HWC10.11 Day 35 - NetGenEd & Europe Geography

Objectives:  Navigate the NetGenEd2013 wiki to facilitate collaboration.  Identify and label countries, cities, geographic features, and bodies of water in Europe.

Task:  After 7 months of reading and preparation, we are FINALLY starting work on the NetGenEd project today!  We've paved the way by joining the community wiki and establishing a presence on the Flat Classroom Ning, now its time to begin research and collaboration.  First, you need to adjust your username on the NetGenEd wiki.

Next, we'll go over the wiki checklist and I'll "walk" you through the wiki (see also NetGenEd Wiki Instructions).  Complete the following tasks before computers are stowed away:

1. Add your name to the team members list at the bottom of your topic page.  Link your name to your page on the FCP ning.
2. On the discussion thread,  leave a message on the wiki discussion tab for your partners about what you think your topic is about and any comments on things you think your group should consider.
3. On the FCP Ning: a) "friend" your student leaders and all members of your team, b) "friend" and comment to the handshakes of the other members in your box on the grid.
4. On the FCP Ning: create a NetGenEd handshake blog post.  Introduce yourself.  What topic will you be studying? (explain in simple terms and include 2 hyperlinks) How do you plan to approach this project?  What do you hope to contribute to this project?

Use the NetGenEd Diigo group and the current events posts from your summer reading assignment to help you get started on your research.  When adding your own sources to the FCP Diigo group, be sure annotate and to follow the project tagging standards.  Over the next week, we are going to be spending 15 minutes of every class working on the wiki.  However, you should also be checking the discussion thread, gathering research, and adding to the wiki at least one other time each day.  Your grade will be based upon both the quality and quantity of your contributions (see provided rubric).

Finally, we'll spend the remainder of class taking notes on the geography and culture of Europe.

Homework:

• Thursday, 3/14 - Europe map due
• Thursday, 3/14 - Unit 3 research sources (3 news stories,  2 primary sources, 1 scholarly journal & 1 secondary source) - Please create a new project in NoodleTools entitled "Middle East & Central Asia R&R" and share it with the HWC10.11 Research & Reflection dropbox.
• Monday, 3/18 - Italian Renaissance packet & Italian city-states map (Naples, Milan, Venice, Florence, Papal States) due
• Tuesday, 3/19 - "The Potato Connection" rdg. due
• Wednesday, 3/20 -Protestant Reformation packet (teacher notes on Moodle)
• Wednesday, 3/20 - Response to Don Tapscott post
• Thursday, 3/21 -Absolutism chart (packet & directions on Moodle) & Enlightenment rdgs.
• Friday, 3/22 - Europe map quiz (includes Middle East, Central Asia, & Sub-Saharan Africa)
• Monday, 3/25 - Absolutism & Enlightenment quiz
• Tuesday, 3/26 - G&D Chapter 8 reading quiz
• Wednesday, 3/27 - "Workshop of a New Society" and "Sybill" & "Communist Manifesto" due 
• Tuesday, 4/2 - Europe regional study due
• Wednesday, 4/3 - Europe Test
• Thursday, 4/4 - Mid-Term Exam