Please post your responses by NOON on Thursday. :-)
1. Title: Do games make kids smarter? (10 points)
Please watch this video. After watching the video, list the three most important things he has to say about technology (in this case games) and learning/education. Why did you choose those (rationale, please)? What else did you find interesting OR disagree with in the video?
2. Title: Tim Wise on White Privilege (20 points)
There are three videos I want you to watch (as part of a much larger series). Allow enough time--each one is about 9 minutes long. Please watch the first video (IMPORTANT: skip the first several minutes of introduction--start watching when he begins to talk). Next, watch the second video. Lastly, the third video. What do you think about what he has to say about Minnesota? Do you understand the basic concept of white privilege? Tell me what you believe white privilege is and how it supports racism. How do you see white privilege manifesting itself at UMD? In MN? In the USA? Are you able to talk about this objectively, or do you tend to personalize the construct of white privilege? Do you think "white privilege" is something we'll ever (as a country) change?
The responses to these videos needs to be hearty, meaning more than a brief paragraph or simple yes/no answers to my questions. Deeply thoughtful responses to having watched these three videos is what I'm looking for.
3. Title: Does religion have a place in school? (20 points)
YOU will need to bring content into this blog post in order to support your position about whether or not (or to what extent) religion has a place in school. Consider WHY we would have religion in school, and why we would not. Provide a "paragraph" explaining your position and use at least two links to support what you're saying.
4. Title: Final exam questions
I have decided we will have a traditional final exam in this class. The final will be based on the blog assignments (and thus the readings) during the semester. I would like YOU to generate at least 5 final exam questions that you think would be suitable for the final. At least half or more of the exam questions will come from your (and your peer's) questions posted here. That means you'll have a reasonable number of the actual exam questions with which to study.
