Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Week of Dec 12 SUPA assignments



Thursday,  Dec  14
Here is Module 3

Here is the University Module Website - you can see all the modules here - click here

and
http://paf101.supa.syr.edu/

Tuesday   Dec 12
   Complete Chapters Questions -  Chapter 13 Executive Branch


Monday  Dec 11
 - Text code / talking with text page 1 - chapter 1 - Responsiblity
 - Outline Chapter 5 - in the book - Public Policy - Skills in Action

Keep in mind - You should have completed Module 2 exercise Four. 

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Thursday


To learn what a variable is - do the following

Use these search terms: variable and target population survey

Thursday, November 30, 2017

SUPA Upate Dec 1

Welcome to December !! and now snow
please go to SSGates and click links to SUPA blog !

Survey on Tutoring - click here

then 

Post in comments section - your 2.6 answer.

Player Information - in school
survey results

Odetta Odartey oaddo@contactsyracuse.org 
Contact Organization 
Drug Issues.. Not for Profit… 

Patrick Otts Potts@ocpromisezone.org 
  • They have policys to keep kids in schools…

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Module 2.1 and Day off Tomorrow


Today
- Noodle Tools

Link to Module 2

- Complete Module 1 revisions

- Brain storm next topic

- Complete Community Service Write up.

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Review Political Cartoons and Modules


DIN:
  Which Branches of Government are in the cartoon?
  Which Levels of Goverment are in the cartoon




Reminders

- SUPA application needs to be signed and turned in to me.
- Field Trip Form /signed

Email your answers for each Module decimal point completed 1.1, 1.2, etc.

Next Weds: 2:30 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKJLbv5khLg

Monday, October 16, 2017

Skills and Research


1st - Take this Survey Pre Assessment Survey 


2nd Review - Some Big Ideas from Chapter1

Public Policy
Players
Stakeholders

3rd - Complete Module 1.1,  1. 2,  1.3  - goal

- What is an internal citation.

Remember to follow the instructions exactly , as you complete a module, email me the answer; ssgates100@gmail.com
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What is bibliography - it will be required at the end of the Module. Besides MSword, there is these online resources for creating citations.

http://www.citationmachine.net/

http://www.easybib.com

http://www.noodletools.com

http://www.bibme.org

https://owl.enlish.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

DIN : Folder and Journal ; Write these questions  in Your Journal

1)  What holiday is Monday? Why is it controversial?
2) How do we determine who owns the land?
3) How should we decide who owns the land and its resources?


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Objective

Evaluate the role of government and protecting drinking water.
Create an annotated Bibliography

S.C.: I can list the branches and levels of US Government
- I can list some issues around tap water, including contaminants
- I can define fake news, and review an informational piece for number of sources used.
- I can create citations and an annotated bibliograph


Questions
Is access to  clean drinking water a right?  (Should it be free)
What has been a concern regarding Syracuse's Drinking Water
How can I determine what is fake new
Should the Government regulate fake news? 


Agenda
1) DIN - review big questions,  who decides Holiday
2)  Trip to Syracuse University yesterday, Field Trip Oct 27tgh
 2) Review Current Events - 
3) Review Checklist
4) Review Bibliography and Evidence Article

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Who owns the Water

Three Essential Components of Public Policy Analysis and Action

 DIN: In your Journal -Choose 1 of the following questions to answer. You must answer in at least 2 to three sentences.

   1. Who owns the water in the ground?


   2.  Where do you get your news from?


   3.  What do you think of the quote below?  Is there something you do everyday , that you are trying to get better at?

Quote of the Day:
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act but a habit."    Aristotle

Song of the Week - Island Style ; John Cruz 

Daylight - hours:   Temp:


Objective - Why is important to know three components of Public Policy?

                -  Compare the Flynt Water Crisis with Onondaga Lake issues - how are they similar / different?  Why is Skeanateles Lake important?


Activities - Review Yesterdays Trip, Past assignments, Folders, Current Events - Puerto Rico, , then Reading on Public Policy, review yesterday's work.

How have the trees been impacted by the weather?

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Components of Public Policy

 DIN: In your Journal -Choose 1 of the following questions to answer. You must answer in at least 2 to three sentences.

   1. Why is reading and writing important? Are they habit?


   2. What is something good that happened yesterday?  


   3.  What do you think of the quote below?  Is there something you do everyday , that you are trying to get better at?

Quote of the Day:
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act but a habit."    Aristotle

Song of the Week - Island Style ; John Cruz


Objective - Why is important to know three components of Public Policy?

                -  Compare the Flynt Water Crisis with Onondaga Lake issues - how are they similar / different?

Activities - Current Events, then Reading on Public Policy, review yesterday's work.

Monday, September 25, 2017

Guest Speaker / Dale Carnegie


Guest Speaker from Syracuse University

2 readings from Dale Carnegie

Friday, September 22, 2017

Friday - Rocket Man, Maria Devastation and Bibliography

In your Journal - you must answer this question

- How was your cellphone use in this class this week? Did you use it everyday? Multiple times during the class? Was it used just for music ? Or was it used for texting , watching shows, or social media (example - Twitter, Facebook, etc)

Then Choose one of the following - and you can just write the question and /or answer the question, turn the question into answer:
 
Current Events:
1) Why is Skeaneatles Lake in the news?,  Who is Rocket Man? Where was Hurricane Maria's impact felt?  --- CNN - Five Things to Know

2) Why does a  Bibliography matter?



Objective - Evaluate the impact of digital technologies on learning?


Review Cellphone   Addiction Assignments  assigned and due dates
  - Assignment Checklist /Rubric
  - Review Bibliographies 
  - What is a Societal problem ? What is a Government Policy?

Discussion on Surveys
 - Responses from Yesterday
- Creating Your own survey on Cellphone Addiction.

Signup for SUPA

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Thursday - Citation and

Good Morning -

 I.     First to the survey -   Link to Survey

II.      Then - sign up for SUPA Public Affairs if you have not done so..- you will need your social security number.

http://supa.syr.edu

1.  Click student /parent
2. Then  click "Register via Pass"
3. The click "high school student"
4. Click - United States, then
5. Click -" Register for Classes "
2.  If you took SUPA last year you should already have a login.
3. If not you must make an account.


III.  Then start creating your bibliography based on the documents we have used so far. 


  Big Ideas
- Why does a bibliography (works cited page) matter?
-   If something is "Fake News" chances are it will not have sources , therefore no bibliography.

You will be creating a citations out of the sources used in class.

Citation Machine  cick here   APA Style ,  - 

Sources of Information to create a citation:

1)  Brain Hacking  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brain-hacking-tech-insiders-60-minutes/

2)  Leave Your Laptops at the Classroom Door   https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/02/opinion/leave-your-laptops-at-the-door-to-my-classroom.html?

3)   Why We Can't Look Away from Our Screens -  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/science/technology-addiction-irresistible-by-adam-alter.html?

4) Creators of the iPhone fear they created a Monster https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/29/15893960/apple-iphone-creators-smartphone-addiction-ideo-interview

Copy the citations into MSword 
- then email to ssgates100@gmail.com


Format -

Title:   Cellphone Addiction

   Annotated Bibliography (Works Cited)

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Weds - Survey



Objective - What are the types of Survey Questions.

Example of a Community Survy
Onondaga Lake Surveyhttp://www.focussyracuse.org/ourlake/


Examples of Survey Question Types.