Monday, September 15, 2008

Re: Great Debate of 2008 project

This might be of interest. Cheers Lynn

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:


>I have created a wiki and online social network as part of the "Great
>Debate of 2008" project, an exploration and discussion of issues and
>candidates surrounding the 2008 presidential election. The project
>represents a wonderful opportunity for students to connect with other
>students around the country in a private online social network to
>share information and ideas related to the 2008 presidential election.
>Participating students research campaign issues, lead and contribute
>to online discussion, participate in online polls, and contribute
>resources to our wiki.
>
>The project officially begins September 22, though classes may join at
>a later date. Students from the Noble & Greenough School in
>Massachusetts and the Girls Preparatory School in Tennessee have
>already contributed to the project and educators from Hawaii,
>Louisiana, Missouri, and New Hampshire have recently joined our
>network.
>
>For more information:
>Great Debate of 2008 wiki: http://greatdebate2008.wikispaces.com/
>
>If your class would like to participate please contact me. Access to
>our online social network and permission to edit our wiki is
>restricted to participating students and teachers.
>
>best,
>Tom
>
>
>--
>Tom Daccord - educational technology trainer and author
>tom@edtechteacher.org
>
>Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology: A Practical Guide for
>Teachers, by Teachers (M.E. Sharpe, 2008)
>http://tinyurl.com/6cpx87
>The Best of History Web Sites (Neal-Schuman, 2007)
>http://tinyurl.com/6hna27
>
>edtechteacher
>http://edtechteacher.org/
>edtechteacher blog
>http://thwt.typepad.com/edtechteacher/
>Teaching History with Technology
>http://thwt.org/
>Best of History Web Sites
>http://besthistorysites.net/
>
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Lynn Sanborne, MSW

Middle School and Senior School Counselor

Sewickley Academy

315 Academy Avenue

Sewickley, PA 15143

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email: lsanborne@sewickley.org

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