After you have created your new discussion topic, you are required to read and respond to a minimum of two (2) of your classmates discussion topics. Think of your responses in terms of a contribution to a dialogue, not a writing exercise or a chat room. Elaborate a single idea and keep your post short but concise as if you were holding a conversation with your classmate(s). Incorporate what you have learned from the weekly reading material and from your own real-world experiences. Dont forget to use proper APA citations and references whenever necessary.
William: Scenario 4: A volcano has erupted in Alaska. It has left a great deal of mud and ash on roads. People in the continental United States are sending you canned food, brooms, gloves, lawn mowers, and heavy equipment. Volunteers have arrived to help. What of these items are useful to you? How can you avoid getting unwanted items? Can the volunteers help you? How would you put them to work?
The items that are being sent that will be useful in this situation are the canned foods, gloves, and heavy equipment. Because of this disaster, people may be in need of food because their homes could have been destroyed in the process of the volcano eruption. Gloves would be useful to have for cleaning up the debris that would be left from the eruption. Finally, heavy equipment would be required to clean up the mud and ash that would be left on the roads. You can avoid getting unwanted items for donation by doing an assessment on what donations you need, and then making the specific items that are needed known to the public. The volunteers can help with the sorting of the donations and help with the clean up efforts.
Patrick: Scenario 4: A volcano has erupted in Alaska. It has left a great deal of mud and ash on roads. People in the continental United States are sending you canned food, brooms, gloves, lawn mowers, and heavy equipment. Volunteers have arrived to help. What of these items are useful to you? How can you avoid getting unwanted items? Can the volunteers help you? How would you put them to work?
When a natural disaster strikes, often times communities are not as prepared as they could be or should be. A volcano erupting in Alaska probably caught most citizens off guard and now they need the help of volunteers and sponsors to help out the communities. The first step in avoiding unwanted supplies could be to have the media liaison express to surrounding communities and the media what supplies and help is actually needed to help the suffering community. Of the items listed, brooms and lawn mowers would not be of much help to clean up mud and ash off of the roads. Canned food, gloves, and heavy equipment would be of great need in order to help the community members clean up and to have food. Volunteers can be very beneficial to helping communities after natural disasters. It is very important for members of the local government and incident command team to guide the volunteers and tell them exactly how they can help in the current situation. Volunteers in this scenario could help clean up the mud and ash off of the roads, gather all sent in supplies, and offer any other help to the members of the community that are struggling.
RUBRIC BELOW
1. Discussion Forum
Discussion forum participation will be graded using the following criteria:
3 points
4 points
5 points
Engagement / Interaction
engaged in a meaningful and relevant dialog with at least one peers
N/A – no points are available for this criterion
engaged in a meaningful and relevant dialog with two or more peers
Participation
participated on one days
N/A – no points are available for this criterion
participated on two or more days
Content / Topic Relevance
discussion forum contributions sometimes addressed the main topic
discussion forum contributions very often addressed the main topic
discussion forum contributions always addressed the main topic
Timeliness
responded to main topic one day after the first post due date
N/A – no points are available for this criterion
responded to main topic the day of the first post due date
Content / Topic Knowledge
displays a good understanding of the material
displays a very good understanding of the material
displays an excellent understanding of the material
