This group is set up in connection with an blog post on TechLearning, as a place to build positive links/examples/ideas to counterbalance negative stories/events on the Internet.
A digital celebration of K-12 projects that are designed to change communities. The week-long event recognizes projects that begin with student inspiration, identify a need for change, and work with a partner to expand their impact.
# Ning, a social networking system which lets you create a community
* An example: The Falmouth Kids Global Climate Change Institute is a unique opportunity for teachers and students to communicate and collaborate with a global audience as they study the causes and effects of global climate change. This project was designed to inspire teachers to empower students to use Web 2.0 tools in contextual learning environments
Eighth grade and high school students speak on a panel at Canada's first Pan-Canadian Interactive Literacy Forum with their teachers Chris Harbeck and Darren Kuropatwa.
Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty.
Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world.