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=ITGS Summer Project= =The Summer is Flat=

You will need to get a copy of [|The World is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the 21st Century] by Thomas Friedman (most English bookstores should have this around the world, including most bookstores inside airports). Be sure you get your copy soon after school finishes since you will need to pace yourself with the different activities you’ll be doing.

You will only be reading sections 1, 2, and 3 of the book (section 3 is one titled "The Triple Convergence"). __**Individual Task**__

Please go to this page to complete your individual summary task: The World is Flat


 * __Partner Task__**

The core purpose of this task is for you to take advantage of the technologies that have "flattened" the world. You will complete this task at a distance from your partner so that you have the experience of collaborating and achieving a goal without being in the physical presence of each other. The ability to do this successfully will be an important work and life skill in the 21st century. You should have fun and show creativity in completing this task. At the same time, it should show a depth of thought and application of course content as would be expected of an IB student.

Using [|VoiceThread] as your final presentation tool, your partner and you will present how you personally experienced 3 of the 10 "flatteners" over the summer. Remember not to lose focus on the IT qualities of the flatteners.

You will use a mix of
 * Video
 * Images
 * Music
 * Voice Narration

At some point in your voice narration, you should explain a social issue, IT system, and Area of Impact that relates to one or all the 3 flatteners about which you are describing your experience. You should also reference some of your collaborative process and the tools you used (see below).

All video and images must be your original work. Any music used must be fully attributed to the original artist or be original creations. If you want to try your hand at doing a mash-up, go for it! Just be sure to attribute the bits you mash-up.

To prepare, communicate, and collaborate in advance of creating the VoiceThread, you can choose to use any or all of the following tools:
 * This wiki (create a page and link it from this page)
 * [|Google Docs]
 * [|Facebook]
 * [|Skype]
 * IM
 * [|Flickr]
 * [|MindMeister]
 * [|DropBox]
 * [|Twitter]
 * [|Diigo]
 * SMS & Mobile Phone technology

The entirety of this of this task must be completed at a distance from each other. The final VoiceThread presentation should be shared with me through VoiceThread prior to our first class in August (also send me an email with the link to the VoiceThread). The score earned will be the first score for the semester.

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 * || **Partners** || **Summer Locations** ||
 * 1. || Helena Haamann || China/Denmark ||
 * || Anna Pettersen || Norway/England/France/China ||
 * 2. || Elissa Kam || London/Beijing/Hong Kong ||
 * || Bridget Panych || Thailand/Canada/New York ||
 * 3. || Alex Chen || New Jersey ||
 * || Ching Fung || Washington/Hong Kong ||
 * 4. || Darren Chen || Illinois ||
 * || Eugene Tseng || Taiwan/China ||
 * 5. || Jonathan Liau || Singapore ||
 * || Phil Cao || China/Florida/Rhode Island/Manhattan ||
 * 6. || Eugene Woo || Canada ||
 * || Bilal Butt || US ||