Comment: “The Burden of Thirst”

Compare the availability of the resource of water in Africa to that in your daily life? Use information and details from your research and interviews with water experts to support your ideas.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/04/water-slaves/rosenberg-text.html

COMMENT: Technology and Arrowhead's 1 to 1 Program

COMMENT: It is clear that technology is an essential part of our learning; through our most recent research project, it is evident that iPads, laptops, nooks, and technical devices can improve our ability to learn in the classroom.  For the sole purpose of reading fiction and non-fiction texts in an English/Language Arts classroom, do you believe nooks, the devices you just utilized in the Academy, are MORE effective in YOUR understanding of the text versus the traditional paperback book? Explain. As a result of reading from the nook, would you recommend all students at AHS to purchase texts electronically in the future? Explain your position.  Also, if high schools, colleges, and universities are moving in this direction, do you feel that this experience was beneficial?

REFLECT: College and Career Readiness Speaker

What does the term "College and Career Readiness" mean to YOU?  How have we used 21st Century skills in the Academy?  Which skills will be most important to YOU as you plan for your future?  Include your career choice in your response.  Why is this career important to you? What will you need to do to ensure you achieve your goals?

DISCUSSION: Achieve 3000 ~ Books At Your Fingertips

Would you rather read an e-book from a Kindle or a Nook or read from the pages of traditional paperback or hardcover book?  What are the advantages and/or disadvantages of reading electronic books?  What complications have you had from using an electronic book or downloading books from OverDrive?

Achieve 3000: Are Smart Phones Too Smart?

This article on Achieve 3000 describes a controversy regarding cell phone companies that track and store location data recorded by users' smartphones. Which side do you support in this matter? Explain your position.

Achieve 3000: How does the iPad stack up?

After reading the Achieve 3000 article, do you think the iPad is an effective device for our academy learning environment.  Which technological device do you think will be most beneficial for learning in the academy?