Category: globalvoices
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Rejecting hate, inviting dialog
I think my post from April, “Racist games teach wrong values,” holds the current record for most comments on a single post for my blog: As of tonight there are 12. I know that is not a ton by the standards of some– but for me that is a lot of comments. Several of them…
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NECC Ideas and Technologies: Global Skypecast Invitation and WetPaint Wiki
Thanks to MC Hammer (imagine that!) and USA Today, I discovered the beta site for Skypecasts this evening. Want to setup a global conversation about a topic with anyone who is interested, or set up an online audio conference with a few selected individuals? Skypecast on! What a great way to engage in a global…
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Making information irrepressible
Amnesty International (UK) sponsors a campaign on the website Irrepressible.info which seeks to internationally defend and support the cause of free speech. According to the about page of the site: The web is a great tool for sharing ideas and freedom of expression. However, efforts to try and control the Internet are growing. Internet repression…
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China continues to police blogs
Think monitoring the IT environment in your school or school district is challenging? Try the nation of China, another authoritarian organization seeking through its IT policies to largely control and limit the freedom of its network users, rather than empower them. According to the CNN article “China steps up controls on blogs” last Friday: China…
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Visitors in the last 2 weeks
Clustrmaps continues to provide some of the most amazing visual information I’ve ever seen on the Internet, or likely anywhere else. The following is a global graphic of visitors to this blog in just the last 14 days: I’ve said this before, so please forgive me for repeating myself, but this is SO AMAZING! Is…
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Complex economics shown
I received an email today from a friend referencing the January MSN article, “Sheehan, Chavez join to bash Bush, Iraq war.” The email included the following exhortation: Take Action: Please decide that you will not be shopping at a Citgo station. Why should U.S. citizens who love freedom be financing a dictator who has vowed…
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EdTechTalk podcast with Miguel, Jeff and Dave
I was honored to be included in EdTechTalk #49 last night with Miguel Guhlin and hosts Jeff and Dave. I also consider myself very lucky to have been able to connect via skype for this dialog at all! I was driving from Lubbock, Texas down to Bryan / College Station, Texas (about an 8 hour…
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Second Life and Darfur
According to their main website, Second Life is: a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by over 200,000 people from around the globe… From the moment you enter the World you’ll discover a vast digital continent,…
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Digital archive resources
This afternoon I am sharing a bit about a book chapter I’ve contributed to on narrative inquiry, and specifically digital archive resources. These are the digital archive resources I am sharing in the presentation: At Texas Tech: – Southwest Collection – Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative – Vietnam Center and Archive Presidential Libraries – Herbert…
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Remembering the Holocaust
Milblogger Jason has posted haunting images of the Holocaust and reflected about his role in the US military serving in Iraq. I really don’t think it is possible for people who did not experience the Holocaust to adequately comprehend the magnitude of the suffering and evil which was endured and perpetuated during those years. Tragically,…