Hi 3E2,

I am pleased to add Shyaifuddin to our class blogs. His URL (Unique Resource Locator) or blog address is: www.shyai-shiyayi.blogspot.com

In addition, Ivy has changed her blog address to: www.tell-paula-i-love-her.blogspot.com. Please update the links on your blog.

Regards,
Michael Lee


Find out more about the swine flu.

Publish a post in your blog on the current pandemic. You can include pictures or links to help your reader get a more complete picture.

Try to find the answers to these following questions to help you understand the situation better:




  1. What are the symptoms of swine flu?


  2. How is it spread? Through food? Is it airborne?


  3. What is the current pandemic alert level as indicated by the WHO? Do you think Singapore is at risk?


  4. What are your thoughts and feelings towards this event? Are you afraid? Confident in the government? Worried about your relatives? Ambivalent? Happy that schools may be closed?
Related links:
The Straits Times News Reports today 30/04/2009.

BBC News Report as at 29/04/2009 Wednesday (Click on the various tabs! There is a wealth of information here!

WHO (World Health Organisation) website on the swine flu pandemic (They are the authority on this matter. They are also the ones who are monitoring and issuing the pandemic alert levels).

Article on Yahoo! News posted on 30/04/2009 Thursday.

Hello!

Today, you will publish your first post on your blog. First, let us watch the video below. You can choose to watch it from my blog or, alternatively, you can visit the website via the link below to watch it there.



I hope you were touched by the video. Go to your blog and create a post about the video. Click the link above and embed the video into your blog post so others can see it on your blog!

Questions to think about:

  1. What reactions and feelings do you have after watching the clip?
  2. Why do you think some people are so poor while others are rich?
  3. Do you think what is happening in the video is fair? If not, what can be done to stop it? If you think its fair, why do you say so?

Create your blog and let's get started!

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