Urbanisation – The Big Picture

Click the link to view an animated graph: Gapminder

1. What does the graph tell us?
2. What questions do you have about this graph?
3. Based on what you see, can you guess what the graph would look like for another country of your choosing?
4. Check you prediction by adding the country to the graph and playing it again.

Use your textbook to find a definition for ‘Urbanisation.’

In your textbooks, pages 122-3, examine figures 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, what do they reveal about urban and rural populations around the world?

Claim-Support-Question

Watch the video below, then

1. Make a claim about the topic
2. Identify support for your claim
3. Ask a question related to your claim

See-Think-Wonder

Watch the video below, then

1. What do you see?
2. What do you think about that?
3. What does it make you wonder?

And Finally…

From your textbook, page 123, examine 1.3 and come up with your own definitions of what you think ‘push factor’ and ‘pull factor’ mean.

 

 

Working Memory

This video provides some real insight into the way our brains retain and process information. It is particularly interesting to apply these ideas to the way we approach VCE and the exams.

As yourself the question: what can I do to ensure what I hear this year stays in my working memory for the exam?

 

12 Angry Memes

This is what I do during SACs…

http://facebook.com/12angrymemes

 

12 Angry Status Updates

You have been assigned a character from Twelve Angry Men.

1. Pick 12 events from the play that you think your character would be most interested in or impacted by.
2. Consider carefully how they would feel and what they would think about each of these 12 events.
3. Write Facebook style status updates that convey their thoughts and feelings concisely.
4. Use Fakebook to create a profile for you character, include your 12 Angry Status Updates and embellish with relationships, likes and images.
5. Once you have finished, save your Fakebook and post the link to your page in the comments of this post!

 

Spreadsheet SAC

This is what you’ll be required to do with Excel on the next SAC:

Here’s how it was done:

 

Resilience

Here is an excerpt from an excellent TED talk by game designer Jane Mcgonigal. In it she discusses four types of resilience that we can strengthen to enable us to deal with life’s challenges more effectively, to live a life with fewer regrets and to live a scientifically proven 10 years longer.

Click this link for the excerpt: http://www.tubechop.com/watch/438406 (8:45)

Or watch the full version below:

 

All Your Devices Are Belong To Us!

The title to this post is not a typo...

If you want a really intelligent discussion about feelings of security, then watch the video below as well:

 

The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs

 

Microsoft’s Cloud Infrastructure

 

Facebook’s Data Centre