12.21.09 Assignment

If you are working on mini-game you may continue during this class. If not or you think more research is needed right away, you may continue on powerpoint on Social Science TOPIC!!

1—set up topic info as power point ( start up of at least 5 pages) and post progress to blog

2-demonstrate to class project as scheduled after Christmas BREAK.

12.16.09

EQ--What's in the NEWS?

1- Using Google News students will read a minimum 2 items. Then use Google search to associate news item and your listed CSO's.

2-You will then BLOG on your BLOG listing CSO and news topic

3- You will then read a PEER's(IN YOUR GROUP) Blog--Then comment your opinion?view/agreement/ or disagreement of peer's blog.

12.15.09 Assignment

Today I would like for you to play a game at this site

http://www.ourcourts.org/play-games

Blog Assignment 12.14.09

Make a blog report on why your topic my work for a game. Choose two types of games that might work and why.

CSO web site http://wveis.k12.wv.us/Teach21/public/cso/cso.cfm

Game type at "Play to Learn"

Blog Assignment 12-11

Two Priorities- 1) Find a CSO you wish to say you " I KNOW THIS"-

http://wveis.k12.wv.us/Teach21/public/cso/cso.cfm -- copy CSO to Blog

2) Blog some one in your group(TWO toTWO=== FOUR to FOUR)--about the current event assignment

--If time begin power point on Topic

Social-Science Students-- Today we are going to try the games on the NEW computers!! Again I want you to go to the Blog list of games and play as many as you can-- At the end of class you are to POST a BLOG on 1) what did you find the most interesting 2) what did you experience that pertains to the Social Sciences?

Food Force (www.ff.fighthunger.org/index.php/game/) (world history relevant / current events relevant)

Budget Hero (www.marketplace.publicradio.org/features/budget_hero/)(economics relevant)

Ayiti: the Cost of Life (www.gamelab.com/game/ayiti) (world history / current events relevant)

Color Me Hungry (www.pbskids.org/sesame/#/games)(nutrition relevant)

Fatworld (www.fatworld.org) (health, nutrition relevant)

Fix Frank (www.diabetes.org/youthzone/fun-games.jsp) (health relevant)

Sneeze (www.routesgame.com/games/?challengeld=2) (health relevant)

Germinator (pbskids.org/fetch/games/germinator/index.html)

There two items of business you must do for me today 12.2

1) View http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5779254n

video and write short letter to President Obama about how you feel--find how you can actually write him a E-Mail

2)Begin re-evaluating stock portfolio.

Thank you Mr. G