Wider Reading (Watching) / Independent Study and Home Learning

We strongly recommend that you watch the following:

How Facebook Changed The World - The Arab Spring
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnPR90dJ3Gk

The Virtual Revolution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJWsCggAst4 Part 1 of 4, 2010 series

Us Now - Clay Shirky
http://nolongernew.blogspot.com/2010/01/revolution-happens-when-society-adopts.html

Habermas’ “public sphere”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSNs_QYNIN0&feature=related


As part of your independent study, I will expect to see some notes / bullet points on at least 2 of these. For next week, you should focus on "How Facebook..." and the Habermas one. The rest is a bonus and you will watch some of The Virtual Revolution in school.

BRING YOUR FOLDERS NEXT THURSDAY WITHOUT FAIL. IT SHOULD BE PROPERLY ORGANISED IN 2 MAIN SECTIONS (one for each unit) WITH YOUR NOTES FROM LESSONS, HANDOUTS AND NOTES FROM INDEPENDENT STUDY (these could be a printout of what you put on your blog).

The Home learning tasks are:
- Complete your mini case study documentary and upload to your blog.
- Read the article I have handed out and complete the task set at the end of it.

Any problem, please ask me early rather than the night before.
Remember: "Aim high. Work hard."