a. Using 2 distinct websites, find the definition of "Interdisciplinary Studies",
1)According to Wikipedia (2005)
Interdisciplinary work is that which integrates concepts across different disciplines. New disciplines have arisen as a result of such syntheses. For instance, quantum information processing amalgamates elements of quantum physics and computer science. Bioinformatics combines molecular biology with computer science. An interdisciplinary team is a team of people with training in different fields. Interdisciplinary teams are common in complex environments such as health care.
2)University of New Hampshire (2004) states the following:
Interdisciplinary Extension work integrates the knowledge and perspectives of multiple areas of expertise to holistically solve problems through research and education.
b. Using 2 distinct websites, find the definition of "Latin America",
1)Latin America
those areas of South and Central America whose official languages are Spanish and Portuguese
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Latin+America
2)Latin America
that part of the Western Hemisphere south of the U.S., in Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, & South America, where Spanish, Portuguese, & French are the official languageshttp://www.yourdictionary.com/latin-america
c. Find a list of countries that make up "Latin America",
d. Find a list of countries that make up the "Caribbean".
Latin America and the Caribbean
List of countries
AnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArubaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBermudaBoliviaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsCayman IslandsChileColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaMexicoMontserratNetherlands AntillesNicaraguaPanamaParaguayPeruSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameTrinidad and TobagoTurks and Caicos IslandsUruguayVenezuela
e. Cool fact: use any website (eg any you found, or www.google.com videos, www.youtube.com using the keywords Latin America or Caribbean), tell us something you didn't know, worth 1 percent of total semester grade

Antigua was once called "Wadadad"
Trinidad and Tobago is the birthplace of calypso music
In Negril Jamaica buildings are not allowed to be built higher than the palm trees
Columbus called Tobago "Bellaforma"
The mongoose in Barbados are said to never cross a road unless someone is watching
Mount Gay Distilleries Ltd in Barbados produced the worlds oldest rum under the label "Mount Gay"
Barbados has never been successfully invaded by a Foreign power
Jamaica is the largest English-speaking island in the Caribbean
In the Caribbean there are some oysters that can climb trees
In Tobago goat racing is one of the most popular sport
The Arawaks were the first Caribbean people encountered by Columbus
Aruba has only 12 roundabouts
Hotel Caribe was the first hotel in Aruba. It opened in 1934
St. Elizabeth in Jamaica was the first town to have electricity
Pico Duarte (10,417 feet) is the highest point in the Caribbean
The Abaco Islands are known as the "sailing capital of the world"
Ernest Hemingway called the Bahama island "Bimini" home
Jamaica has 120 rivers
The first slaves in Barbados were white
In 1751 George Washington stayed in Barbados for six weeks
Part 3: Review the work of 10 classmates from week 2, with one item you want to share from each and include this in your blog.
1Amber/Paul received his criticism with grace and even under went a self-criticism project to look at the sexism that appeared in his language.
2Ana/ I love the quote she fond attributed to Paulo, "It is solely by risking life that freedom is obtained"- Paulo Freire
3Andrea/Paulo Freire was also appointed director of the Department of Cultural Extension of Recife University (Brazil).
4Angelina/ This is another great quote that I quite fancy "It is absolutely essential that the oppressed participate in the revolutionary process with an increasingly critical awareness of their role as subjects of the transformation." -Paulo Freire
5Becky/ Has shown us a link to a real cool web site http://www.newfoundations.com/GALLERY/Freire.html
6Caitlin/A saying that I read on one of the websites I was researching described dialogue being used as ‘the divide where teachers and learners can be transcended as learners develop their consciousness.’ I really like this quote because it suggest as the student learns more and more from the teacher, eventually their knowledge of the topic will come to be equal, and then that student can go on and teach others
7Charles/ I like how Charles summed up his opening paragraph,"For example, participatory research would help design a needed technology for farm workers, and would seek input from the actual workers; rather than developing a product which may or may not be of use to the workers, since it excluded their input".
8Dale/ I enjoyed this," His programs are designed to avoid the political agendas of the oppressors". We need a whole range of programs with a very similar tone in many areas of our own modern society.
9Desiree/I had never ran in to this, but I like it. He felt it was best to have more of a democracy than a dictatorship in the classroom.
10Erin/Simply, it seems that a lot of Freire’s work had to do with finding new and equalized ways to administer the distribution of knowledge.