So this week’s At Issue revolves around a great video called the story of stuff. The reason I chose this video is to bring light to the dark side of all the great things we have in our lives. This is especially important at a time when shopping seems to be a second job for some. In this video Annie talks about some pretty complex ideas, but they all are part of one main idea: that we can’t keep growing econmically when the resources we use have limits. For your at issue:

How can you improve this sytem or not make it worse?

 

How to participate:

1. Log in to Edublogs (right hand corner), if you are a parent, you need not do this.
2. Review the materials, and make notes.
3. Using Microsoft Word (Docs to go) craft a  paragraph that clearly states and supports your ideas on this matter.
4. Copy and Paste your paragraph into the comments area on this Post and the Google Form

 

How can you improve this sytem or not make it worse?

So for starters this is going to be a different At Issue. Today we are not going to be taking sides or giving opinions. Today we are going to offer ideas and solutions! The videos in this segment are chosen because they demonstrate how important passion and effort are to success in life.

My question to you today is: How can teachers and schools encourage Passion and Effort in their students?

 

How to participate:

1. Log in to Edublogs (right hand corner), if you are a parent, you need not do this.
2. Review the materials, and make notes.
3. Using Microsoft Word (Docs to go) craft a  paragraph that clearly states and supports your ideas on this matter.
4. Copy and Paste your paragraph into the comments area on this Post and the Google Form.

 

 

 

Remember to Post both in Comments and at the Google Form.

So many of us buy and consume bottled water. Recently we shared some time with David Suzuki and he identified bottled water as a major concern facing the planet. So lets take a look at two sources that look at both sides of the debate:

Should bottled water be banned from our store shelves? 

For Bottled Water

 

How to participate:

1. Log in to Edublogs (right hand corner), if you are a parent, you need not do this.
2. Review the materials, and make notes.
3. Using Microsoft Word (Docs to go) craft a persuasive paragraph that clearly states and supports your opinion on this matter.
4. Copy and Paste your paragraph into the comments area on this Post and the Google Form, where you may also vote.

Should bottled water be banned from our store shelves? 

Google Vote and Post

Make sure you post in comments too-A PARAGRAPH!With Arguments!

Hi class,

Today we are going to bring one more awesome tool into our mix. To do today’s task you’ll have to do the following things:

• Create Links to other sites
• Embed Code
• Write a survey or poll question

Getting started

1. Go to Poll Daddy and setup an account
2. Verify your account in your email
3. Create a poll or survey (not sure of the difference)
4. Embed your poll or survey as a post
5. Create a link to Poll Daddy, our wikis, email, all of your friends and Evernote
6. Convince people to complete your poll
7. Take my poll

 

 

 

Welcome to the great Poppy Debate. Below I’ve included some relevant videos and articles concerning this topic. It is important that you take the time to review some of the key ideas in this post before making your arguments. We often make decisions about things before really investigating them. Try to separate facts from opinions from each of the media pieces. Good Luck!

How to participate:

1. Log in to Edublogs (right hand corner), if you are a parent, you need not do this.
2. Review the materials, and make notes.
3. Using Microsoft word craft a persuasive paragraph that clearly states and supports your opinion on this matter.
4. Copy and Paste your paragraph into the comments area on this post and the Google Form, where you may also vote.

Google Voting Form

Article 1

Article 2

Should parents of children obese from overeating be charged with child abuse?

 

 

Read over the arguments from the links listed below and post your response in comments. Be sure to include evidence from the arguments you have read.

 

 http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-parents-of-children-obese-from-overeating-be-charged-with-child-abuse?nsort=4&ysort=0

 

http://debatewise.org/debates/330-parents-of-obese-children-be-prosecuted-with-neglect/

Remember:

Work in docs to go and cut and paste into the comments field

Log in to edublogs

Submit you response at: VOTE

 

 

Should Elementary students have homework? Use the comment field to respond

Vote

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