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In this current moment of economic, cultural and social adversity it’s all to easy to give in to cynicism, hopelessness and fear. What’s more difficult is locating the inspiration and optimism necessary to move forward.
Distinguished author and educational leader Parker Palmer reflects on how we got here and where we’re headed in this moving [...]

I recently crowdsourced my Twitter network for their perspectives on internet blocking in schools. The above flash slideshow is a collection of their responses. A gallery of the individual tweets is here.
Taking part:
There are several ways you can contribute and collaborate to this evolving discussion:

Twitter: If you wish to contribute your thoughts on this issue, [...]

“A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can’t expect an apostle to look out” – G.C Lichtenberg
Had GC Lichtenberg been alive today, he might well have been talking about the internet. We’re the ones teaching the internet what to be with our every use. Utopia or dystopia, what it is, [...]

 
Check out the trailer for (the great) Jim Munroe’s latest lo fi sci fi film Infest Wisely. From the site:
“A new, chewable nanotechnology lets people take pictures with their eyes and cures cancer. But the early adopters find out it’s hard to uninstall something after it’s spread through their bloodstream… INFEST WISELY is a [...]