HWC10.11 Day 17 - FCP Ning & Imperialism in Africa

Objectives:  Establish a safe, professional, appropriate presence on the FCP Ning.  Identify and dispel myths about Africa and the people of Africa.  Identify key events and justifications for European imperialism in Africa.

Task:  We'll start class with the digital literacy quiz.  When your finished, please turn in your quiz and pick up the "Scramble for Africa" questions & map.  Use the links on the Moodle to complete sections 1 & 2.  As your classmates finish, begin working on this packet.  Next, I'll introduce you to the Flat Classroom Project Ning and you will join the FCP community in preparation for the NetGenEd project.  Over the next several days you'll need to personalize your page and introduce yourself to the FCP community (see directions below homework reminders).  Finally, we'll end class with a discussion that ties together the Africa before Europeans DBQ and Part B of the Regional Study.

Homework:

• TODAY - NetGenEd parent letter signature
• Tuesday, 2/19 - Africa map quiz
• Tuesday, 2/19 - Scramble for Africa
• Wednesday, 2/20 - African nationalist readings due in class
• Thursday, 2/21 - Part C of Africa Regional Study due
• Thursday, 2/21 - FCP ning personalization, group memberships, blog post, and handshake due by 3:30
• Friday, 2/22 - Parts D-F of Africa Regional Study due
• Friday, 2/22 - Textbook reading (pp. 172-183) due
• Tuesday, 2/26 - Unit 2 Test
• Monday, 3/4 - Rwanda extra credit due by 3:00 pm

FCP Ning Directions:  Be sure to tag all of your posts with "SVHS_NGED13" AND "NGED13."  Remember, there are no spaces in tags - use an underscore (_) or (-) to indicate space.  Blank spaces denote separations for tags.  See images below to personalize your Ning page.

Step 1: Personalizing your page

Step 2: Making a blog post

Step 3: Adding tags and adjusting post settings

Step 4: Posting, tags, and adjusting privacy settings