Wednesday, January 11, 2012

notes - add to Europe notes

1. What IS the European Union?






2. What is the euro?



3. How is the EU similar to the United States?





4. How is the EU different from the U.S?

1. -A group of countries in Europe that are loosely united to:

*solve problems

*Provide safety

*gain economic security


2. The official currency used by countries in the EU



3. *open borders

*common currency

*free trade (no tariffs)



4. *EU has countries; US has states

*EU has a weaker central authority

*EU trades w/ Libya, Iran & Cuba

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Today's Links

1. Cue Set: A question on Google Moderator - Discuss an answer as a group and then type it in!

2. Create a word cloud to list one word expectations teachers would have for students using laptops in class (do's & don'ts)

3. Go to our todaysmeet.com chat room throughout a viewing of a video on refugees in Sudan

3. Go onto the blog to respond, for closure, to the day's lesson (one person from your triad use log in to get into the blog)