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"At the Flat Classroom(tm) Conference in Doha, Qatar in January 2009, a visionary group of students proposed that a series of debates be held to promote awareness of racism on a global basis and how we need to work together to solve the world's problems. This multi-national group of four students proposed their project and were promoted through an extensive voting process including a global vote on the next project to be run by the Flat Classroom(tm) project founders, Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay. "

"You are reading another post in the series "The Digital Learning Farm" based on Alan November's work of "The Digital Learning Farm", which he also outlines in his chapter of Heidi Hayes Jacobs' book "Curriculum 21"."

"Digital media is increasingly present in kids' formal and informal educational settings, becoming as common as pencils and notebooks were to their parents. Yet in many American classrooms and homes, these high-tech tools are severely limited or forbidden. Teachers and parents wonder: What are students doing with these technologies?"

This is what web 2.0 means. One child changing the world.

High school students track, share and educate others about Child Slave Labor across the world.

"Competitive" scribe posting

Ideas for creating blog postings.

All videos found at this site were created by SBISD students participating in the Target Tech in Texas grant. Browse the SBISD Student Stories Wiki for examples of student voice through video.

This wiki provides resources,links to tutorials, and tools for digital storytelling. It also provides instructions for uploading student and teacher digital stories to the SBISD Wiki

The SBISD Wiki Server provides teachers and students yet another options for blogging and creating wikis. All have access to the server to set up accounts using your SBISD network credentials.

The Spring Branch ISD 21st Century Learning Initiative is the professional development plan that drives and supports the Classroom-Based Technology Project. The Classroom-Based Technology Project places devices for student use into all Spring Branch classsrooms in Pre-K through 12th grade.

This document summarizes for the novice about twenty Web 2.0 tools. It describes what each tool is, shares how to use it, and provides educational ideas for its use. From Blogs, Diigo, and Flickr to Ning, Wallwisher, and voice thread. The document is a guide and is easily searchable.