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Thursday, September 26, 2013

HWC Day 22 - Apartheid, Contemporary Africa, & FCP Ning

Objective:   Explain the development, implementation, and collapse of the apartheid system in South Africa.  Examine the complex and controversial nature of globalization as it relates to contemporary Africa. Establish a safe, professional, appropriate presence on the FCP Ning.

Task:  To start class, we'll watch and take notes on a video on apartheid in South Africa. Then, we'll spend some time reviewing the remainder of the regional study.  Finally, we'll use the last portion of class to join the FCP community on the Flat Classroom Project Ning.  Over the next several days you'll need to join the SVHS FCP13-2 group, personalize your page, and introduce yourself to the FCP community (see directions below homework reminders).


Homework:

  • TODAY - FCP Student Leader applications due by 8:00 pm
  • Saturday, September 28 - FCP topic preferences due on GoogleSpreadsheet by 8:00 pm
  • Monday, September 30 - Unit 2 Test (study guide on Moodle)
  • Tuesday, October 1 - FCP Ning personalization, "greeting" blog post, & handshake video due by3:30 (see Moodle for rubrics/checklist; email Mrs. Friday if you would like an Animoto account)
  • Tuesday, October 1 - Unit 2 Regional Study Extensions (news posts in NoodleTools) due by 3:00 pm
  • Monday, October 7 - Rwanda extra credit due by 3:00
FCP Ning Directions:  Be sure to tag ALL posts with "SVHS_FCP13-2" and "FCP13-2."  Remember, there are no spaces in tags - use underscore (_) or dash (-) to indicate a 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:  Embedding video, adding tags, & adjusting post settings

Step 4: Posting, tags, and adjusting privacy settings


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