I first learned about Sonia Nieto’s ideas on the importance of social action when I started teaching my Multicultural Studies course back in 2000. It’s a lesson I’ve taken to heart since then, and I try my best to volunteer time, money, or resources in the name of social action…
Category: Social Action
Collaboration Without a Wiki? The Devil You Say!
Oh yes, it can be done, and over my bereavement leave, a few teachers at my school did just that (boy, you take one week off…). I teach an interdisciplinary course called Multicultural Studies. More accurately, I co-teach with a Social Studies teacher. It’s one of my all-career favorite courses…
Get In on Beta Projects with InviteShare
UPDATE, 8/19: Wow – I got my GrandCentral invite from another InviteShare member less than 12 hours after signing up for the service! Can’t wait to pay it forward. Original post follows: InviteShare contributes to the community feel of Web 2.0 by allowing users to sign up for waiting lists…
Schools: Your Friendly Neighborhood ISP?
In response to my post Promoting Twitteracy in the Classroom, Paul Harrington dropped by to make a salient point that we as teachers/technology enthusiasts must never forget: …we have to be cautious though with the digital divide that we don’t further disadvantage those without access to the technology outside school…