Hey guys, this has nothing to do with our class but I made a new blog. It's called Spoonfuls of Sugar and is just good news from around the world. I decided to do this a week or so ago when I finally got tired of trying to talk about current events to my friends who don't check the news because it's "too depressing." I'm hoping that by seeing the good stories on this page, they'll somehow stumble upon the more pressing issues of the day on the real news websites. Enjoy!
http://spoonfulsofsugarnews.blogspot.com/
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Age and Internet Use
As one who is in the youngest and "dumbest" age group in this article, I should be offended. But I'm not. I completely agree with the author. People my age are dumb and naive, especially when it comes to posting personal information online. Some "Millennials"might fight back and say something like "old people don't have any friends to talk to online" or "old people are boring and don't have anything worth putting online" or "old people don't know how to put anything online." There may be some truth to some of those statements in some situations, but I think that for the most part "old people" are more informed about things like identity theft and whatnot and are therefore more leery about letting everyone under the sun know where they are and what they're doing.
Friday, March 4, 2011
A novel use for an existing technology
Ok, this might be pushing it, but what about t.v.?
I teach geography and the reality show "The Amazing Race" is awesome. I don't know if any of you have ever seen it, but basically teams of two race around the world completing challenges. The last team to arrive at their final destination for each leg of the race is usually eliminated. Each challenge has something to do with the culture and/or history of the city the teams are in. Last week the teams did some things related to aboriginal traditions in the Australian outback.
I'm not how to fully incorporate this show into the curriculum, but I think it has amazing potential. One one level, the students could just research or locate the places the teams travel to. On another level, they could study the peoples, history, and cultures of the places the teams visit. I know some of my students watch The Amazing Race at home, and they love it. They get to see the world they study in their textbook in a "real" way with real people.
I teach geography and the reality show "The Amazing Race" is awesome. I don't know if any of you have ever seen it, but basically teams of two race around the world completing challenges. The last team to arrive at their final destination for each leg of the race is usually eliminated. Each challenge has something to do with the culture and/or history of the city the teams are in. Last week the teams did some things related to aboriginal traditions in the Australian outback.
I'm not how to fully incorporate this show into the curriculum, but I think it has amazing potential. One one level, the students could just research or locate the places the teams travel to. On another level, they could study the peoples, history, and cultures of the places the teams visit. I know some of my students watch The Amazing Race at home, and they love it. They get to see the world they study in their textbook in a "real" way with real people.
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