Perceptions

=What are your perceptions of information within our culture?=

1. With a partner discuss the following:
//What is your primary source of news?//
 * 1) Newspaper
 * 2) Television
 * 3) Internet
 * 4) Radio
 * 5) Combination
 * 6) Other

2. Consider the following scenario:
//Your child arrives home from school with a bizarre rash all over her cheeks and arms. With a show of hands do you://
 * 1) Wait it out and see if it gets better
 * 2) Go online to search for similar symptoms
 * 3) Call your doctor
 * 4) Call a trusted friend or family member
 * 5) Other

3. When looking for sources for lesson planning do you:

 * 1) Talk to a colleague
 * 2) Search for resources online
 * 3) Visit your library
 * 4) Use the same set of sources you use every year
 * 5) Other

4. With a show of hands:

 * 1) How many of you have eaten at a restaurant WITHOUT a tv in the past week?
 * 2) How many of you have created a wiki, blog or other web 2.0 space?
 * 3) How many of you own a(n):
 * iPhone
 * Droid
 * Blackberry
 * other 'smart phone'
 * 1) Have utilized your library media center to collaborate on lessons this school year? (ever?)