Author: <span>Ben Wilkoff</span>

Visions of Change

Well, I guess it was bound to happen sometime, but I really didn’t expect it to happen this soon. We have received funding for our School 2.0 within a school idea, The Academy of Discovery. So, what do we do now? How do we continue to articulate the vision in …

04.23.07

Core 1: Check out the Clustr Map. How does this change the nature of our writing/project? Discuss-On: What kind of leader usually wins a fight/debate? Read the Snowball and Napoleon showdown. How does this fundamentally change the society? Is it better or worse than having your two leaders argue all …

04.19.07

Core 1: Who do you think the animals represent in a society? Boxer Clover Benjamin Muriel Squealer Read Chapter 5: What does a societal shift look like? Core 2: How do you start a movement? Steps “You know, if one person, just one person does it they may think he’s …

04.18.07

Cores 1-4: Guess how much of our Academy of Discovery budget was set aside for us at the meeting last night? Core 1: Should leaders have more privileges than followers? Why or why not? Read chapter 4 in Animal Farm. How does the farm change over time? Can any society …

04.17.07

Cores 1, 2, 4: Watch Inquiring Minds Need to Know and introduce the Academy of Discovery: What should we change before we go to the parent committee and ask for money? What questions would you have after our presentation? Work on your Blog or Wiki and submit a del.icio.us post …

04.16.07

Core 1: What is the easiest way to hide corruption within a society? Read Chapter 4 in Animal Farm. Work on utopias. Who in your utopia is corruptible? Figure out your 7+ Commandments. Core 2: If this were your metaphor for life, how would you describe it? Check-In with -Ism. …

04.13.07

Core 1: Creating interactivity on your wiki using sPresent. Wiki work and troubleshooting. Core 2:  How was your -Ism shaped by the following events: 9/11 The first time you got the wind knocked out of you. Your first break-up (with a friend or boy/girlfriend). Your first fight with your parents. …

04.12.07

Core 1: What kind of wiki contributer are you, and why? Distilling your Utopian ideals into a set of 7 (or more) commandments: What kinds of commandments did the Pigs paint on the barn? What rules do you want everyone to follow in your utopia so that everyone can coexist. …

04.11.07

Core 1: Write-On: What is your anthem, and how has it persuaded you to be who you to be who you are? Read and Discuss chapter two. Core 2: What kind of wiki contributer are you, and why? The ultimate spam fighting tool: You. Work on Belief Statement Essays. Core …