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A film that GEC members might be interested in is AMREEKA (http://www.amreeka.com/). It's the story of a Palestinian woman and her son who move to the US circa the Gulf War. They encounter many difficulties, but surmount them with humor and love.It's a family movie and is distributed by National Geographic.

I think it gives an accurate impression on what life in occupied territories is like and shows the prejudices new immigrants to the U.S may encounter. I would have taken my daughter to this… Continue

This widget allows one to talk when the press the button, and listen when someone else is pressing the same button, I think. I'd love to test it with someone so let me know if you're up for it. I put this walkie talkie thing on the front page for the Cities Around the World wiki (https://citiesaroundtheworld.wikispaces.com/), too, so that project participants might chat with each other.

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FYI, I've removed the animated map from the front page. In addition to being slightly annoying with its animation, it seems to load down the page and makes it hard for people with bandwith issues to see in a reasonable amount of time. I tend to go widget happy with these sorts of pages, so let me know if anything else is bogging down your loading time. The Frappr map is still available and there's a link on the front page.

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I'm conducting a general tech integration workshop tomorrow at my old school. Here's the wiki if any of you would like to use the materials or contribute to the wiki. Suggestions are welcome, too!

Lucy

Hi All -

Just wanted to share that I'll be starting a new job in July at the University of Chicago Center for Urban School Improvement. I'll be a lead technology coach in a charter school two days a week, and developing and implementing a professional development tech plan during the rest of my time. It should be a challenge and a great opportunity to develop a new skill set. I'm excited, but nervous and a tad sad as I do love my current job. At an… Continue