tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61629918819620945462024-03-12T16:41:49.691-07:00Reflection: Aids in AfricaJezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685077593991493595noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162991881962094546.post-79937753698155644522010-05-28T19:47:00.001-07:002010-05-30T05:59:36.460-07:00An end ... not the end<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Well done. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Now is your chance to tell me what you thought about this format of learning. Be honest, but as always polite. :) </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The next step in this unit is to apply the research tactics and activities you have practiced on our website and blog to the production of your assessment task. Don't forget, many of the websites we accessed through our HIV / AIDS website will have pertinent information for your topics. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Task sheets have been handed out and discussed, but if you have any further questions - come and talk to me.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I look forward to seeing you at our</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> "Summit on Disease in Africa" in two weeks.</span></span></div>Jezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685077593991493595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162991881962094546.post-35845970370627235312010-05-28T19:30:00.000-07:002010-05-29T22:38:37.592-07:00Response<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Advocate for a response you have researched. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">You may produce your proposal in the form of a written response, a powerpoint presentation, a graphic design project ... just post the response you will be advocating for and the format you will use here. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i>Don't forget to take off your rose-coloured glasses and present the drawbacks as well as the strengths.</i></span></span></div></div>Jezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685077593991493595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162991881962094546.post-14445178196069641762010-05-28T19:28:00.000-07:002010-05-29T22:39:38.962-07:00Impact<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">If you are looking here, you're in the wrong place. :)</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Go back to the </span></span><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/aidsinafr/impact"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">website</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and re-read the 'Impact' page.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Good luck!</span></span></div>Jezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685077593991493595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162991881962094546.post-40028368806042891212010-05-28T18:35:00.001-07:002010-05-29T22:37:54.129-07:00History<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Today's post is going to be an opportunity for you to freely reflect on what you've just been reading coupled with your previous knowledge and experiences. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Choose one of the links from the website to reflect on.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Remember, if you've had an 'AHA!' moment, share it. If you've had a 'hmm' moment, share it. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">More than a couple of sentences, less than a page.</span></span></div>Jezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685077593991493595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162991881962094546.post-694077419480195342010-05-28T17:14:00.000-07:002010-05-29T22:37:15.119-07:00Graphs and Maps: Part 2.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i>People Graphs at AidsinAfrica.net:</i></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; "></span>After viewing the six people charts on the Aids in Africa website, respond to the following:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Which graph most impacted you and why?</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Which graph was the most visually surprising? </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Give an example of how the website creators altered the graphs to illustrate a point.</span></span></div></div></div></div>Jezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685077593991493595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162991881962094546.post-42394515936132474502010-05-28T17:13:00.000-07:002010-05-29T22:36:31.024-07:00Graphs and Maps: Part 1.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">From the .jpg map you are viewing, answer the following questions: (note: you might need a map with country names to jog your memory)</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1. List 3 countries which have the highest prevalence of HIV.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">2. List 2 countries which have a prevalence rate of 0.5% - less than 1.0%.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">3. Rank the continents in order of prevalence rate - highest to lowest.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">4. Pick two continents - and list the countries with the highest and lowest prevalence rates (make sure to state the rate).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The object of this exercise is to get you to practice gleaning information from a choropleth map and its accompanying statistics.</span></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Jezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685077593991493595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162991881962094546.post-48477434421760121962010-05-27T05:16:00.000-07:002010-05-29T22:35:57.191-07:00Some Facts<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After reviewing the data sets online, here is your task:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1. Pick one data set.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">2. Create a graph (your choice of type) to illustrate the important data. You must pick at least three countries / areas and at least four development indicators to graph. You may hand draw or use a computer graphing program to complete this task.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">3. Share your graph on the blog. If hand drawn, scan and upload to blog as an image. If completed on the computer, upload to your account in the school network, and attach to blog from there. (Any questions, come and talk to me)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">**hint** think back to graphing activities completed during the Feeding the World's People unit.</span></span></div></div>Jezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685077593991493595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162991881962094546.post-20683971105637634932010-05-27T05:14:00.000-07:002010-05-28T05:01:58.522-07:00The Disease<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">After reviewing the sites mentioned in the website, give a brief explanation of how HIV / AIDS differ. Try not to repeat a class member's post - but find something else to add to our discussion. Feel free to mention anything that was new or surprising to you in our readings.</span></span>Jezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685077593991493595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162991881962094546.post-58904340254004131692010-05-27T04:44:00.000-07:002010-05-28T05:01:03.434-07:00Welcome!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Welcome. I hope you will each take the time and the opportunity to reflect thoughtfully upon the learning that we are encountering in class and on the Internet. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">After each class session, I will post the initial question or comment for the class to respond to. I encourage you to respond to each other's posts as well (That's one of the beauties of a blog). Make sure to adhere to the class guidelines on respectful blogging behaviour.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I will be reviewing the blog and comments each day. Let this journey of learning begin...</span></span></div>Jezmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685077593991493595noreply@blogger.com0