ISU Blogging

1. Summarize where you're at once a week- progress.
2. Reflect on where you're going. Anticipate    timelines, etc.
3. Raise any problems or issues you have with your inquiry.
4. Share information and ideas with other students.
5. Keep track of your links, videos, pictures etc. through blog.
6. Use blog as a note-taking system for your Presentation and Report
7. Use it to write and reflect about your topic.

Andrew's Blog Sports Motivational Psychology
Brianna's Blog- Meth.
Skylar's Blog on...
Nevan's Blog on Peer Pressure
Luke's Blog on Competition and Cooperation
Erinn's Blog on Dissociative Identity Disorder
Mitch's Blog on PTSD
Peter's Blog on Gaming Culture
Ian's Blog on ...
Stephanie's Blog on Psychology Behind Motivation
Michael M

Ubuntu

How Do You Do Your ISU: Learning How to Learn

1. Ask a Teacher
2. Collaborate with other students
3. Use the unlimited 24/7 access to information that you have available at your fingertips.
4. Use Social Media to communicate and connect to others who can help you- or who you can help.
5. Keep track of your learning through online tools- bookmarking, Evernote, etc.

Inquiry Based Learning, Project-based Learning- Discovery Learning

1.    Researching

a.     Knowing what you’re looking for

b.    Knowing how to vary your searches with a variety of search words, phrases- variety of search engines

2.    Social Media

a.     Take advantage of people online who are experts through Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Diaspora etc.

3.    Gathering

a.     Storing websites, bookmarking (Google browser, Diigo, Delicious)

b.    Use EVERNOTE, and other cloud programs to save and write your info.

c.     Saving vids, pics, documents

d.    Giving credit to where you found your information

4.    Organizing

a.     Planning your own presentation

b.    Choosing the best information for your presentation

c.     Planning a beginning middle and end to your presentation- flow

d.    Scope- choosing information that isn’t too broad (vague) or too specific

5.    Presenting

a.     Informative, creative, entertaining

6.    Scanning and skimming

a.     Read 1^st and last sentences of paragraphs

b.    Only read more detail when it seems like a good section of article

c.     Let your eyes jump around the page looking for key words and phrases

Brainstormed Social Issues/Conflicts/Trends

• substance abuse- addiction, obsession, compulsion
• inequality- racism, gender bias, economic, lifestyle, homophobia
• unemployment- trade jobs (types)
• overpopulation (third world countries)
• governments- types, communist, capitalist, anarchist, problems, solutions
• bullying- peer groups, abuse
• Physical, emotional, verbal abuse- family, workplace, school, relationships
• Death Penalty- different states, countries
• Water- lack of, clean...
• obesity- school lunch programs
• War
• Media- social impact (female, male image)
• Industrial Pollution- pollution, global warming, climate change
• Natural disasters- social impact
• labeling people- prejudice and discrimination
• Diseases- pandemics, Aids/Hiv/Std
• Swag
• Technology- changes and trends
• Religion- cults

Course Outline

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Welcome to Challenge and Change in Society

Welcome! This course offers the opportunity for you to learn about the world you live in. Let's get started right away. Here is a link to the Introduction slideshow:

Introduction to Social Science