10.10.10 - share your voice One Day on Earth

This project, One Day on Earth, has endless possibilities for students, educators and lifelong learners -- to create, to share, to analyze and discuss.
You can help "document the world's story" through this project whose developers describe its goals as "Students learn the applicable practices of observation, investigation, notation, and documentation of a subject through the One Day On Earth experience. They also gain understanding of participatory media as a vehicle for social justice, community building, civic literacy and global awareness."

For more information on how to participate, toolkits, lesson plans,and FAQ's, check out the main page or this investigate this pdf.

New Online Language Learning Venture from Middlebury College

Today, Middlebury College revealed plans to create online language programs for pre-college students. Middlebury, long recognized as a leader in foreign language teaching, will partner with K12, a for-profit company with expertise in online education. "We believe this initiative can revolutionize the way languages are taught and learned in the United States. " said Ron Liebowitz, President of Middlebury College.

In this video, faculty describe the innovations to be included:


The first courses, beginner French and Spanish for high school students, will be available in late summer 2010. More video and links to articles in the New York Times, Forbes, and Chronicle of Higher Education can be found on the college's web site.