- research/brainstorming activity parameters
- sharing events directly effecting you
- learning about events in other countries
- vote on the most pertinent events
- pick out an event that intrigues you and learn more about it
- talk with someone in a different country about whats going on with him/her
- record video of yourself talking about whats going on in your town/city
- research what people are talking about and come to class talking about it
- if its a gradeschool setting, teachers could relate current events to every subject they’re teaching
- be able to pull out the non-biased facts
- physical boundaries
- one school
- interschool
- equipment
- computer
- ipad
- iphone
- classroom
- other emerging technologies
- video chat(vlogging)
- interschool
- space to meet in with other school
- one school
- classroom to meet in
- what & who’s involved
- students
- teachers
- spreading of current knowledge & events
- demographics
- high school students
- ages 14-18
- girls and boys
- all nationalities
- wants and needs of the individual and community
- inform people of whats going on in their community
- having a safe, unbiased space to research and learn
- symbols, icons, tools, markers, etc
- motivation for participation
- stay informed of whats going on
- rewards system
- points
- ranking
- spotlight of most actives
- help bring attention to communities in need
- good grades
- grading system
- initial questions
- interschool or singular school?
- focus on a small demographic?
- focus on particular current event?
- what should our boundaries be?
links about current events & high schoolers
- http://www.teach-nology.com/forum/showthread.php?t=749
- http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/general/general_allen.html
- http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2005-05-08-high-school-usat_x.htm
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/16/madison-junior-high-holocaust_n_862599.html
- http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/the-events-in-libya-using-reporting-and-multimedia-to-understand-news/
- http://www.cesweepstakes.com/
- http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.html
- http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html
