Manny Pacquiao and Kobe Bryant embrace during an exhibition game between NBA players and the top Philippine players in Manila. July 24, 2011. (Photos by Noel Celis/AFP Photo)
Manny Pacquiao and Kobe Bryant embrace during an exhibition game between NBA players and the top Philippine players in Manila. July 24, 2011. (Photos by Noel Celis/AFP Photo)
Here are two:
- Host a Twitter scavenger hunt: For fun and education, get students moving and organize a sort of Twitter scavenger hunts — maybe even see if other classrooms or professionals want to get involved. As with many of the projects listed here, such an activity can easily be applied to a wide number of grade levels and academic subjects.
- Fun with historical figures: Some instructors ask class participants to set up feeds roleplaying as significant figures in history, approaching microblog technology “in character.” Although one could easily incorporate scientists, artists, literary characters and plenty more into the fold as well.
Today on Fox News, former Bush administration State Department official Christian Whiton acknowledged that the case in Norway “wasn’t Islamic terrorism,” but he quickly downplayed terrorist acts committed by those such as Breivik, saying it’s the first of its kind since the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. Whiton then attacked the Norwegians for not being serious about terrorism and claimed that European countries are susceptible to terrorism because they’re “neutral in the war on terror”
The attack on Norway, leaving at least 92 men, women and children dead, has led to countless questions posed throughout the politics of the world. An incident such as this appears to become a growing trend across not only Europe, but across other nations also. Does this demonstrate the rise of the extreme right? Inside Story questions how one man could have planned and executed the “worst attacks in Norway since World War II”.
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This is a really great piece by Charles Pierce from this month’s Esquire. It’s about the politics ingrained in our culture, homegrown rightwing terrorism, racism & cowardice. Our cowardice. In light of events in Norway I think it’s required reading.
I absolutely love Crayola. I grew up on crayons and markers (and I still use them just as much now). So when I discovered Crayola has a special section of their website just for teachers I had to check it out. I found this awesome alternative book report (which you know…
OooooOoOoOhhhh! Great resource!
