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          Section 
            1:  About 
            Us!  (Each student must provide a short self- introduction paragraph. 
            The paragraph should consists of: student name, age, college grade, 
            major, hobbies, or favorite food and places..etc..). Section 
            2:  Topics! 
            (This section should include the following: 
          Links 
            to students' blogs grouped and arranged by topic.(See examples 1 & 
            2 above). Other 
            writings students wrote through the course and would like to add.  
            Section 
            3:  
           Guest 
            book: Feedback or comments from your audience.Links. 
            (Your favorite websites, compiled in one page). 
        Directions: 
            
          
            The 
              online magazine should include topics related to the required six 
              Units from the course textbook North Star. (Unit 1, 2, 3, 5, 
              7 & 9). Students 
              will be divided into six groups. Each group will choose ONE topic 
              ONLY from North Star 6 Topics, including:  
        
          
            Advertising 
              All Over the World.(Unit 1) Telecommuting. 
              (Unit 
              2)A 
              Miracle Cure.(Unit 3) Gender 
              Differences.(Unit 5)Cars.(Unit 
              7) Crime 
              and Punishment.(Unit 9)   During 
          each c-lab session, students will research a topic to find more information 
          from the WWW and from virtual interviews or meetings with international 
          teachers, using online conference or webcasting tools. Each group 
          will gather and compile the new information on a topic to write a paragraph 
          or essay, after midterm, and then post it to their blogs. 
        By the 
          end of the semester, intersted students will build a tripod.com 
           website to add and publish the 
          completed work of students. |