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A crash course in changing the world.
Act 1: Choosing a Hero to Shadow...
After looking all around the internet at many different sites listing the accomplishments and aspirations of those making a difference in this world, I settled on Derek Lomas. From his PopTech presentation to others at many different conventions and meetings, he's been a major proponent of bringing education to those less fortunate through ultra-cheap personal computers and laptops. Being a computer geek myself, I jumped right into his material and vision, and ate it all up. I'm a firm believer that teaching should be done through intrinsic motivation, and the the reward system a video game offers (most of the time) is simply that.
I'm following my hero on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/cognotron as well as a blog he frequents: http://www.hastac.org/blogs/derek-lomas
I'm following my hero on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/cognotron as well as a blog he frequents: http://www.hastac.org/blogs/derek-lomas
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Comment by Caroline Meeks on March 4, 2010 at 10:14pm
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Its really exciting that we are in a world where computers need no longer be expensive.
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Comment by David Sahlin on March 4, 2010 at 10:52pm
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On the flip side, essentials like water are still priceless in much of the world. Hopefully Mr. Lomas' efforts are going to help with that.
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Another guy posted about LifeStraw http://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/blogs/lifestraw-1
I am tired of false dualities. We can't give up computers and get water. We can live in a world with both.
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Especially with enhanced communication and education! Thanks for sharing the LifeStraw post!
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David, yeah, communication and education will help us get rid of the need for people to carry machine guns when they hand out lifestraws.
I do think about the "Use the Market" Principal from the learn section. I wonder if there is a way to have locals sell the lifestraws rather then having the military give them out.
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If there's anything EVOKE has taught me already, it's that there's always a way. It'd be interesting to read up on some real-life stories about the LifeStraw, beyond what's mentioned here:
http://www.vestergaard-frandsen.com/vf-in-the-news.htm
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Comment by Bryan Carman on March 5, 2010 at 3:14pm
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Awesome, Pathfinder! I consider myself an IT geek and I fully believe your statement about intrinsic learning. I have seen my daughters progression, first hand, behind a PC and am astounded on how well this form of presentation keeps a childs focus longer. She is actually excited to learn because it doesn't seem like work to her. Great topic and great post, keep them comming.
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Comment by Deborah Cazden on March 5, 2010 at 3:33pm
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I need to agree with you as well. I know the power of using technology to teach first hand. I have an autistic child and through the use of video games, I have been able to make sure that he can talk, read, and be a contributing member of society. I knew he had a love of video games, so I limited his choices to role playing games so he needed to read in order to progress through the games. This established a precedent and love of reading. Also through the use of technology, he has established friendships and is learning appropriate social interactions. I have no doubt that had he not had the access to these technologies at the appropriate age, he would have been non-verbal, a fact that was told to me by a neuro-psychologist. As it is now, he has been identified as gifted, and is currently above grade level in most subject areas. I know this may not be the case for all autistic children, but I do know that technology helps them, at least a little, to improve their quality of life.
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