Home Fun Week 3 Monday 25th November 2013.

Project Details.
Please fill in the form to present your Project details.
Before opening the form you should know the issue you want to address, your client, why you want to solve the issue,what you want to achieve by solving the issue and references for your print sources BOOK, MAGAZINE/NEWPAPER and A JOURNAL.
Due 2nd December 2013

Monday 25th November

Developing INTERVIEWS QUESTIONS on the issue.
Identify question you would like to ask to know about

-An issue in the society

-How your client would like it presented digitally
Design the questionnaire you will use for the interview.

Reflect on Edmodo on the process of designing a questionnaire

Week 2 Home Fun

Sign up in Midomo

Use it to brain storm on you problem.

Take a screen shot of the mind up.

Save it as Problem-Student name.

Upload it in the your drop box

DUE 2nd December

Thursday 21/11 Lessons 1 & 2

Get information on videos

How to create video
How to respond to the audience
Explore issues in the community - Research the issues happening in the country

Sources must include atleast

A book

A video

A magazine

A jounal -(www.jstor.org) 

A Website

for both "how to make videos" and " issues related to governance"

Use A Bundlr one on Videos and another on Issues to put up the list of online resources

Visit the library 

Look for print based resources both for video design and issues in the society. 

Sources must include atleast

A book

A magazine or newpaper

A journal (www.jstor.org)

for both "how to make videos" and " issues related to governance"

Record the information in the small book plus the source of the information

Use APA formating

Wednesday 20/11 Lesson 4 & 5

Unit introduction

Strand –Governance and Civil Society

·     an ability and willingness to participate in projects which involve real solutions to real problems, leading to critical reflection on goals achieved and the comparison of different perspectives on the issues.

Concepts

a)      Agency (an individual’s capacity to act and influence)

b)      Engagement and service

c)      Community

AOI- How do we use technology for community and Service? Humanity Ingenuity

ATL- How do we think creatively?

How do we research for information?

Video (Skills) focus of interest issues in the society based on governance

Join Edmodo

Review the sample investigate.

Turn in your reflection

Respond to at least two students in the class

Investigate

Invetigate involves finding our on what you would like to solve.
Read the assesment criteria.
Visit https://www.edmodo.com/home#/group?id=6767557 for reviewing a sample.
Turn in your reflection .

Reflection Space

This will be our reflection space.

We will be prompted to share some reflection, take a quiz, a poll or a task.

You can also chat with your colleages in this space.

Please maintain netiquette as well as discuss what is related to the site.

Joining URL is https://edmo.do/j/b87vmg

Group code is 486456

WEEK 1 Lesson 1

Online resources as a solution to sharing information globally and increasing access on information.

Strand –Cultures

Culture is a people’s way of life and it is based on the peoples.

Some aspects of culture include:

• Beliefs and values.
• Religion.
• Celebrations and festivals.
• Customs.
• Clothing and dressing.
• Marriages.
• Food.
• Economic activities.
• Housing.
• Hierarchy.
• Location.

 Why should we learn about cultures?

• To gain historical knowledge.
• To respect other peoples perspectives.
• Diversity.
• To understand other people.
• To interact and work better.
• To interconnect.
• To respect one another.
• To acknowledge and appreciate other peoples beliefs and values.
• For acquaintance.
• To enable preservation of culture.

While taking this unit we will be enhancing the following skills.

• Listening.
• Presentation.
• Communication.
• Organization.
• Thinking.
• Researching.
• Analyzing.

The highlighted three are the ones that are majorly on focus this semester.

Possible Projects (Examples) -

A)  YOUR OWN CULTURE

 The an online resource will be about the Author culture and it will explain aspects such as culture such as food,  housing, celebrations, beliefs and values etc.

B) ANOTHER CULTURE DIFFERENT FROM YOURS.

 The online will be aspects of the culture that is different from yours e.g. customs or clothing 

C) Advertising Cultural Places

 The online resource could be used to explain the available cultural places to visit

D) Celebrating a Cultural Event

 The online resource will focus on an cultural event and celebrated it.

E) Marketing Cultural Products

 The online resources will be showcasing cultural producst
Any project that will address cultural issues in a focused manner with the objective of using technology to reach out to people globally.