Objectives: Identify, explain, and begin using Web2.0 applications that will be used in HWC. Analyze and critique the arguments presented in GGS.
Task: Throughout the course, you will need to use several different Web2.0 applications to complete assignments. As global citizens in the 21st century, we need to create a "toolbox" that promotes effective and timely engagement with information and each other. You've already begun using the district provided e-mail account and joined the class blog and the Moodle. Today, each of you will join Diigo (http://www.diigo.com/) and the "SVHS HWC Fall 12" Diigo group. Diigo is a free social-bookmarking, research, and knowledge sharing tool that allows annotation and tagging. Each of you will also set up a GoogleCalendar and a personalized GoogleReader to follow current events and this blog.
The second half of this class will be devoted to discussing and reviewing Guns, Germs, and Steel both in small groups and as a whole class. These conversations should help you to identify main ideas and to clarify the more difficult points of the text in preparation for Thursday's quiz.
Homework:
- Parent Information Sheet
- Add one RELEVANT source to "HWC" Diigo group - source must include annotation and appropriate tags
- Study for GGS Quiz (Thursday)
Update: We're still having technology issues so we have not yet worked with GoogleApps or Diigo. We spent time working in groups to review & discuss GGS. Specifically, we sought to identify the key arguments, to sort facts from opinions, & to identify the credibility and bias of the author & his sources.
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