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Thanks for the Pictures…Keep Sending Them!
July 5, 2008 – 2:28 pm
Thanks to Andreea, Vildana, Karina, Nasser, Fjolla and Nicole for letting me upload some of their pictures to the photo albums online! Keep giving me your pictures so I can share them with the rest of the group. I’ve also uploaded some pictures from the BFTF 4th of July celebration. Continue to check the Photos page for updates. Enjoy!
Denmark ‘happiest’ country in the world
July 5, 2008 – 12:10 pm
Denmark tops world’s nations on happiness scale. Click here to learn about your country’s ranking.
The Power of Communication
July 4, 2008 – 4:19 pm
What do networks, blogging, the Internet and Ben Franklin have in common? Ross Smith explained to the Founders i
n his technology and blogging class that all four are related to communication. Franklin facilitated the spread of information as a printer in colonial America in a manner not unlike how the Internet spreads information today. With the advent of digital technology, communication between people became faster and easier than Franklin could have imagined. The students learned the finer points of blogging in Smith’s class, as well as the power connections between large groups of people can have on a society. Even Wikipedia, that ‘unreliable’ bane of high school English teachers, became an illustration of the power of communication. Smith explained that the user-generated content of the Wikipedia online dictionary illustrates how an open source Web Read More
12 a.m. – Do You Know What Your Kid Is Doing?
July 4, 2008 – 2:42 pm
Update: Odile’s story is picked up on Global Debate Web Site.
Steven Staszewski and Nasser Siadat sit side-by-side in warm comraderie. At first appearance, it would not occur in anyone’s mind that two nights ago they were loudly yelling at each other and breaking BFTF rules. That’s right Mrs. Siadat and Mrs. Staszewski – your sons
have been trouble.
12 a.m. means that the Founders have to be in their rooms for bed. However, when the R.A. on duty approached the boys’ wing to check that everyone was in their rooms, the R.A. came across a group of excited Fellows listening and videotaping as Steven and Nasser hotly debated about the 2006 33 Day War between Lebanon and Israel. Did I mention that the debate was not an assignment? Read More
Citizenship Class Exercise
July 4, 2008 – 12:57 pm
Today I had the pleasure of watching some of the Founders participate in a class exercise where they all represent fictional nations during an international summit. A detailed blog entry on the process can be viewed here. Below is a short video of some highlights from the event. Enjoy!
Franklin’s Wording in the Dec of Independence
July 4, 2008 – 10:22 am
Link to an interesting piece posted today on Franklin’s important word change in the Declaration of Independence.
More Resources for Smith Media Class Available
July 4, 2008 – 9:40 am
Ross Smith — Class: Twenty-First Century Pamphleteers: The Internet’s Promise and Perils for Political Participation — is making available materials covered in his class and much, much more. To access this material simple go to http://www.google.com/reader/shared/15239780626992045353. It may become a favorite Bookmark, especially if you are interested in politics and media.
Fellow Jire Featured
July 4, 2008 – 9:25 am
The Founder Fellows, all, are talented folks. There is further confirmation on BFTF’s Jire Bademosi (USA-Maryland). She has a lengthening history of positive activism for education. Click Juri’s name to read the full story which begins:
At age 16, Woodstock resident Adejire Bademosi already has a history of activism.
In the third grade, at Worthington Elementary School, she researched suspension rates in Howard County elementary schools and shared her findings with then-Superintendent John O’Rourke.
The suspension rates worried Bademosi, since students who are frequently suspended often end up dropping out of school, she said.
More Photo Updates
July 3, 2008 – 11:08 pm
Patricia and Kalina kindly provided new pictures to post in the Founders’ photo albums including images from cultural worship service visits, classes, Wake Forest Campus, relaxing and games, and the International Dinner. Check out the photos and keep giving me (muddar7@wfu.edu) any images you’d like post. Thanks so much Patricia and Kalina!
In other Photos page news, I’ve uploaded pictures from Capture the Flag. It was a perfect evening to be outside and everyone had a great time. Congratulations to the winners!