Think outside of yourselves and look at the world. There is political and strife and conflict on every continent and there have been natural disasters in both hemispheres. In both scenarios, social networking has enabled people to take care of serious business. Consider issues with social networking that are relevant to the politics and government area of impact. Find articles that can stand up to an analysis that covers all parts of the ITGS triangle. Bookmark your news item to this group and use your source to add to the conversation. We are interested to learn about the impacts social networking has had on society, both positive and negative. What are the concerns from varying points of view?
Procedures:
1. ONLINE: after you read this topic-starter find a relevant news item
2. ONLINE: bookmark the news item, tag it appropriately, cache it, and share it to the ITGS News group
2. OFFLINE: take notes on the news item using the ITGS triangle worksheet
3. OFFLINE/ONLINE: synthesize your notes in order to contribute to the discussion below

What have you learned about these topics from bookmarks your classmates have left?