Culture & Society

Miniature Earth

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See – Think – Wonder

  1. What did you see that surprised you?
  2. What does this make you think about?
  3. What does this make you Wonder about your life and the other people in our “village?”

Laptop – Global Supply Chain

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Here is a map of how the parts of a typical laptop are sourced globally to create what ends up with consumers.

View an expanded version? Here’s an image with a more basic description of where parts of it came from.

All this (and more) has been done to bring your this amazing tool. What will you do with it?

Story Telling

Look into the future three years and then tell the story of what amazing things you have done with this laptop.

Robotics in Second life

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CLAIM-SUPPORT-QUESTION

  1. Make a claim about the topic
  2. Identify support for your claim
  3. Ask a question related to your claim

Chocolate and Fair Trade

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“Parts” Cluster

 

  1. Use clustering software like Bubble.us or Thinkature
  2. What’s the main idea or feeling? Put it in the center.
  3. Work as a class to brainstorm as much as you can about the movie.
  4. Group or connect any of the items into larger sets.

Twitter Symptoms

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Claim-Support-Question

  1. Make a claim about the topic
  2. Identify support for your claim
  3. Ask a question related to your claim

Journalism : Then and Now

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Pro – Con – Neutral

  1. Why would people be in favor of this?
  2. Why would people be against it?
  3. What would be a neutral position?

Robotics – Honda Ad

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Is technology like robotics good as suggested by this ad?

Claim-Support-Question

  1. Make a claim about the topic
  2. Identify support for your claim
  3. Ask a question related to your claim

Only 100 People on Earth!

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Watch this thought-provoking presentation and consider the following question:

  1. How does the presentation make you feel about your own existence in the world?
  2. What is it about the presentation that surprises you?
  3. How can you make a difference in the  lives of those less fortunate than yourself?

Classroom in Tunisia

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Learning Environment in Tunisia

  1. What do you see?
  2. Where is Tunisia?
  3. How does it compare to your classroom?
  4. If one of the children came to your classroom what might they think?
  5. What are the limitations and benefits of learning in a classroom like this one?

Youtube Video Contest

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YouTube Contest Challenges Users To Make A ‘Good’ Video

What is this video really saying about people and YouTube? Do you agree ot disagree?

Claim-Support-Question

  1. Make a claim about the topic
  2. Identify support for your claim
  3. Ask a question related to your claim

This video is from The Onion satire site.