http://help.outbrain.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1411740--intermediate---106-the-5-best-new-digital-marketing-tools-and-techniques


Read the article and answer the following Prompts

1. Which of these FIVE tools and techniques is the best (your opinion) - explain your answer?

2. How have social media concepts - humanized advertising?

3. How are twitter and instagram different? Why are they valuable?

http://www.livin3.com/blogs/positive-life-blog/7790767-5-motivational-and-inspiring-short-stories


Read THREE of these short stories -

For EACH story you read
List the Title
Then -
Describe the lesson the story is trying to teach
and
Describe how the story could apply to you

That's it!!

http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2014/05/12/are-you-ready-here-are-the-top-10-skills-for-the-future/


Read the article and respond to the following prompts
The answers ARE NOT just listed - You have to think about the prompt and read carefully

1. What is meant by "Social Intelligence" - how can you develop this skill?
2. How will you keep yourself out of the "crosshairs of outsourcing"?
3. Why is learning another language a good idea for the Future?
4. What is "computational thinking" and explain how you already do this?
5. What is the "design mindset" ?
6. What is the "design mindset" and how is it part of the "new world"?
7. Explain how "cognitive load management" another way of saying be aware of your digital distractions?

http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/best-technology-jobs

READ THIS ARTICLE ON THE BEST TECH JOBS

RESEARCH THIS ARTICLE AND SELECT THE TOP FOUR JOBS YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IN THE FUTURE
THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING FOR EACH JOB 
1. WHAT IS THE AVERAGE SALARY OF THE JOB?

2. WHAT TYPE OF TRAINING DO YOU NEED AND HOW MUCH/HOW LONG DOES THE TRAINING USUALLY TAKE?

3. HOW MUCH WILL THIS JOB GROW IN THE FUTURE?

4. WHY DID YOU SELECT THIS JOB? - LOOK AT THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND USE DETAILS FROM THIS INFORMATION TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION


5. WRITE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACH OF YOUR TOP FOUR JOBS


FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE QUESTIONS - YOU WILL HAVE TO CLICK ON THE FULL REVIEW OF EACH JOB 

http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1673003/film-studies-promote-new-kind-literacy-hong-kong-schools


Read the article and respond to following prompts

1. What is meant by - "the medium is the message"?
2. Why is this phrase more relevant in your world today? Think - the answer is not in the article
3. "Being visually literate is a prerequisite in today's world," - - explain how this statement applies to you
4. What are are the skills mentioned in the article that you have learned?  Which skill is most relevant to you?
5. Why did the students that chose the documentary think they were taking the "easy path" when they were given a choice? Why did they have to work harder?
6. What "bases" are covered (academically) by producing a film?
7. What are the "soft" "skills" acquired when learning and then producing a film?

http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1673003/film-studies-promote-new-kind-literacy-hong-kong-schools


Read the article and respond to following prompts

1. What is meant by - "the medium is the message"?
2. Why is this phrase more relevant in your world today? Think - the answer is not in the article
3. "Being visually literate is a prerequisite in today's world," - - explain how this statement applies to you
4. What are are the skills mentioned in the article that you have learned?  Which skill is most relevant to you?
5. Why did the students that chose the documentary think they were taking the "easy path" when they were given a choice? Why did they have to work harder?
6. What "bases" are covered (academically) by producing a film?
7. What are the "soft" "skills" acquired when learning and then producing a film?