Think Tank Reflection #1

11/1/2013

Fandi Wang P1

11/1/2013 12:52:25 am

1.) Our think thank group name is The McThinkers
2.) We are doing what can we do to help the environment
3.) We are reading articles like car care, drinking bottled or tap water, what can we do to help yard care, doing your bit, etc
4.) I have contributed my article, and my part in the Prezi and Weebly website
5.) No I don't have any questions
6.) I didn't know how to do a Prezi and i didn't know how to make a website.

Fandi Wang P1

11/1/2013 12:53:17 am

Think Tank*

Sandy N. Period 1

11/1/2013 12:55:55 am

1.McThinkers
2.Environmental problems and practical solutions
3. Car Car, Drinking Water, Yard Care, Doing your Bit, and What Can We Do To Help
4. Editing the website, ideas, and prezi
5. Nope
6.I did not know that we use 17 million barrels of crude oil to create water bottles.

Victoria Y. Period 1

11/1/2013 01:00:05 am

1. McThinkers
2. Environmental problems and practical solutions
3. Car Care, Yard Care, Doing Your Bit, Drinking Bottled Water, What Can We Do To Help
4. What have i done:
- printed the articles out
- did my slide on the prezi
- added to the biography column and edited other peoples description
- updated our website and design it
5. No.
6. There are many practical solutions for everyone to do daily. I use to think that one person couldn't make a difference in our world but if everyone had that kind of mindset then we wouldn't get anywhere. It might sound crazy but doing your part actually can make a difference.

Benjamin Trinh., Period 2

11/1/2013 01:51:13 am

1. Like Honestly
2. Domestic terrorism
3. Boston Bombing, Sandy Hook Massacre, Nevada school Shooting, Oklahoma Bombing, and 911.
4. I have created the website and added many links inside of it. Such as the Prezi and biography.
5. No.
6. I did not know how serious of an issue that domestic terrorism is. Domestic terrorism is the act of attacking your own country. This is ridiculous because we already have many problems on this from foreigners. But having this come from American citizens just truly hurts everyone of us.

Kay Kay, Period 2

11/4/2013 04:49:11 am

weirdo

Karishma Bhakta

11/1/2013 01:52:51 am

1. Evolutionaries
2. How language affects the society
3.Mute in a English-only World, Mother Tongue, Lingua Franchise, the making og a new American language, multilingual america, If you can't master English, try Goblish, Reading the History of the world.
4. Printed Articles, set up website( about us, about the problem, mission statement, organized pages), created prezi and input information, read two articles and discussed, working on a storyboard for infomercial.
5.Have no questions
6.I did not know how weebly works. I also better understood the impact of the English language on immigrants who do not speak english.

Karishma Bhakta

11/1/2013 01:55:34 am

period 2

Patina Hunt p.2

11/1/2013 01:59:07 am

1. Evolutionaries
2. How language affects the society
3.Mute in a English-only World, Mother Tongue, Lingua Franchise, the making og a new American language, multilingual america, If you can't master English, try Goblish, Reading the History of the world.
4. Printed Articles, set up website( about us, about the problem, mission statement, organized pages), created Prezi and input information, read two articles and discussed, working on a storyboard for infomercial.
5.no question
6. English can affect the world even if they do not have an American background. It takes a lot of thought in making a informercial.

Kristyn G per 2

11/1/2013 02:01:54 am

1. Like Honestly
2. Domestic Terrorism
3. sandy hook shooting, boston bombing, wall street bombing, oklahoma bombing, and nevada school shooting
4. I've written 2 slides of the prezi, wrote my biography and annotated some of the articles
5. no
6. I didn't know there were so many terrorist attacks from our own citizens. I also learned how to make a prezi

Amanda Cheng, Period 2

11/1/2013 02:05:53 am

1. Evolutionaries
2. How language affects the society
3. Mute in a English-only World, Mother Tongue, Lingua Franchise, the making og a new American language, multilingual america, If you can't master English, try Goblish, Reading the History of the world.
4. Printed Articles, set up website( about us, about the problem, mission statement, organized pages), created prezi and input information, read two articles and discussed, working on a storyboard for infomercial.
5. No questions
6. I didn't know what Weebly was and how to use it. I also didn't know that language had such a huge impact by the way we use it.

Justin Saisho P. 2

11/1/2013 02:20:43 am

1. Like Honestly
2. Domestic Terrorism
3. Boston Bombing, Sandy Hook Massacre, Nevada school Shooting, Oklahoma Bombing, and 911.
4.I have found an article from the recent Nevada shooting. Also, i created a powerpoint on the significance of the shooting toward the horrors of domestic terrorism. I have also written a biography about myself, and made helped create the website.
5.No.
6. Domestic Terrorism has been a problem in the US for quite some time and it is definitely something to look out for. Many helpless individuals are getting their lives taken away day by day because of our own countries actions.

Eric V. P. 2

11/1/2013 02:21:38 am

1. Like Honestly
2. Domestic Terrorism
3. OKlahoma City Bombing, wall street bombing, boston bombing, sandy hook elementary, and neveda school shooting.
4. I found articles for the group, made slides for our prezi, and helped design the website.
5. No, I have no questions.
6. I did not realize how much domestic terrorism there is in America. First of all I didn't even know what domestic terrorism was, and now I'm more scared of domestic terrorism than I am by terrorism from other countries. It's so random and there is no way of knowing who could be next. There are so many innocent people getting hurt.

Aaron Garcia

11/1/2013 02:30:20 am

1. Like honestly
2. Domestic terrorism
3. Boston Bombing, sandy hook shooting,wall street bombing, oklahoma bombing, and nevada school shooting
4. Ive read it and about to summarize it monday
5.No i have no questions at this time
6. Alot of terrorism has been taking place but i think its only out there alot because of technology

Kevin T., Period 5

11/1/2013 05:49:10 am

1. What is the name of your Think Tank group?
Quod Erat Demonstrandum (Q.E.D.)

2. What is the topic for your first Think Tank Research Project?
The Challenge of Globalization: What are the Consequences?

3. What articles are you reading?
Five articles from the "New World Reader" and one article called "eSports: This Time, It's For Real"

4. What have you contributed to your group's work so far?
I edited contents on our website and started working on the Prezi.

5. Do you have any questions about how to proceed in order to be done by the deadline?

At the moment, I do not have any question and I think we are on track.

6. What do you now know that you did not know before we began this project?

I got to know the people in my group and learned how to create a website using Weebly.

Dylan N., Period 5

11/1/2013 05:49:34 am

1. Breaking Brillance
2. Technology effects on future generation
3. Is Technology sapping children's creativity, Impact of technology on Developing Child, The Effects of Media and Technology on your children in U.S
4. I have thought of the name, created the the prezi, made my biography, and worked on the weebly.
5. No I don't have question at the time
6. I didn't know that some people exceeded the average amount of text per month (2,000)

John H. Per. 5

11/1/2013 05:50:11 am

Our think tabk group is called Save our Society.

Our topic is environmental effects on animals.
Protecting wildlife from trrash, effects of pollution, oil spills, deforestation, and global warming.

I helped make parts of the website and helped out information we summarized onto the prezi.

I have no questions at this moment.

I have learned that humans must stop destroting the earty because we are doing the most damage to ecosystems and that a lot of lives are at stake if the environment continues to go in a downward spiral

Yijie L., Period 5

11/1/2013 05:54:39 am

1. Surfing In our Dream
2. High School Immigration Students
3. Alabama targets immigrant students; Non-citizen students must attend private high school if he comes to New York City to study; Immigrant Students Get Taste of Americana; Illegal immigrant students deserve an education too; Debate rises Over Billing Countries for Immigrant Students
4. I found articles, and put in information in Prezi for our group
5. No, I have no question
6. I didn't know that in other states, high school immigrant students are having a harsher time in their study and life before

Kristi L. , Period 5

11/1/2013 05:54:47 am

1. Breaking Brillance
2. Technology effects on future generation
3. The effects of Media and Technology on your children in U.S, Is Technology sapping children's creativity, Impact of technology on Developing Child
4. Prezi, Biography, Research on phone
5. No I don't have any questions
6. I didn't know that technology was that big of an influence on children

Celine W., Period 5

11/1/2013 06:03:16 am

1. Our think tank name is Breaking Brilliance.
2. We are doing researching on technology.
3. I've read
"Is Technology Sapping Children's Creativity?"
"The Effects Of Media & Technology On Your Children In The U.S."
"The Impact Of Technology On Developing Child"
"Does Technology Stunt Children's Social Development"
4. I've written my bio and fix grammar errors.
5. No, I don't have any questions.
6. I didn't know that technology was that high-tech.

Jeny Chavez, Per.5

11/1/2013 06:05:14 am

1. Our Think Tank group is called Shark Tank.
2.Drug Usage Amongst Teens.
3.We are reading articles regarding the usage of drugs amongst teens, the sudden increase in usage, and the effects of drugs.
4.
A.Printed Articles
B.Research
C. Developed the Website
D. Designed Prezi Presentation
E.Worked on Prezi Slide
5. No
6. I was not aware of how much of an impact drugs have in teen culture. Moreover, the facts, statistics, and the dangers of the drugs is astonishing.

Clarissa H, period 5

11/1/2013 06:14:32 am

1. Our Think Tank name is Breakthrough.
2. Our first Think Tank Research Project is on the effects of coming out for the LGBT community.
3. We are reading articles about different kinds of gay people who came out: celebrities, sports stars, military, etc.
4. I wrote our mission statement, annotated articles and started working on our Prezi.
5. I have no questions because I know my group can work together to get this done : )
6. I didn't know that people in the military can get discharged for coming out.

Garrett H., Period 5

11/1/2013 06:20:44 am

1. Our Think Tank group is called Q.E.D.
2. eSports
3. We are are reading the articles: The Noble Feat of Nike, Fear Not Globalization, The Global Villages Finally Arrives, esports: this time, its foreal , and The super story.
4. I helped contribute in researching more no the articles.
5. No i do not have any questions.
6. I did not know about the different facts of globalization or any of the other articles we researched before the think tank group.

Clara L, Per 5

11/1/2013 06:24:22 am

1. Our Think Tank name is Breakthrough.
2. Our first Think Tank Research Project is on the effects of coming our for the LGBT community, coming from their own differences.
3. We are reading articles about people who come out from the LGBT community, starting from famous basketball players, singers, celebrities, and even from the military and the problems they have to go through and what it takes for them to come out and come clean.
4. I wrote my bio, submit a headshot, annotate our articles, research and start doing the Prezi. I started suggesting what should go on each slide, and working on the introduction.
5. I don't have any questions because I know my group will get this done ontime . We are constantly meeting up with each other to see and get new ideas, talk with each other, and working on slide after slide on the daily basis. So I am confident that we are well on track.
6. I didn't know that Elton John is gay. I didn't know that the people from military has alot to go through by coming out, and some lost respect because of their own individuality. I also learned that they could get discharged for coming out.

Zhi D.,Period 1

11/1/2013 09:54:55 am

1) Our Think Tank group is called My Brain Is At Your Service.
2) Our first Think Tank Research Project is on Pressure and Stress from others.
3) We are reading articles about how pressure can harm people and what cause them to have these pressure.
4) I have contributed on research the topic and help create the website together with my group members.
5) I don't have any questions because my group members all work on the project every time we meet and i believed we will finish on time.
6) I didn't know that pressure can hurt someone so bad that a lot very sad things can occur.

Vivian L. Per. 5

11/1/2013 03:05:50 pm

1. Breaking Brillance
2. Technology effects on future generation
3. Is Technology sapping children's creativity, Impact of technology on Developing Child, The Effects of Media and Technology on your children in U.S
4. I came up of some of the ideas for the prezi, made my biography, and helped worked on the weebly.
5. No I don't have any question.
6. I didn't know what a prezi was and I also didn't know that technology corrupting the new generations that fast.

Xinyi C. Period 5

11/2/2013 12:22:43 pm

1. Our nae is Surfing In Our Dream.

2. Our topic is High School Immigration Students.

3. Our Articles are : Alabama targets immigrant students; Non-citizen students must attend private high school if he comes to New York City to study; Immigrant Students Get Taste of Americana; Illegal immigrant students deserve an education too; Debate rises Over Billing Countries for Immigrant Students

4. I found articles, do the introduction of the prezi and set up the prezi.

5. I have no questions at this moment.

6. I didn't know that other high school immigrant are even experience harder time than us.

Lisa D., Period 5

11/2/2013 06:09:08 pm

1. Save Our Society
2. Topic is Environmental Effects on Animals
3. We are reading articles on global warming, trash in the environment, oil spills, pollution, and deforestation.
4. I wrote the mission statement, helped work on the weebly, and contributed articles to the topic.
5. I have no questions at the moment.
6. I have learned that humans are responsible for most, if not all, environment destruction that now have a negative impact on animals.

Jiayuan Z.

11/3/2013 02:41:28 am

We should gain more awarnessws on protecting cute animals!

Jiayuan Z. Per.6

11/3/2013 02:40:18 am

1. Sisters in Spirits (SIS)
2. Our topic is weight and eating habits of models.
3. We are reading articles about models that are too skinny and rhe medicines they take to limit their weight.
4. I wrote the biography for myself, and I design the Weebly website and find appropriate pictures for the website. I also contribute in writing the introduction of topic and outlining our prezi.
5. I don't have any question at this moment.
6. I learned that although models appears to be all pretty, it is pain to maintain their body's weight and shape on a daily basis.

Michelle Z. Period 5

11/3/2013 10:17:53 am

1. Save Our Society
2. Our topic is how environmental issues affect the animals.
3. We are reading articles on environmental issues, such as pollution, global warming, and landfills, and how they affect the animals that live in that environment.
4. I worked on the Prezi with the help of my other group members and helped to set up the website.
5. Not at the moment
6. I learned that even though we do not think that we are affected by environmental problems, we are indirectly affected when the animals that we eat or interact with are affected.

Anita Z., Period 06

11/3/2013 12:42:50 pm

1. Sisters In Spirits
2. Modeling At What Cost. Researching on models’ weight limits and knowing the facts and details of becoming one.
3. Online articles and debate opinions. “Israelis pass law setting weight limits for models”, “Models Get The Skinny On Weight Limit”.
4. Contributed to the weebly website by writing the about us page and choosing appropriate pictures. Finding articles online. Starting the prezi with the introduction and articles.
5. When is the deadline? Do we have to present?
6. From the starting point up till now, I now know how to create my own website for just personal use and how creative prezi is. Realizing that models face such difficult stages just to becoming one and the public’s opinions.

Kelly Cuadra Per.2

11/3/2013 01:47:26 pm

1.The WhyNot
2.Bettering the World
3."Cities with out Slums" by Namrita Talwar
4.I have worked on my slide show involving my article
5.No i do not have any questions
6. I was not aware of all of the slums that was around in these type of cities you would expect better from.

michael higgins per 2

11/3/2013 01:53:31 pm

1) The WhyNots
2) I believe our topic is Bettering the world
3) im reading "AIDS in Africa" by Alison Katz
4) I've just been reading and summarizing my part of the think tank project so far with the Perzi and stuff
5) No i don't have any questions about this project
6) I actually sort of knew this type of problem in Africa already i just did know how much "help" the people are giving to those who need it

Stanley Yang (Youwei) Period 6

11/3/2013 02:05:25 pm

1) The Light Bulbs
2) Teen and Self Harm
3) Teens Who Self-Harm, Cutting, Understanding Teen Cutting and Self-Injury, Self-Injury in Adolescents, Adolescent Self-Harm
4) I help to create the website and the Prezi
5) No
6) I never know that there were so many people who hurt them self just to make them self-feel better. I also learned to use Prezi and Weebly.

Jean M., Period 2

11/3/2013 02:11:09 pm

1.The Write of Way
2. Marriage
3. Unique marriage practices around the world
4. I've created a prezi for the group and also responsible for the design and putting things together on prezi.
5.Not at the moment.
6. There are so many different practices and traditions around the world that we are not familiar with.

Marjorie L., Period 5

11/3/2013 02:21:53 pm

1. Breaking Brilliance
2. How technology affects younger children.
3. "Is technology sapping children's creativity?"
"The Effects of Media and Technology on your children in the U.S"
"The Impact of Technology on Developing Child"
"Does Technology stunt Child Children's Social Development"
4. did some research and helped with the weebly site
5. Not at the moment.
6. How to make a Prezi and a webpage. Because children are spending more time in front of a computer instead of playing away from the computer, children's creativity is declining.

Stephany F., period 2

11/3/2013 02:44:28 pm

1. The name of my think thank group is “The Y-Not Project”.

2. The topic that I am currently researching in my group is Global Aid: Can We Reduce Disease and Poverty?

3. The articles that I am currently reading and researching are “A Threat Worse Than Terror” by Fareed Zakaria, “Technology Won’t Feed the World’s Hunger” by Anuradha Mittal, “AIDS in Africa” by Alison Katz, “A Development Nightmare” by Kenneth Rogoff, “What I Did My Summer Vacation” by Jeffrey Sachs, and “Cities Without Slums” by Namrita Talwar.

4. I have contributed to my group’s work by setting up the weebly website and the prezi. I created all of the different tabs on the site, and came up with all of the content within it, excluding the bios section. I also uploaded the pictures for the “About Us” tab and completed the “Contact Us” and “Research” section. I put together the mission statement as well, and I am currently working on the prezi presentation.

5. I think most of my questions have been answered thus far, and I’m just taking the project as a whole and my research just one day at a time, doing as much as I can as best as I can before the deadline.

6. I learned how to create a Prezi presentation, since it’s my first time doing one for a school project.

Sharon Tang, Period 1

11/3/2013 11:50:50 pm

1. What is the name of your Think Tank group?
The name of our Think Tank group is McThinkers.
2. What is the topic for your first Think Tank Research Project?
What we can do to help improve the state of our environment
3. What articles are you reading?
Car Care, Yard Care, Doing Your Bit, Drinking Bottled Water, What Can We Do To Help
4. What have you contributed to your group's work so far?
Set up our Prezi account and taught the others how to use it, my section on our website.
5. Do you have any questions about how to proceed in order to be done by the deadline?
No :)
6. What do you now know that you did not know before we began this project?
It's okay to ask others to cover for you, as long as you don't do it habitually. Then, they will be upset.

Stacie L Period 1

11/3/2013 11:52:49 pm

1. Prestige Worldwide
2. Eating Disorders
3. We are reading "Top 10 Facts You Need to Know about eating disorders", "Healthy Food obsession spark rise in new eating disorders", "Girls and Dieting. Then and Now".
4. For this project, I have contributed to the bio of Prestige Worldwide. I have worked on the Prezi this weekend, and organized all of our thoughts.
5. I have no questions right now.
6. I learned the efficiency of Prezi and appreciated the tool of "sharing".

Rosakon C., Brandon F., Period 1

11/3/2013 11:54:01 pm

1. Our Think Tank name is Prestige Worldwide.
2. The topic for our first Think Tank Research Project is eating disorders.
3. We are reading "Top 10 Facts You Need to Know About Eating Disorders," "Healthy food obsession sparks rise in new eating disorder," "Girls and Dieting, Then and Now."
4. We have contributed to my groups work by editing the prezi and finding the articles.
5. No, we don't have any questions at the moment.
6. We now know that there are different types of eating disorders.

Kara L. Period 1

11/3/2013 11:55:28 pm

1. McThinkers
2. What we can do to help improve our environment
3. Car Car, Yard Car, Doing your bit, drinking bottle water, what can we do to help
4. Help design our weebly's layout and doing my part on the prezi
5. no
6. I didn't know that a prezi website actually existed.

Adam D., Period 1

11/3/2013 11:55:49 pm

1) PRESTIGE WORLDWIDE
2) Eating Disorders
3) "Healthy food obsession sparks rise in new eating disorder" -Amelia Hill
"Top 10 Facts You Need to Know About Eating Disorders" -Sari Shepphird
4) I helped write out peoples bio's, updated the websites cover photo, and improved the theme of my groups website.
5) No questions
6) I learned the basics of web design and how to create a page that will flow with the viewers eyes.

Joanna L link

11/3/2013 11:56:30 pm

Our group tank is called, We Are One.
Our first topic is Gay Rights.
We are reading 5 articles, and they are Gay Marriage Pro and Con, LA Gay and Lesbian News, Biological Basis for Homosexuality, Yes, Gay is a choice, and rethinking homosexuality.
In my group, i have contributed making the front page, contact page, and the cover over the homosexuality page.
I do not have any questions at this time.
Homosexuals couple are a lot happier than hetersexual couples

Christina Liang, Period 1

11/3/2013 11:57:57 pm

1. Our think tank name is Our Brain is at Your Service
2. The topic of our first think tank research project is stress.
3. We are reading articles about how to deal with stress and how stress lead to tragedy.
4. I've contributed to my group by working on the weebly page and editing prezi.
5. At this moment we haven't come up with any questions yet.
6. Now we know that how scary stress is. It can easily crush anyone.

Yanice T. p.1

11/4/2013 12:00:13 am

1. What is the name of your Think Tank group?
MY BRINE IS AT YOUR SERVICE
2. What is the topic for your first Think Tank Research Project?
STRESS
3. What articles are you reading?
BRING STRESS
4. What have you contributed to your group's work so far?
CREAT THE WEBSITE AND RECARCH THE RESORSES ABOUT VIDEO TAPING
5. Do you have any questions about how to proceed in order to be done by the deadline?
NO
6. What do you now know that you did not know before we began this project?
STRESS IS PART EVERYONES LIFE, WITHOUT STRESS YOU ARE NOT PERFACT

Kathy Feng, Period 1

11/4/2013 12:00:44 am

1. Our think tank name is called: DEKK ( Depth, Experience, Knowledge)
2. Our topic is joy and neuroscience.
3. The articles are: " Why is joy essential for propogating relational brain skills", " How does weakness become essential to our joyful identity", and other sections in "Joy Starts Here".
4.I have contributed to the group by creating and designing the website, and also creating the prezi. I have inputted my headshot picture and also my biography. I wrote out the mission statement and disclaimer.
5. No, I don't really have any questions at this moment.
6. I learned that joy is more complicated than I thought. There are so many ways joy can affect our brain and also our day to day relations and functions.

Emily T, Period 1

11/4/2013 12:01:32 am

1. DEKK ( Depth, Experience, Knowledge^2)
2. Our topic is joy and neuroscience
3. The articles we are reading from are from Joy Starts Here
4. What I have contributed to the group is the biography in the website, did some research and helped on the website.
5. Not at the moment
6. I learned how to use Prezi and Weebly.

Dolores Resendiz Period 1

11/4/2013 12:03:37 am

1. The name of my Think Tank project is DEKK squared ( depth, experience, knowledge)
2. The topic of our Think Tank is Joy and neuroscience.
3.We are reading Joy Starts Here.
4.Im making a worksheet to survey students, asking them what they believe joy is in school and if there is joy in school. I have also read articles on out topic.
5. When I collect the survey how should I put it into data?
6.I learned more about joy and how it truly affects us at school, home, etc. I also learned more about Ms. Sutton's life and how she has struggled with low-joy.

Rainie X., PER 1

11/4/2013 12:03:56 am

1.The name of our think tank group :Our Brain Is At Your Service
2. Our first topic is about how stress affect people and how should we manage stress.
3. The articles I am reading: Stress management, Stress breaks hearts, Why do cigarettes and booze go together? Stress may be the key, What is stress? How to deal with stress?
4. I did research for our topic, did my bio on our website, and created and designed a Prezi for our group. I am currently working on my Prezi presentation.
5. I don't have questions at this moment.
6. I learned how to create and design a Prezi. I also learned it is important for a group to have teamwork spirit.

Jacqueline W., Period 1

11/4/2013 12:06:53 am

1. Prestige Worldwide
2. eating disorders
3. "Healthy food obsession sparks rise in new eating disorder" by Amelia Hill
4. By searching up articles and brainstorming ideas for what want to show on our prezi and updating the information on the prezi about the kinds of eating disorders
5. I do not have any questions
6. I learned how to edit and begin a prezi

Jorge Sanchez Period 1

11/4/2013 12:12:55 am

1. Brain Blast
2. Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender rights
3. Articles form CNN and LA Times, pertaining to the topic above
4. Whatever the group tells me to do i do it
5. I learned how dedicated Derrick Lam is to his work

Kami T. Period 1

11/4/2013 12:13:40 am

1. Prestige Worldwide
2. Our first think tank research project topic is Eating Disorders.
3. These are the articles we are reading:
-Top 10 Facts You Need to Know About Eating Disorders
-Healthy food obsessions sparks rise in new eating disorder
-Girls and dieting, Then and Now
-Feeding on Stereotypes
-We can't ban anorexia sites say web firms
4. So far, I did some research for our topic, worked on our prezi, and Kyrstin and I did our biography together with the help of Adam for our website page. I am still currently working on the Prezi presentation.
5. I do not have any questions at the moment.
6. I learned how to create an interesting website and Prezi.

Jiamin Li period 1

11/4/2013 12:15:36 am

1) Our brain is at your service.
2) The topic is about stress.
3) I am reading: Good Stress, Bad Stress; stress management; stress breaks heart; what is stress? how to deal with stress?
4) I have contributed to my group's work by helping work on the weebly, doing some researches, and I am the web designer in this project.
5) no
6) I learned how to create a website and Prezi in order to make the presentation perfectly.

Derrick Lam, Period 1

11/4/2013 12:17:43 am

1. Brain Blast
2. Gay, transgender, lesbian rights
3. One of the articles is "Illinois gay marriage vote unlikely" by Monique Garcia of the L.A. Times/
4. I have been working on bits and pieces of the groups weebly and prezi.
5. I want to know the due date of the first topic.]
6. I now know that the stories of transgender people that want to sucide.

Kyrstin N. Period 1

11/4/2013 12:22:03 am

1. Prestige worldwide
2. Globalization of eating disorders
3. 1.) Feeding on stereotypes.
2.) Girls dieting then and now
3.) Healthy food obsession sparks rise in new eating disorder
4.) 10 facts you need to know about eating disorders
5.) We can't be anorexia sites say web firm.
4. i helped do part of the prezi.
5. no questions.
6. We think beauty is what the media presents to us.

jenn x. p1

11/4/2013 12:34:55 am

1. The name of our think tank group is TWEAK.
2. The topic of our first think tank research project is where trash goes after it's dumped.
3. The articles we are reading are about where trash goes
4. I made the weebly and prezi website and set up the looks
5. no questions
6. I never knew prezi existed and how useful it was

gabriel hatem p1

11/4/2013 12:36:06 am

1. TWEAK (The Western Empire of All Knowledge)
2. Where does trash go?
3. Where garbage in Maine goes http://www.maine.gov/spo/recycle/residents/wheregarbagegoes.htm
4. worked on prezi slides
5. nope
6. incineration is used to generate energy

Leodarwin L. Period 1

11/4/2013 12:36:30 am

1. What is the name of your Think Tank group?
2. What is the topic for your first Think Tank Research Project?
3. What articles are you reading?
4. What have you contributed to your group's work so far?
5. Do you have any questions about how to proceed in order to be done by the deadline?
6. What do you now know that you did not know before we began this project?

1. TWEAK
2. Where does trash go?
3. Where does garbage go after its collected?
4. Part of the prezi, and my article.
5. No, I dont.
6. I don't know what is Prezi

My T. Period 2

11/4/2013 12:52:16 am

1. Evolutionaries
2. How language affects the society
3. Mute in a English-only World, Mother Tongue, Lingua Franchise, the making og a new American language, multilingual america, If you can't master English, try Goblish, Reading the History of the world.
4. Printed Articles, set up website( about us, about the problem, mission statement, organized pages), created prezi and input information, read two articles and discussed, working on a storyboard for infomercial.
5. Have no questions
6. Now I know what a Weebly and Prezi is. I also learned that language has a major impact on each and everyone of us.

Helen Trang Period 2

11/4/2013 01:10:13 am

1. What is the name of your Think Tank group?
The Write of Way
2. What is the topic for your first Think Tank Research Project?
Marriage
3. What articles are you reading?
Cohabiting marriages articles from new york times.
4. What have you contributed to your group's work so far?
I fixed the website and reminded people what they were missing and i helped with the perzi
5. Do you have any questions about how to proceed in order to be
done by the deadline?
No, i don't have any questions
6. What do you now know that you did not know before we began this project?
I didn't know that there were so many types of marriages and that our seven topics barely scraped the surface of it.

Kalvin L Period 2

11/4/2013 01:11:33 am

1. Evolutionaries
2. How language affects the society
3.Mute in a English-only World, Mother Tongue, Lingua Franchise, the making of a new American language, multilingual america, If you can't master English, try Goblish, Reading the History of the world.
4. Printed Articles, set up website( about us, about the problem, mission statement, organized pages), created prezi and input information, read two articles and discussed, working on a storyboard for infomercial.
5.Have no questions
6.I did not know what a weebly was, but now I do.

Leanne Qin period 2

11/4/2013 01:13:24 am

1. The write a way
2. Marriage
3. Green card marriage
4. I did research on my topic
5. No i don't have any questions to ask so far
6. I didn't know how to use weebly. I also learn that green card marriage is one of the fastest and most sure ways of obtaining legal residence.

Caitlin Eckvahl, Period 2

11/4/2013 01:20:53 am

1. The name of our think tank is "The Write of Way"
2. The topic of research for our think tank is: The Evolution of Marriage
3. Different articles pertaining to Interracial Marriage, one of my articles talks about the controversial Cherrios commercial, with the mixed couple.
4. I have researched several (3) articles on interracial marriage, and i wrote up the outline for the prezi, we also began to discuss our video/infomercial.
5. How long should the infomercial be?
6. I now know that same sex couples can get married in Rhode Island, which is unusual because Rhode Island is very small, traditional, and conservative.

Shirley Ho, Period 2

11/4/2013 01:25:41 am

1. Evolutionaries
2. How language affects the society
3.Mute in a English-only World, Mother Tongue, Lingua Franchise, the making og a new American language, multilingual america, If you can't master English, try Goblish, Reading the History of the world.
4. Drew up a cover picture(logo) for the site(Not done yet, needs to be colored), did some research on our topic
5.I have no questions
6. I didn't know that most of the bloggers talking about the author of "Mute in an English-only world" (chang-rae lee) is a woman. He's a man though. I also learned you could make free sites with weebly.

Tatiana C.

11/4/2013 04:41:11 am

1. Our think tank name is Shark Tank.
2. Use of drugs among teens.
3. Articles related to the use of drugs.
4. Prezi
5. No
6. I didn't know that alcohol was considered a drug and can be used in different forms.

Victoria L., Period 5

11/4/2013 04:48:39 am

1. What is the name of your Think Tank group?
Save Our Society
2. What is the topic for your first Think Tank Research Project?
Our topic is how environmental issues affects animals.
3. What articles are you reading?
We are reading articles on environmental issues like pollution, global warming, landfills, and oil spills and how they affect the animals that live in that environment.
4. What have you contributed to your group's work so far?
I pitch in ideas for the prezi, help create the prezi and help edit and do the website.
5. Do you have any questions about how to proceed in order to be done by the deadline?
N/A
6. What do you now know that you did not know before we began this project?
I learned that every little thing we do, can harm the animals in a way. I also learned that during the Exxon oil spill, it harmed/killed over 650,000 animals.

Victor H. Period 5

11/4/2013 04:51:10 am

1.Quod Erat Demonstrandum (Q.E.D.)

2. The Challenge of Globalization: What are the Consequences?

3. Five articles from the "New World Reader" and one article called "eSports: This Time, It's For Real"

4. I edited contents on our website and started working on the Prezi.

5. At the moment, I do not have any question and I think we are on track.

6. I got to know the people in my group and learned how to create a website using Weebly.

Chris Eom, Period 5

11/4/2013 04:51:19 am

Judy U period 5

11/4/2013 04:51:33 am

1. Save Our Society
2. Environmental effects on animals and their ecosystems
3. Articles are about animals are affected by environmental problems
4. I helped made the prezi and came up with the name of our research group
5. I have no questions
6. I have learned that human actions affect the animals even when we think that they don't

Janet F. Per.5

11/4/2013 04:53:16 am

1. What is the name of your Think Tank group?
Save Our Society

2. What is the topic for your first Think Tank Research Project?
The topic for our first Think Tank Research Project is how the environment effect to animals

3. What articles are you reading?
We are reading about how environment effect to animals. For example we read about the "Protecting Wildlife from Trash"
"The Effect of Deforestation on Animals."

4. What have you contributed to your group's work so far?
I have contributed to my group's work by upgrade the website

5. Do you have any questions about how to proceed in order to be done by the deadline?
No.

6. What do you now know that you did not know before we began this project?
I did not know how to create own website, and did not know how things that human made effect to animals

Steven W. P.5

11/4/2013 04:55:12 am

1. What is the name of your Think Tank group?

Breakthrough

2. What is the topic for your first Think Tank Research Project?

Gay Rights

3. What articles are you reading?

Articles from LA times, Sports readers, and articles by the NBA,

4. What have you contributed to your group's work so far?

Thinking, annotating, and trying to come up with things, and thinking of where the video can take place

5. Do you have any questions about how to proceed in order to be done by the deadline?

No

6. What do you now know that you did not know before we began this project?

i got to know how, why, and what effects had taken place to the men and women who had come out and admitted that they were gay in front of many people

Ivan H., Per. 2

11/4/2013 04:59:11 am

1) The WhyNots 
2) Our topic is about bettering the world we live in
3) We are reading articles regarding different hardships people face all around the world.
4) Reading articles, summarizing, extracting information for slides
5) No
6) The amount of help the individuals are receiving to combat the atrocities they are facing.

Wilson T. Period 5

11/4/2013 05:10:58 am

1. Our think tank group is called Quod Erat Demonstrandum.
2. Our topic is "The Challenge of Globalization: What are the consequences?"
3. The articles we are reading include Johan Norberg's "The Noble Feat of Nike", Joseph S. Nye Jr's "Fear Not Globalization", Pico Iyer's "The Global Village Finally Arrives", Esports: this time, it's for real, and Thomas L. Friedman's "Prologue: The Super-Story".
4. I helped design and create the website and analyze and take notes on most of the articles.
5. I do not have any questions.
6. I noticed that most of what we have today are direct or indirect results of globalization.

Tommy C.

11/4/2013 05:11:50 am

1. What is the name of your Think Tank group?
Quod Erat Demonstrandum (Q.E.D.)
2. What is the topic for your first Think Tank Research Project?
The Challenge of Globalization: What are the Consequences
3. What articles are you reading?
"The Noble Feat of Nike" by Johan Norberg, "Fear Not GLobalization", Joseph S. Nye Jr., "The Global Village Finally Arrives" by Pico Iyer, "Prologue: The Superstory" by Thomas L. Friedman, and an E-sports article "This Time, it's for Real"
4. What have you contributed to your group's work so far?
I helped edit our website and worked on the Prezi.
5. Do you have any questions about how to proceed in order to be done by the deadline?
No I do not have any questions at the moment.
6. What do you now know that you did not know before we began this project?
I now know about all the different opinions different people from different countries have about globalization. Not everyone is pro-globalization because some hold dearly to their traditional beliefs. Those who are pro-globalization, however, believe that globalization will help unify all the peoples in the world.

Tommy C, Period5***

11/4/2013 05:12:46 am

Jin Z. Period 5

11/4/2013 05:14:32 am

1. Our think tank group is named QED.
2. Our topic is "The Challenge of Globalization: What are the consequences?"
3. The articles we are reading include Johan Norberg's "The Noble Feat of Nike", Joseph S. Nye Jr's "Fear Not Globalization", Pico Iyer's "The Global Village Finally Arrives", Esports: this time, it's for real, and Thomas L. Friedman's "Prologue: The Super-Story".
4. I helped make the website
5. No
6. Why and how globalization is important and people's viewpoints.

Tak N. Period 5

11/4/2013 05:17:38 am

1. Our think tank group is called Quod Erat Demonstrandum.
2. Our topic is "The Challenge of Globalization: What are the consequences?"
3. The articles we are reading include Johan Norberg's "The Noble Feat of Nike", Joseph S. Nye Jr's "Fear Not Globalization", Pico Iyer's "The Global Village Finally Arrives", Esports: this time, it's for real, and Thomas L. Friedman's "Prologue: The Super-Story".
4. I provided articles and plenty of sites and full of information for my think tank. I mainly worked on my own part of E-Sport showing how it globalizes the world by bringing people from around the globe to a single event for entertainment.
5. I do not have any questions.
6. I learned that in this new generation, with many technological advancements, people of the world are easily globalized through many popular events that relate to every person in a different way.

Amira Hamideh Per. 5

11/4/2013 05:18:14 am

1) Shark Tank
2) Our topic is teenage use of drugs
3)The articles we read are the sudden amount of ways teenagers can receive drugs, and how it is used
4) I helped design the prezi and the bibliography
5) i do not have any questions
6) I learned that the chances for teenagers to use drug or achieve to hide it is very likely in todays society

Henry G., Period 5

11/4/2013 05:23:02 am

1. Breaking Brillance
2. The effects of technology on future generations
3. Is Technology sapping children's creativity, Impact of technology on Developing Child, The Effects of Media and Technology on your children in U.S
4. I have picked out the interesting and important parts from the articles that relate to our topic.
5. I do not have any questions about this at the moment.
6. I now know that there will be a great impact on the future generation which may affect their way of thinking and future

Kayleigh Hennerty., Period 6

11/4/2013 05:54:42 am

1. The name of our think tank is One World Trust.
2. Gender Equality: Has it made any progress?
3. We are reading Justice for Women, The Veiled Threat, Arranged Marriages, Gender Inequality in the U.S. today, and Why Gender Equality is Stalled.
4. I designed and created the Weebly website.
5. I don't have questions at this time.
6. I didn't know how to use Weebly but now I know how to make websites.

GameChangers (Alex K, Ronald H, Mindy S, Ken G, Chanel L) Period 6

11/4/2013 06:06:38 am

1. What is the name of your Think Tank group?
--GameChangers

2. What is the topic for your first Think Tank Research Project?
--Racism impact on the African-American Community

3. What articles are you reading?
--Love and Race, Not ignorant Not helpless, Are black names 'weird,' or are you just racist?, BlackFace parody at Irvine, and Oprah on racism over handbag

4. What have you contributed to your group's work so far?
--We have all discussed about the articles we have read and decided on the most important topics for our prezi.

5. Do you have any questions about how to proceed in order to be done by the deadline?
--What other information do we put into our Prezi after we explain our articles?

6. What do you now know that you did not know before we began this project?
--We realized that racism is still a big issue in the present time. We also discovered that racism even affects well-known people.

Bladimir R.

11/4/2013 06:07:24 am

Yongmin M., Period 6

11/4/2013 06:25:11 am

1. Sisters In Spirits
2. Modeling At What Cost. Researching on models’ weight limits and knowing the facts and details of becoming one.
3. Online articles and debate opinions. “Israelis pass law setting weight limits for models”, “Models Get The Skinny On Weight Limit”.
4. I found some videos and decorated the website.
5. When is due? Do we have to make a video by ourselves?
6. From the starting point up till now, I now know how to create my own website for just personal use and how creative prezi is. Realizing that models face such difficult stages just to becoming one and the public’s opinions.

matthew salazar per 6

11/4/2013 01:26:26 pm

1. think tank name is one world trust
2. Gender Equality: have we made any progress
3. Were reading justice for women, veiled threat, arranged marriages, gender inequality in the us today, why gender equality is stalled.
4. I helped kayleigh with the weebly
5. I don't have a question at this time
6. the major inequality around the world

Christine Lee Period 6

11/4/2013 04:43:42 pm

1. Our think tank name is The Light Bulbs
2. Teen and Self Harm
3. Teens Who Self-Harm, Cutting, Understanding Teen Cutting and Self-Injury, Self-Injury in Adolescents, Adolescent Self-Harm
4. I have helped with the weebly and the prezi
5. No, I think our group can finish before the deadline
6. I now know that teens hurt themselves such as cutting at an early age

Jimmy Nguyen Period 1

11/4/2013 11:54:03 pm

1. Our think tank name is Tweakers.
2. Our topic is "Where does all the trash go?"
3. We got articles from the internet about where the trash goes.
4. What i contribute so far for the group is giving ideas and trying to organize the information.
5. One way to proceed well and finish our projects on time is to work together and be organized.
6. One thing that I've learned that I didn't know before was the prezi.

Hyperion (Brian Kaw, Chapman Lee, Lewen Ma, Jasmine Kader, Daniel Do, Tyler Fong, Ryan Hung, Nicole Gee)

11/5/2013 06:33:50 am

1. We are Hyperion.
2. Our first topic is how do the rich get rich.
3. We have multiple articles about rich people and what they do or how some people get rich.
4. I have got research articles and kind of helped with the website.
5. Sometimes it is hard to do things because as a group, we might duplicate work.
6. I didn't know that the top ten industries include fashion and food.

Eman Al-alami, Per.6

11/5/2013 10:35:40 am

1. One World Trust
2. First topic is Gender Equality
3. 2 articles from the new world reader and 3 articles from the internet.
4. So far what I have helped with is content, mainly writing the points for the prezi and editing the prezi.
5. I have no questions.
6.So far I have found out some pretty outrageous facts about how much problems women face. I was so surprised by the fact that the US is #19 when it comes to gender equality! I thought we'd be much higher, I was also surprised to see that in different countries there are treaties signed but the country still breaks the rules on gender equality and the issue isn't emphasized enough in other countries which is quite depressing.

Gene Hernandez P.1

11/6/2013 12:17:09 am

1. We are one
2. Gay marriage
3. Yes, gay is a choice
4. I helped with research
5. No i do not have any questions.
6. That homosexual couples tend to last longer than heterosexual couples.

Cynthia L. per 5

11/7/2013 05:05:26 am

1.The name of our think tank is Shark tank
2.Our topic of research is the usage and abusing of drugs in teenagers lives
3. We all read multiple ones focusing on specific drugs like molly,heroin,meth,Marajuana,and alcohol
4.We all were given a job and mine was to research heroin, so that was my job
5.No we got it under control
6. That heroin was once legal in the united states and it was not until 1980 or so when it was declared illegal.

Karishma Bhakta, Amanda C. Rico L. Kalvin L., My Tran, and Patina H.,Shirley ho. p.2

11/8/2013 12:47:17 am

Kaiqiang L Per.5

11/9/2013 12:24:48 pm

1. What is the name of your Think Tank group?
Surfing In our Dream

2. What is the topic for your first Think Tank Research Project?
High School Immigration Students.

3. What articles are you reading?
Alabama targets immigrant students; Non-citizen students must attend private high school if he comes to New York City to study; Immigrant Students Get Taste of Americana; Illegal immigrant students deserve an education too; Debate rises Over Billing Countries for Immigrant Students

4. What have you contributed to your group's work so far?
I found some articles, and do somethings with website.

5. Do you have any questions about how to proceed in order to be done by the deadline?
I don't have any questions at this time.

6. What do you now know that you did not know before we began this project?
I realize that high school immigration students have difficult in other states. which I didn't know before

Lisa D, Benjamin F, Janet F, John H, Victoria L, Judy U, Michelle Z.

11/10/2013 03:25:18 pm

1. What is the name of your Think Tank group?
Save Our Society
2. What is the topic for your first Think Tank Research Project?
Environmental Effects on Animals
3. What articles are you reading?
Pollution, Global Warming, Deforestation, Littering problems that hurt animals
4. What have you contributed to your group's work so far?
We all worked on the prezi and began to start on our infomercial.
5. Do you have any questions about how to proceed in order to be done by the deadline?
No questions at this moment.
6. What do you now know that you did not know before we began this project?
We did not know how much damage has been done to animal's homes by humans.

Stephany F., Dannie P., Michael H., Kelly C., Jia L., & Lyn T., period 2

11/13/2013 03:45:55 pm

1. The name of our think thank group is “The Y-Not Project”.

2. The topic that we are researching is Global Aid: Can We Reduce Disease and Poverty?

3. The articles that we are reading and researching are “A Threat Worse Than Terror” by Fareed Zakaria, “Technology Won’t Feed the World’s Hunger” by Anuradha Mittal, “AIDS in Africa” by Alison Katz, “A Development Nightmare” by Kenneth Rogoff, “What I Did My Summer Vacation” by Jeffrey Sachs, and “Cities Without Slums” by Namrita Talwar.

4.Everyone is doing their part in the prezi presentation at the moment, and organizing how we will do our infomercial.

5.We currently do not have any questions.

6. We learned how to put together a Prezi presentation.

Stephany F., Dannie P., Michael H., Kelly C., Jia L., & Lyn T., period 2

11/13/2013 03:46:18 pm

Stephany F., Dannie P., Michael H., Kelly C., Jia L., & Lyn T., period 2

11/13/2013 03:46:32 pm

Think Tank Reflection #1

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