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Easily Create online Presentations, animations, animated HTML5 banners, infographics and other rich visual content free in your browser. Via Nik Peachey 
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Africa is rising and needs, not the failed models of the developed world but new models that are more suited to the massive demand that already exists for education and training. This is not more universities but more vocational learning. The great opportunity here, is to use the great gifts of the internet, that are already there, for free. Via Nik Peachey
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June 6, 2014 9:44 AM
Africa has more to gain from EduTech innovations than the rest of the world. This was confirmed at the 9th eLearning Africa conference last week.
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After twenty-five years, modern China's political system has failed to escape the lies and brutality exemplified by the Tiananmen massacres. Via Jocelyn Stoller
Dennis Swender's insight:
Provides additional support for comparison of Open v. Closed Societies presented in Focus 1a, page 9, and also with Milgram's "Obedience to Authority" article in the supplementary reading selections.
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Adverse Impact of Racial Isolation on Student Performance: A Study in North Carolina
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This article lends credence to what Kozol writes about the consequences of the isolation of black children in the Bronx classrooms that he visited (p. 17).
Note: Discussion Forum 1 Question 7
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A Kansas City Kansas Community College professor is asking President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress to
dilaycock's curator insight,
May 5, 2014 8:52 PM
This information is taken from the World Bank's 2014 report "Prosperity for All." The report looks at "progress to date in reducing global poverty and discusses some of the challenges of reaching the interim target of reducing global poverty to 9 percent by 2020.... . It also reports on the goal of promoting shared prosperity, with a particular focus on describing various characteristics of the bottom 40 percent." 
Sid McIntyre-DeLaMelena's curator insight,
May 29, 2014 12:48 PM
This graphic reveals the poorest populations and where they live and even though India and China are economic competitors on the global stage they still have the poorest communities. IN poor communities, the human place is changed by using less structurally sound architecture and disregarding cultural presence for functionality though holding true to cultural presence in individual lives. 
Amanda Morgan's curator insight,
September 18, 2014 11:49 AM
I agree with this article from the Guardian that development should be measured in human rights gains more than economic advancements. While globalization is taking place and allowing countries to trade and maximize profits, a large percent of people in the world are deprived basic human rights and are entirely forgotten about and not valued.
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Dedicated supporters staged a 15 hour sit-in until the early this morning, when the Alaska Senate passed the measure on an 18-2 vote.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a Michigan voter initiative that banned racial preferences in admissions to the state’s public universities.
Dennis Swender's insight:
Affirmative Action for university admission is left up to the individual states. It will be interesting to see how the states align themselves.
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Thank you, Catherine [Lhamon]. I can't thank Catherine enough for the extraordinary leadership that she has shown as head of our Office for Civil Rights and for her passionate commitment to protect and ensure equal opportunity for all students.
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The 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act is a painful reminder to President Obama that Lyndon B. Johnson might have been the last president able to push through such sweeping legislation.
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PBS NewsHourSchool chums of Malala Yousafzai add their voices for education equalityPBS NewsHourSchool chums of Malala Yousafzai add their voices for education equality. +1; EMAIL. BY Larisa Epatko April 10, 2014 at 5:18 PM EDT. Via Annabel Kaye
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To try and imagine just how this new technology might impact learning, here are eight pictures of what it may look like at schools of the future. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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A film following Cinema Africa as it travels around impoverished rural Botswana and Namibia, inspiring their amazing people.
Dennis Swender's insight:
Richard Lee's "Eating Christmas in the Kalahari" will be revisited this August, 2014.
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Dennis Swender's insight:
Some relevant applications with several of the supplementary reading articles for this module, namely, Farb, Lee, Sanchez, and even Milgram's "Obedience to Authority."
Also reinforces "Mandinka" concepts presented in Focus 1b,
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A new report by Journey for Justice illustrates how underrepresented children are disproportionately affected by the closing of public schools.
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There's been a lot of conversation about the Supreme Court ruling to end affirmative action in Michigan. It presents an opportunity to explain some things that may be difficult for my fellow white ... Via Rexi44, MLB, Deanna Dahlsad
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The largest ever White House Celebration commemorates American POWs
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GMA revisists legendary sociologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark famous doll experiment to see how race relations have changed in the last 60 years and with a black president.
Dennis Swender's insight:
This article provides an update on information presented in Banks, Chapter 8 and is also aligned with the Feb 22, 2014 Course Announcements on whether or not children are born with bias and hate.
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At CustomShow, we decided to list some alternatives to powerpoint that could help in solving your overall presentation problems. These programs serve many purposes. Via Baiba Svenca
Lino's curator insight,
May 2, 2014 5:50 AM
24 Powerpoint Alternatives & Presentation Programs For 2014 
Alfredo Corell's curator insight,
May 5, 2014 5:18 AM
A new list of the most popular digital presentation tools available. And a very helpful list of advantages and disadvantages for any of the tools.
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Dennis Swender's insight:
Note Gorski article, "Imagining Equity Literacy."
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ENID, Okla. (PIX11) -- A restaurant owner is under fire after a customer took to social media about discrimination they experienced while dining.
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Another PowerPoint alternative
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another great tool for students to create online presentations and animations