Activity 1: The World Wide Web [4 points]
You may not have heard of Tim Berners-Lee but this man completely changed the world for us when he invented the World Wide Web (otherwise known as the ‘www’). All of the information on the internet is stored and accessed on the web.
TimBL, as he is known, also created the first ever website. We all spend a lot of time looking at websites, don’t we? One of my favourite websites is the Te Ara site. I use it when I am creating lessons for students or working on assignments for school. Are there websites that are particularly helpful for your learning?
For this activity please take screenshots of four different websites that you find helpful for your learning. They can be websites that you use in class or websites that you use on your own at home. Present the screenshots as a poster or put them into a presentation.
On your blog, share your poster or presentation of your favourite learning websites.
Activity 2: Influencers [4 points]
YouTube is a video sharing website, where people can watch, create, share and comment on videos (a bit like when you Learn, Create and Share at school). YouTube was created in 2005 by three men - Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim who later sold it to Google for $1.65 billion dollars!
Did you know that anyone can have their own YouTube channel? People who create videos and post them on YouTube are called ‘YouTubers’. Youtubers post videos on a huge range of topics from music to make-up, fitness to cooking, etc.
Most YouTubers create their own Youtube channel. People can subscribe to their channels and follow their videos. Do you watch or subscribe to any YouTube channels? If so, who are your favourite YouTubers? In New Zealand, there are many Youtubers, including Kiwi beauty YouTuber Miria Flavell and guitar guru, Nat Pua.
For this activity please imagine that you had the chance to create your own YouTube channel. What would it be about? What kinds of videos would you create and post?
On your blog, write a description of the YouTube channel you would like to create.
I will name my Youtube Channel FAI.685 . The reason why I chose that name is because FAI is my samoan name. And 685 is the postcode for Samoa. So that is how I picked my name. This will be my description for my youtube channel.
Hi My name is Fai and welcome to my youtube channel. So on my channel I post lots of content. My favourite videos to make are world record wednesday. Every wednesday I set or break a world record. So far I have broken none and set none. Well I am looking for you to watch my Youtube channel and share positivity.
Activity 3: Apple vs Microsoft [6 points]
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are two big names in the field of digital technology. Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft while Steve Jobs was a co-founder of Apple. Both men are very creative and inventive. In fact, Steve Jobs invented the Apple computer, iPod, iPhone, and iPad. Sadly, he passed away in 2011.
Bill Gates, on the other hand, invented Microsoft software, like Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. He is now one of the richest people in the world, and with his wife, Melinda, has created a charity called The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Both men worked in the same field (digital technology) and were seen as competitors or rivals. They are not the only rivals in the world. In fact, some of the most famous rivalries occur between sports teams. One example is the rivalry between the All Blacks and the Wallabies rugby teams.
For this activity we would like you to use your best researching skills to find three more examples of common rivalries. They can be in the sports world or not - it’s totally up to you!
On your blog, describe the three rivalries that you have found. Who is involved? To gain the full 6 points for this activity, please provide a picture for each rivalry. The picture should represent the rivalry.
Conor Mcgregor Vs Khabib
Joe Frazier Vs Muhammad Ali
All Blacks Vs Springboks
Kia ora Auckland,
ReplyDeleteWell done for participating in this years' SLJ programme, "Changemakers: People who have changed the world" - I like that you complete 3 activities in 1 blog post - that's great initiative! Thanks for your response to activity 1: The World Wide Web, I am going to comment on this activity.
You have some really helpful learning websites that you use! The ones that you picked are cool in the way that you can have fun interacting with these websites. My personal favourite website for learning from your poster is Kiwi Kids News! I only say this because I use it quite often when I teach my own students and I just think it is so amazing how child friendly it is in helping young people keep up to date with the current events in our world. What learning website do you use most often at school and at home?
I look forward to reading more of your super cool posts! Ka pai Auckland :)
Ngā mihi,
Mani