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January 4, 2014 · 2:11 pm

Immigration Unit for Senior Current Issues / Blendspace

Two things for Senior Current Issues…

Trying something new here guys…Blendspace. It’s a website that allows you to organize an entire unit. I gotta believe it will really help you all because it combines our online study into a single post and allows you to not only work your way through the unit at your own pace, but also to look ahead, and easily access past information.

Secondly, the Blendspace focus is on Immigration (Immigration from Latin America). I’ve linked some investigative journalism – video and written, that will be a focus for our study. We will also watch the movie Sin Nombre – take a look at the trailer.

Finally, I’ve used an audioboo podcast to explain Blend Space. Give it a shot. Open up the buddha blog in a separate window and follow me here on audioboo. I’ve tried to walk you through this process as simply as I can. I think it’ll work.

Let me know your thoughts… Thanks.

‘Intro to Blend Space with an overview of Immigration’ on listen on Audioboo

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· 11:43 am

Audioboo – A Podcast for your Blog

listen to ‘Audioboo – A podcast for your blog’

Hey guys check this out – an easy way for you to post a podcast to your blog. Go here for the audioboo link – register for the site. Doesn’t cost you a thing…and you already know thanks to Edward Snowden that the government listens all the time and knows everything about you – so that shouldn’t matter. Sign up. Play around with the sight. Make a 3:00 audioboo recording like the one I did above. Get the embed code and post it to your blog.

See if you can do it on your own. If not, I’ll help you out next week. We can change grades on the blog for podcasts (20 points) which may or may not raise your (MP#2 final blog grade) which may or may not raise your second marking period final grade. If it does, I’ll bump it up.

See what you can do with this thing. It’s pretty cool. And really easy.

See you soon.

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December 25, 2013 · 10:51 am

Edward Snowden – “An Indoor Cat” in Russia with a Christmas message

“As soon as the journalists were able to work, everything that I had been trying to do was validated,” Snowden told the Post. “Because, remember, I didn’t want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself.”

Go here. Every year Channel Four in the UK posts an alternative to the Queen‘s Christmas message. This year Edward Snowden. Interesting message…remarkable guy. Absolutely fascinating story that will continue to unfold throughout the year.

Go here. From the Washington Post. Edward Snowden in a fourteen hour interview, his first such interview since going to Russia in June.

“He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good so be good for goodness sake.”

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December 21, 2013 · 12:29 pm

Sunday – Chicago Christmas Trip is Officially Postponed…

I’m so sorry...Me and Mr. Lohman waited and waited and waited for this weather system to move on. It’s not going to happen. There is a Winter Weather Advisory in effect on the drive to Michigan City until noon on Sunday. That’s the middle of our drive to Michigan City…with the new rules and all, we have to be really careful that we follow the weather report if ever want to go again.

Mr. Lohman suggested that we go on Saturday after finals (Saturday January 25)…sounds good to me. Let’s pencil it in. Maybe more folks will be able to go. Maybe we won’t have to mess with all this ice. Please e-mail me if you got this message (bobwoodmsu@gmail.com). And spread the word – we’ll go I promise – just not tomorrow.

So, have a great holiday all. See you next year. Salamou Alaykoum.

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December 20, 2013 · 12:01 pm

Brenda Fassie – (1964 to 2004) “The Madonna of the Townships”

OK guys…you got your wishes. No school today. But…we still have our study of Nelson Mandela to finish up. If you left your timeline assignment at the school on Thursday, you can turn it in on Tuesday when we return. You know what needs to be done – do your work over break and transfer it to the timeline when you return. If you got everything with you – finish it up and turn it in on Monday. Saturday’s assignment is still due posted to Google docs by Saturday 11:59 PM. Since our Mandela link wasn’t working well, I had planned on concentrating our Friday class on Brenda Fassie – and with Nana teaching us the dance steps to her sound – I was going to add the attached music videos. If you get the urge and you would like to get to know a significant (not only South African, but African, and world) pop star – take a look below.

I will contact you today about the Chicago trip – the forecast keeps changing (right now it looks OK) – we just need to keep an eye on the weather. As of Friday morning – Chicago is still on. Email me if you have questions. And I’ll contact you later today. Meanwhile enjoy an inspiring South African voice.

Brenda Fassie – The Madonna of the Townships (1964 to 2004)

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