Sixth Grade Issues in Technology
Alecia Berman-Dry
Syllabus

The sixth grade Issues in Technology class will be organized into a debate-style class. Each of five topics will be researched, discussed and debated by teams on a regular basis. 

Debate Style Content:

1.       Facebook and Social Networks for Middle Schoolers

2.       Cellphones in School

3.       Privacy and Digital Footprint

4.       Copyright and Plagiarism in School

5.       Nature, Media and Obesity in Students

Twelve weeks of class will be spent researching and participating in debates. Those will be conducted by a teacher-led intro of the content, often enriched with digital content like videos. Then the students will be separated into sides, will research the issue and prepare the debate, and the debate will be conducted in class.

Grading:

The course breakdown for grading is as follows:

Debate Research Wikis: Total of 80% (20% each)
Debate and Class Participation: 20%

Total: 100%