Social Studies Meets Information Technology

Reflect on the process of creating your Ancient Africa Wiki:

Make sure to write a full paragraph describing your feelings in response to each of the following questions. Make sure to spell check, grammar check, read out loud, and format with paragraph spacing before you click publish.

Please post the question first and then your answer for each of the following questions.

1. What did you learn from this task?
2. Did you find this difficult or easy? Why?
3. What would you change about the process you went through to complete the wiki if you were to do the assignment again?

Think about class today and reflect on the presentations you listened to. Explain with details and specific information what you learned and what you found interesting or surprising about the presentations you heard in class. If you need to refresh your memory, you can look at some of your classmates’ blogs to review information about the different nations.

Note: Please post your reflection on your blog.

Task: Now that you have finished your investigation into a nation using social and economic indicators, you will post all of your data and information on your blog.

First, place the heading for steps number I, III, and IV on your post. Then, after each heading, paste the data, paragraph, or response that you have saved after each appropriate heading.

I. Social and Economic Indicators:

Paste all of your data for step I here.

III. Preliminary Observations and Inferences:

Paste your paragraph about three areas of challenge here.

IV. Reflection:

Paste the four reflection questions and your answers here.

1. Finish writing the reflections for Step III and IV of your country.

2. Print a hard copy of your reflection paragraph for Step III. This document must be printed before next class period. We will be using it for a peer edit in class.