Day: November 7, 2007

Two Million MInutes

Check out this link – TwoMillionMinutes. The site offers information about an upcoming documentary contrasting the K-12 educational experience in China, India, and the USA. Judging from the trailer, the intent is to illustrate through the lives of 6 young people just how far behind US education is in preparing students for the reality of global competition.

The opinion of experts expressed in the trailer are very similar to our own personal observations following our visit to China.

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Google For Educators

Google for Educators was a new find for me. I have no idea how long this site has been around. The About page was not working so I am guessing the site is relatively new.

Google For Educators is intended as a portal for K-12 educators. The site suggests educational applications for Google Tools (e.g., use Google Docs for process writing activities, Google maps to indicate where famous historical pictures were taken) and a discussion area in which teachers can reply to Google suggestions and offer other comments.

The site had nearly 2000 “members” when I visited. Google has the draw and resources to create the critical mass likely to make this a successful participatory site.

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