October 25-29, 2010 & November 1-3, 2010

Essential Question: How can you determine what information is relevant?How do you make informed decisions?What is legal and responsible use of information and technology?Why do you use information technology tools?

Introduction: Answer the Question of the Day on your blog

Closing/Summary: You will sum up what you learned in class today. Write a summary/ROAR up to 140 characters on the ROAR.

(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)

Objectives:

Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source.Extract relevant information from a source.Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.Use and explore browser extensions and bookmarking tools to extract information, analyze sources, bibliographic citations, and identify point of view of their sources.

Activities:

October 25-29, 2010

1. Monday:Presentation Projects
2. Tuesday:Presentation Projects
3. Wednesday:Presentation Projects
4. Thursday:Zotero
   1. Friday: Test 4 Review

November 1-3, 2010

1. Monday:Presentation Projects
2. Tuesday:Presentation Projects
3. Wednesday:Presentation Proj

Homework: Read :How Do Your Parents Teach You to Behave?

By HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVO

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Two recent Times articles suggest that some behavior of concern to schools – bullying among elementary-school children and lack of responsibility-taking among high school students – is, at least partly, driven by parents. Have you witnessed students who are apparently emboldened by their parents to mistreat others or flout rules? What do your parents teach you about how to treat your peers and act at school? Read more…