Blog Five (OPTIONAL ... worth 20 extra credit points). Due 15th December.

This blog is optional. You are not required to comment on anyone's blog to receive the entire 20 points.

During the semester, we had two guest presentations by students, (one on the importance of voting, one anti-bullying), opportunities to work with COMPanions, and three extra credit opportunities ("Start Something that Matters," John Strelecky's presentation on Life Safari, and the Majors Fair).


In a blog of approximately 500 words, write a review of one of these events/ activities. Your audience is your classmates who may or may not have attended the same event. Your purpose is to explain the event/activity and to share why it was meaningful to you, why it was useful to you, how you will remember it or use the skills or information you gleaned from it. Your thesis is your own ...

Thanks!

Blog Four: Due no later than November 29th

So, it’s either 2041 (thirty years from now) or 1981 (thirty years ago). You are a first year college student.

Describe with detail what you imagine your average school day would be like from the time you wake up to the time you go to sleep. What technology would you be using (or missing)? What kind of transportation and communication would be available? Fashion? Food? What would a classroom be like, and what would you be learning about? Go through your day step by step and make these considerations. If you go to the past, remember to research the details to avoid anachronisms!

This is your final blog of the semester (Blog Five will be optional and for extra credit), so let your imagination run wild and have some fun with the concept and the language. Remember, you only have to write on one day in one year … future or past?