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What's Going on in the World Check out these news links to see some of the happenings around the world


 * Student News Resources ||= **GO TO LINK BELOW** ||
 * PBS News Site on Africa || Share your information ||
 * [|Pitara News for kids by kids] || **Bell 5** Stixy ||
 * Info Matters || **Bell 6** Stixy ||
 * [|CNN Student News] || The Story of Stuff ||
 * [|Science News for Kids] || Videos and PSA's ||
 * [|NY Times for Kids] || The Future of Computing ||
 * [|Science News] ||  ||
 * PBS News || Your Opinion ||
 * [|Virtual Middle School Library] ||  ||
 * [|NatGeo News Bites] ||  ||
 * [|NatGeo News Bites] ||  ||

**Let's Chat using EDMODO** Start here. Press play to listen.

media type="custom" key="4731943" We will be using a PRIVATE platform to discuss our ideas. Follow these directions to get into our class account.
 *  Go to Edmodo and in middle of page you will see Sign up.
 * Click on I am a "Student"
 * Enter Group Code
 * Bell 5 use this code **odt180**
 * Bell 6 use this code **sas359**


 * Enter your user name and password. (firstnamelastname, lunch code)
 * Do not enter an e-mail
 * You can enter your first and last names in the fields.
 * Click on Sign up

You should be in the discussion board. Please __**read the message I have left**__ and respond by clicking on REPLY under my message. Each time you respond to another person's post click on REPLY under their post.You should __**respond to at least 2-3 other students posts**__. Include links when appropriate.

What does Metacognition mean to you? If you had to describe the process you go through when you are thinking and developing your ideas, how would you describe it? Use the link below to add your ideas.

**Click here to add to the Wall**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">The Sudan Review these resources. We will be discussing which concepts are most striking to you. If you had to choose a specific situation affecting The Sudan (education, literacy, families, food, health) what would it be and why?

BBC Nile Kids Magazine CIA World Factbook Select Sudan Images from Sudan Q&A about Darfur UNICEF Back to School Student Interview

The Future of Computing

Worth watching the entire clip! media type="custom" key="4859937"

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%; text-align: left;">Big Big Ideas:

Read and pick out one really interesting thing you gleaned from this article. This is a difficult read so be prepared to wonder and question. Try your best.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%; text-align: center;">Commercials and Public Service Announcements **Read all of the steps first before you begin.**

Go through these steps to develop your ideas for a PSA using the information from your research.
 * 1) What makes a good PSA? (Public Service Announcement) Here are examples from 'THE MORE YOU KNOW'. After you have watched 3 PSA commercials go to the next step.
 * 2) The goal of a PSA is to ** provide information and changes behaviors .** Using your Wordle map examine the words that you could emphasize as **__you and a part____ner (__**__**o****r group of 3)**__ create between a //10 and <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">15 second // PSA on a specific topic about Africa (families, food, health etc).
 * 3) Use your Exploratree backcasting map to get ideas for your PSA ideas.
 * 4) <span class="wiki_link_ext">The go to this site to create a persuasion map to outline and create your PSA ideas. **(ONLY USE ONE WORD FOR THE MAIN REASON AND ONE SENTENCE FOR THE FACTS AND EXAMPLES)** You can also go back and use your previous research from Edmodo The research from Edmodo can be from ANY posting. It does not have to be something that you have posted.