April 3, 2013
To conclude the “Be the Change” unit, please make sure you have “handed in”:
1. A printed copy of your QR Code
2. A file copy of your poster
3. Link to your video (only necessary if your video is not already posted on the jhprojects 2012 youtube channel).
4. Your completed planning sheet.
5. Your reflection (which you will write today). Please use the following format and post the response on your blog:
Paragraph 1:
Introduce the purpose of your “change” and describe the project.
Paragraph 2:
Discuss the process you went through preparing for the Be the Change Fair, including obstacles and problems you encountered, and any alterations you had to make.
Paragraph 3:
Describe the “Be the Change” Fair experience, including feedback you received from the visitors to your booth.
Paragraph 4:
Reflect on the project as a whole: how did you feel about the process, the work involved, and the fair itself?
Paragraph 5:
Conclude your reflection with a summary of the information from paragraphs 2-4 and a final statement.
February 19, 2013
After having an opportunity to participate in a workshop on your digital footprint with George Couros, what could you do to create change using social media? What would you like to see changed? How would you get the word out? Think about what you saw and talked about during the presentation. Are you inspired by anything? You will have until Spring Break to work on this project. You must create a presentation of your project in a TedTalk format, and post it on your blog. You will present your ideas to the community. And you must create a promotional poster to advertise your change.
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February 15, 2013
Take a look at the graphic from Time Magazine’s view of events that have influenced history. Hover over the picture to zoom and view the timeline. Notice how the events are colour-coded to indicate overall themes, and inter-related.
Is there anything missing?
200 Moments that Changed the World
February 6, 2013
That is culture?
What is education?
Watch the documentary “Schooling the World” by Carol Black. Take notes, while thinking about these, and the following, questions. (This video is available on Vimeo. Go to http://vimeo.com/3201259 and enter this password: STW2013. This video is only available to view until February 12, 2013.)
What is knowledge? What is ignorance?
What is wealth? What is poverty?
What happens when culture is lost?
Is western education sustainable? Is it working globally?
Consider the following statements from the documentary:
Education has created a sense of inferiority. The elders of cultures, their wisdom and understanding are no longer respected.
The elite train people to serve the few at the expense of the many.
Local culture, traditions, and language are a barrier to modernization. Therefore, in order for development to occur, local culture, language, and traditions must be removed.
Education helps pull people into dependence on a global economy and away from their own culture and self-respect.
“Education for all” is supported by world banks and major corporations. This is designed to develop a mainstream westernized global economy at the expense of the local self-sustained economy.
Modern education will raise people from poverty, but colonialism and development and foreign aid has created poverty.
Write a personal response to the documentary using any of the notes and statements to inspire you.
Response due Tuesday, February 12. You will also see the remaining Run Lola Run presentations and have your Literary Terms test.
For more information, visit the Occupy Your Brain blog.
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