, Google Maps **Requirements:** **- Title your map as your Global Issue** (ex - "Map of Autism Awareness" or "Map to Better Global Education" **- Have a minimum of 10 Bookmarks (Balloons) that display all aspects of our issue** (are you the minimum?)   * Bookmark areas where issue is dominant, relavent  * Bookmark where key leaders are, buildings (United Nations), conferences (Copenhagen) took place, etc  * ALL BOOKMARKS MUST INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION  **- ALL Bookmarks MUST include either one or more of the following:**  * Image  * Embedded Video  * Hyperlinks

Log into your Google Account and create a new map in Google Maps - "My Maps"

1 - Post your Google Map to your GeoApps page on your wiki 2 - Submit the link of your Map on our class form - C BLOCK - D BLOCK
 * Assignment Completion - Please submit your GeoApp by doing the following:**

Summary - Exit Pass

1/7/2011
Agenda: GeopApps Portfolio Activities:
 * Students complete all assignments in GeoApps portfolio
 * Ensure you submit them via class forms
 * Embed all Google Maps onto your wiki page
 * Click Link
 * Copy & Paste the Embed/HTML code
 * Enter the title of Map on your wiki page
 * On wiki click - Edit - Widget - Other HTML - Paste Code - save

Exit Pass - Discussion

==**1/13/ & 1/14 ** ==

Agenda: Students complete their GeoApps portfolio Activities:

Check that your GeoAps page has the 2-3 maps you have completed and the page is on your wiki sidebar Choose a project idea below to create our last GeoApp

//from Google's Digital Explorer project idea page:// ** Art **: search for locations of galleries, artists, locations of landscapes or use geographic features to inspire Land Art projects  ** CitizenshipCUrrent Events **: show where events are taking place  ** Design And Technology **: identify different types of shelter in different environments  ** English **: search for [|locations of books, authors and locations] or use locations to inspire creative writing and poetry (e.g. Romantic poets)  ** Geography **: search for locations, physical and urban features and go on virtual field trips  ** History **: search for locations of events and go on virtual field trips  ** Maths **: use for [|real world distance/speed/time puzzles] or use for fractions; ex- find a car park and give the fraction of number of places filled  ** Modern Foreign Languages **: search for locations to contextualise language learning or ask pupils to give directions in target language  ** Science **: look at power generation – wind farms, oil rigs, coal mines (open cast best)

**Requirements: 10 Bookmarks, description, links, hyperinks & images**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">**EMBED the map onto your GeoApps Wiki Page (You should have 4 maps)** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">**POST Projects on your class link: C Block & D Block** **---** = **Collective Action for Collective Good** =

//Here Comes Everybody// by [|Clay Shirky] [|Clay Shirky discusses his book], //Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations// At the [|Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard] - Collective action starts at 26:00 media type="custom" key="6696851"

[|Clay Shirky on institutions vs. collaboration] (TED) media type="custom" key="6696855"

[|Howard Rheingold on collaboration] (TED) media type="custom" key="6696861"

[|Seth Godwin on the Tribes We Lead] (TED Talks) media type="custom" key="6696865"

//The Wisdom of Crowds// by James Surowiecki Collective Intelligence/Collective Wisdom/Intelligence of the web [|James Surowiecki: When Social Media Became News] (TED Talks) James Surowiecki pinpoints the moment when social media became an equal player in the world of news-gathering: the 2005 tsunami, when YouTube video, blogs, IMs and txts carried the news -- and preserved moving personal stories from the tragedy.

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