http://michael6.learnerblogs.org Michael's Very Own Social Studies Blog Sun, 03 Jun 2007 13:39:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en #1  Think about the presentations  and reflect on the projects your classmates presented and the information you listened to. Explain with details and specific information what you learned, what you found interesting, surprising, or shocking about the presentations you heard in class. I have learned that the world is changing dramatically ... http://michael6.learnerblogs.org/un-world-issues-reflection/ Choice 2. Find a similar event and write about how they are connected. Find a similar event and write about how they are connected. Link to Article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/6610153.stm . Include a link back to this homework post. 5. Use the title of this post as the title of your post. 6. Answer both of the questions ... http://michael6.learnerblogs.org/current-events-response-response-to-gabrielas-posting/ Mynnot, Adam. "Somalia's 'Total Nightmare.'" British Broadcasting Corporation 28 Apr. 2007, special report ed. 29 Apr. 2007 <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/ programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/6600027.stm> .   1. What is the issue? The issue is that Mogadishu; capital of Somalia is suffering from weeks of fighting and wars. A terrorist group called the ... http://michael6.learnerblogs.org/current-events-posting-somalias-total-nightmare/ http://michael6.learnerblogs.org/egyptian-god-pictures/ CNN. " New York braces for heavy snowstorm." CNN 25 Feb. 2007, international ed.      26 Feb. 2007 <http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/02/25/winter.storm.ap/      index.html>.   Link to News Article: New York braces for heavy snowstorm   Option 1. What new information has emerged?   It is said that the snowstorms are continuing and the temperatures are getting worse. Michigan is the worst ... http://michael6.learnerblogs.org/current-events-response-to-joshuas-article/ What would you change about the final product (the wiki you created) if you were to do the assignment again? I would never EVER! go ahead and ignore teacher's instructions because our group had caused problems to other people because we made our own wikispace. I would also make our homepage ... http://michael6.learnerblogs.org/ancient-africa-e-reflection-ii/ Resources: Yardley, Jim, and David E. Sanger. "Nuclear Talks in North Korea Hit Roadblock." The New York Times Learning Network 12 Feb. 2007. 12 Feb. 2007 <http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/12korea.html>. (Viewed 12th Feb, 2007) Link to the Article:Nuclear Talks on North Korea Hit Roadblock Images. Source: Click Here! Source: Click ... http://michael6.learnerblogs.org/current-events-posting-nuclear-talks-on-north-korea-hit-roadblock/ What did you learn from this task? I learned effective use of teamwork, how to use the different techniques of wikispaces. Did you find this difficult or easy? Why? I found this task really easy because all it really was to create a homepage, only easier. What would you change about the process you ... http://michael6.learnerblogs.org/ancient-africa-reflection/ I have learned about the 4 Kingdoms that rose in Western Africa. The 4 Kingdoms were Ghana, Mali, Songhai and The Morrocan Empire. Ghana was named the 'Kingdom of Gold' and it was the first empire to be made in Western Africa. Before that was some tribes who survived or ... http://michael6.learnerblogs.org/reflection-on-the-african-kingdoms-presentation/ Resources: Citation:Abrashi, Fisnik. "NATO, Afghan Troops Battle Insurgents." Yahoo! News 29 Oct. 2006. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061029/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan_13 (29 Oct. 2006) Link: NATO, Afghan Troops Battle Insurgents Picture: Picture Source: Click Here Map of Afghanistan Picture Source: Click Here 1. What is the issue? NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and Afghani soldiers battled a large group of Insurgents who attcked a military base ... http://michael6.learnerblogs.org/current-events-posting-nato-afghan-troops-fight-insurgents/