Greetings….. first go at it

The first post, and I thought as the self appointed contributor of the ECIS IT Committee blog/eNewsletter to share 5 sites which I think are exceptional in pushing folks a bit, in the way real world resources can be integrated in the class.

http://debategraph.org/
Our goal is to make the best arguments on all sides of any public debate freely available to all and continuously open to challenge and improvement by all.

http://www.taggalaxy.com/
Visually see and access images from the world based on topic and tags

http://www.ushahidi.com/

“Ushahidi, which means ”testimony” in Swahili, is a website that was developed to map reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election fallout at the beginning of 2008. Ushahidi’s roots are in the collaboration of Kenyan citizen journalists during a time of crisis.

The new Ushahidi Engine is being created to use the lessons learned from Kenya to create a platform that allows anyone around the world to set up their own way to gather reports by mobile phone, email and the web – and map them. It is being built so that it can grow with the changing environment of the web, and to work with other websites and online tools.

Our goal is to create a platform that any person or organization can use to set up their own way to collect and visualize information. The core platform will allow for plug-in and extensions so that it can be customized for different locales and needs. This tool will be tested and made available as an open source application that others can download, implement and use to bring awareness to crises in their own region. Organizations can also use the tool for internal monitoring purposes.”

EXCERPT FROM SITE “ABOUT”

http://voicethread.com/#home
VoiceThread is a web-based communications network for K-12 students and educators. Simple, powerful and safe, Ed.VoiceThread is a place for creating and collaborating on digital stories and documentaries, practicing and documenting language skills, exploring geography and culture, solving math problems, or simply finding and honing student voices. Watch an overview, visit our K-12 Pricing page, or download our K-12 brochure.

  • An accountable environment where all users on the network are known users, responsible for their content and behavior.
  • Restricted to K-12 educators, students and administrators, all content is created or vetted by registered members of the community.
  • There are no Free accounts, students may only participate after being added by their teacher or school, and student email addresses are not required.

http://www.storyofstuff.com/
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.

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