Friday, 16 March 2012

The Happiness Machine



1. Gold Country
2. California as the promised land
3. The American Dream
4. What is it with Happiness?
5. Task 4.22: Explaining names and terms in a Prezi.

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

What do they do?



1. What do they do? Task 4.20 p. 214
2. Pick a profession from the book and create a Photostory (download from server)
3. Write a script (individual work)
4. Find pictures
5. Create and submit

Photostory should contain:

  • At least 5 photos (CC-licenced)
  • Two to three sentences or more for each photo
  • Information should be told by another person than you
  • Daily routine, object important for the job, tasks and routines
  • Reasons why it's a good job




Monday, 5 March 2012

Do schools kill creativity?



1. Video starter: Sir Ken Robinson's TED Talk on Creativity and Education
2. Chat Room: Speaking out about school (in textbook)
3. Listening for information - Going to School in the US
4. Computer Skills: Finding information online about various high school students.
5. Homework: Reading "Geography Lesson" by Frank McCourt