How did Don Haskins "think different?" Be specific! In what ways can YOU show the same type of courage that he did?
Friday, February 25, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Take a look!
Look at what some of these students are doing with technology in their classrooms:
- Monik Pamecha from Mumbai, India is "trying to change the world, starting with the Internet. Monik has over 17,000 followers on Twitter (http://twitter.com/monikkinom) and his website (www.etiole.com) is filled with timely articles and posts about his passion, technology.
-Ryan Hreljac, who, after learning in 1st grade that millions of people around the world were without clean drinking water, raised $70 as a 7-year-old. Now, 12 years later, he heads Ryan's Well, which has raised millions of dollars and brough clean water to hundres of thousands of people primarily through the fundraising done on his website (www.ryanswell.ca) and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/pages/Ryans-Well-Foundation/233569828371)
- Tavi Gevinson started blogging at The Style Rookie (http://thestylerookie.com) at 11 years old; at 14, she now has a huge following of 50,000 daily readers around her passion for fashion.
- Monik Pamecha from Mumbai, India is "trying to change the world, starting with the Internet. Monik has over 17,000 followers on Twitter (http://twitter.com/monikkinom) and his website (www.etiole.com) is filled with timely articles and posts about his passion, technology.
-Ryan Hreljac, who, after learning in 1st grade that millions of people around the world were without clean drinking water, raised $70 as a 7-year-old. Now, 12 years later, he heads Ryan's Well, which has raised millions of dollars and brough clean water to hundres of thousands of people primarily through the fundraising done on his website (www.ryanswell.ca) and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/pages/Ryans-Well-Foundation/233569828371)
- Tavi Gevinson started blogging at The Style Rookie (http://thestylerookie.com) at 11 years old; at 14, she now has a huge following of 50,000 daily readers around her passion for fashion.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Think Different!
Please choose a person that we have read about this year who changed the world by thinking "different." Were they crazy, rebellious, troublemakers? How did they change things? What did they do to push the human race forward?
How do you want to change the world? What do you need to do in order to accomplish that?
{Extra Credit! Can you identify five people that were featured in this video clip?}
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Due Monday, February 14th
Happy Valentine's Day!!
On your blogs, please post a one paragraph response to the following prompt: "How did William Wilburforce embody the quote by Gandhi about 'being the change you wish to see in the world?'"
On your blogs, please post a one paragraph response to the following prompt: "How did William Wilburforce embody the quote by Gandhi about 'being the change you wish to see in the world?'"
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Welcome!
Due by Wednesday, February 9:
Create your first blog by responding to the following:
View this clip: Henry Louis Gates arrested! and explain the social implications of Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s arrest. What does it say about race issues in the
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