NHD 2009

Check out the new Blog for NHD 2009

http://nhd2009.blogspot.com/

Blog #3: What is Service Learning?

Research the topics and write a reflection

What is Service Learning?

Discover Service Learning
Learn and Serve
Guide to Service Learning


What would you like to do to help the school, city, or world?

Investigate the 10th and 11th grade student sites to find out what the upperclassmen have done for service learning. Student sites are linked on the right of these pages:

http://conhigh2010.blogspot.com/
http://conhigh2011.blogspot.com/

Sites for Election Issue Research

CNN Election Center- Issues

GlassBooth- Quiz and Compare/contrast on the Candidates' stances

NY Times Election Guide

MSN's Election site

NPR's Election Guide

Fox New's Election Site

Pros and Cons for the Candidates

Remember, the news outlets are not necessarily unbiased. Go to more than one source to get a full picture of the candidates and their stance on the issues that are important to you.

Political Issues- 2nd Post

You are doing great, class of 2012!

For today, need you to assign points to the issues that matter to you and then take the quiz at http://glassbooth.org/

Browse through the issues to see where Obama and McCain stand(ignore Nader unless you consider him a serious candidate). Which issues do they have similar beliefs to you? Which issues do you believe something different from the candidates?

Pick ONE issue to research in depth.

Read the linked articles from glassbooth.org, or begin a web search on google by typing your issue into the search box.

When you feel you know enough about the issue, respond in your blog. Compare and contrast how the candidates view the issue, and how that relates to what you believe.

Your blog should be 3 parts:

1. What Obama believes about the issue
2. What McCain believes about the issue
3. Your research on the issue and what you believe, and how that relates to which candidate you would vote for.

Welcome!

Dear Class of 2012,

Welcome to Constitution HS. As your technology teacher, I look forward to an exciting journey over the next four years of learning and growth.

This semester, you will be focusing on using technology for research, writing, and problem solving, especially in conjunction with your National History Day projects.

After creating your blog and emailing me the address at mirandagt@gmail.com, please take a moment to create your first blog post on one of the following topics:

1. Why our country should elect Obama or McCain

2. My favorite moment in history / My favorite historical figure

3. How technology has changed in my lifetime

4. In ten years, I will be...

5. Why I chose Constitution HS