1)
How is our world like the Matrix?
2) How has your
life been a hero's quest so far? (Use the Hero’s Quest
handout).
3)
What is your
digital detox goal? How hard will this be? How will you make sure you make
it? How will you keep honest? What do you think you will learn?
4)
Technology changes us. What has your personal experience of technology been?
5)
Describe how attached you are to Hal/The Matrix/the
internet of things online... How often do you
text, surf, game, Facebook, etc? How is your life better for the internet? What
negative impacts is technology having on your life? Are you addicted in any way
to these things? How do you know? How might you be different if you were not so
attached to "Hal"?
6)
Read an article and respond - what does this say about
our culture, our life online? http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/sep/26/day-confronted-troll
7)
What do we need
to be good people (in life and online)? Look at our brainstorming sticky
notes.
8)
What do you
think we need to do to reduce the power of bullies (mean people online and in
real life)? What would you say to school groups? How would you teach your peers
about bullying, hate, trolling, etc…?
9)
Tell a story
about the positive power of the internet? There are many stories of
hope, positive revolution, boundary breaking connectivity,
10)
MANDATORY - Find
an online article on one of the newspaper websites: Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/
or The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/ and carefully
write and post a comment on one of the articles. Put up a link to the article
and the comment you posted on your blog.
ALSO TO DO:
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Check the rubric.
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Email Ms. Colborne your blog link. tara.colborne@sd71.bc.ca If you are not
willing to share your blog with everyone, please tell me in that email.
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