From: Chris.Rowan@f2.n3820.z1.fidonet.org (Chris Rowan)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel11
Subject: Re: Global Village
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 18:12:17 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3820/2 - The Lyceum, Brownsville TX

Hi Cindy,

If you have a large class, perhaps you could have them form cooperative teams. Each team would be assigned one of the topics/subjects listed below and have about two weeks to prepare their reports.  The other teams could do "regular" schoolwork until it was their time to be "Newshounds."

The purpose behind Global Village News is to provide a forum for intercultural
exchange of events, people, places, and ideas.  This year, the time frame will
be split into five, two-week segments.  Each segment will focus on a particular
subject or topic.  The time frame is listed below:

     9/14/92 to 9/28/82 -->  Events in Our Community

     9/29/92 to 10/2/92 -->  Open Forum/Discussion about Events

    10/5/92 to 10/19/92 -->  People in Our Community

   10/20/92 to 10/23/92 -->  Open Forum/Discussion about People

    10/26/92 to 11/9/92 -->  Places in Our Community

   11/10/92 to 11/13/92 -->  Open Forum/Discussion about Places

    11/30/92 to 12/7/92 -->  Our Community's Plans for the Future

    12/8/92 to 12/11/92 -->  Open Forum/Discussion about Future Plans


The time frame and topics listed above are _not_ cast in stone.  If you have
any suggestions, comments, complaints, or concerns, PLEASE let me know.


Your students may have some questions about what they need to do in order to
participate in this project.  Some typical Q & A's follow:

Q.  What do we need to do?

A.  Find out what the topic is for the current week and peruse the local
newspaper(s) for relevant news articles.  When you find one, summarize it (do
NOT copy it!) and post your news summary in Channel 11 of the K12Network.
Please include your personal reaction to the article, i.e., why you chose that
particular article; how it made you feel; its relevance to your community, etc.

Q.  What do we need to type in the Subj: heading?

A.  That depends on the topic.  If the topic for a particular project segment
is "People," the Subj: heading should be "People."  If the topic is "Events,"
the heading should be "Events," and so on.

Q.  How long do the summaries have to be?

A.  The summaries have to be long enough to fully explain the main idea of the
news article - No more, no less.  The factual material is less important than
your personal reaction to the event, person, etc.  If your community is
planning to build a Youth Center, that may not seem like "BIG NEWS" to people
who live in large cities.  However, if you add that your community has been
planning to build a Youth Center for the past 20 years and has finally acquired
the means to do so, we all come a little closer to understanding what the
Center means for you and your community.

Q.  Do I have to be over a certain age or past a certain grade level in order
to participate?

A.  No.  If you can read and write, you can participate.

Q.  Can we exchange "friendly" messages with participants in Channel 11?

A.  It would be best if you did not.  Please take note of the student's name
and post a message to him/her in the appropriate "Chat" echo.

Well, that's about it.  If you have any questions about GVN, post a message to
me here or in any of the various K12 echos.  I can also be reached via TENET -
my user ID is chris@tenet.edu.

                                                  Best regards,
                                                  Chris Rowan



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