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MIDTERM - a research assignment, discussion, MidTerm Millennium Development Goals quiz


 * MDG Fall 2013

=== MidTerm - Millennium Development Goals (MDG)===

You have been researching and commenting on social issues that are important to us here in the developed areas of the world - countries with cities, internet access, stable governments, courts of law, regulations, good healthcare and educations systems. However, there are large populations throughout the world that do not share these benefits.

For the MIDTERM assignment, consider what it must be like to be without all of these. For the MidTerm project, learn about and report on how computers, the internet and technology are being used to change the lives of these people.

The United Nations has defined U.N. Millennium Development Goals to bring attention to the problems that face a significant proportion of the world's population, and direct resources and innovation to resolving them. The UN renewed commitments to achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 and to set out concrete plans and practical steps for action.


 * 1) Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
 * 2) Achieve universal primary education
 * 3) Promote gender equality and empower women
 * 4) Reduce child mortality
 * 5) Improve maternal health
 * 6) Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
 * 7) Ensure environmental sustainability
 * 8) Develop a global partnership for development

You can help! In addition to learning about them through research and discussion, by adding your resources to the MDG Fall 2013 WikiEducator page, you are contributing to the visibility of the problems, and the current status of the work being done to resolve them.

http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
 * 1) Pick one of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG).


 * 1) Find three (3) resources that describe the work of groups trying to solve one of the Millennium Goals using technology. How will technology help meet the Millennium Development Goal that you investigated? What worked? Why was it successful?  Be sure to include specific examples. Look through the MDG success stories to get some ideas. Only one of your resources can come directly from this site.


 * 1) Post links to your selections, along with a brief description of the impact this work has in solving the MDG, how technology is being used in this effort and a discussion question to the Midterm - Millennium Development discussion topic for your selected MDG goal.


 * 1) Participate in the discussion topics for each of the Millennium Development Goals. Ask questions. Provide additional sources of information. Learn more about each of the goals, why they are important and what is being done about each MDG that showcases the use of technology.

Submit your answers to the MidTerm Millennium Development Goals quiz.
 * 1) The "project" in this case is the work on the Millennium Development Goals - think of each goal as a "project". There are specific tasks and measures outlined for each goal. For the MDG you selected, how are they doing?  As you do your research and participate in the discussions, be thinking about the Millennium Development Goal you selected - What is the problem and why is this problem important to you? Who is being helped? Who is heading the aid work? What resources are available? How is technology being used to help solve the problems? Are there technologies or innovations that would help resolve the problems if they were available? Make some suggestions about how you think the problem might be resolved - use your imagination. Perhaps you will come up with some technology that will make a difference.


 * 1) Add links to your three research resources, along with a brief description of the impact this work has in solving the MDG to the wiki page MDG Fall 2013 in the section for your selected goal.


 * 1) For the Millennium Development Goal that you researched, what questions do you have about the benefits to mankind that technology has brought to the world? What problems might be caused by technology? Ask 2-3 questions and describe why you think we should be wondering about the answers to these questions now? Submit this as your I wonder... assignment.

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