Home stretch - week 16 Cool Cities project etc.

Gentlemen:
In the last week of classes we will have much to do, talk about, and finish before the week is out: you might want to check out the Gulf News iniative under -

Go Green Day - Open letter from Editor-in-Chief
Gulf News Published: May 25, 2008, 00:11

Also, here's the checklist for final blogposts and the assessment percentages- We'll talk about the TDIC project and how to 'Voicethread' on Tuesday. Come ready with your questions. Happy blogging!


174 Blog Checklist for Blog 30%/ 30 pts (5% each)
1. Inconvenient Truth – Summary and review

2. ‘Carbon Footprint - UAE and beyond – Report (see calendar or Blog)

3. ‘Cool City – comments’ (adaptations /bad/ disadvanages)

4. ‘Cool Cities – Abu Dhabi + Masdar’-TDIC project (for your final presentation)

5. Voice thread – add to your blogs

6. ‘Cool Solutions – 'My own Focus’ – individual blogs on your topic


Project Grading:
“A” level = full marks (5) – Band 6-6.5 writing level, very good organization, 1-2 errors, excellent coverage and completion of the assigned tasks in all aspects; excellent content and choice of blog materials
“B” level = 80% of full marks (4) – Band 5.75 – 6 writing level, good organization, 3-5 errors, very good coverage and completion of the assigned tasks in all aspects; very good content and choice of blog materials
“C” level = 65% of full marks (3) – Band 5.75 writing level, average organization of tasks, 5+ usage errors, average to good coverage of assigned tasks; above to average content and choice of blog materials
“F” level = 0% (0) – Band 5.5 and below writing level; poor organization or missing tasks; poor coverage of tasks when included; poor content choice and quality