Readings for Thursday

Hello all, Happy Tuesday!... the assignment for Thursdays class is -

1."Lessons on the uses of ICT for out of school youth and adults in developing countries"
Bob Day and Rod Grewan

2."Inclusive education and equity an Latin America"
Todd Fletcher and Alfredo J. Artiles

3. Chapter 3 "Pedagogy of the Opressed" ("the essence of education as the practice of freedom")
Paulo Freir

I will have handouts for the 3 readings in class today-

Please also check out these sites about some of the education projects in place
(non-religious based) in Guatemala
USAID/Guatemala
Open Windows Foundation
UNICEF: Bi-Lingual Intercultural education for indigenous children
there are many, many more education projects going on in the country.... the "Rose Foundation" has some pretty nice, short videos on
YouTube, as well....

Here is a video with literacy statistics and photos from Guatemala (if your not a Rufus Wainwright fan, you may want to mute...) Video


This is a long video (an hour) about the use of Audio Technology to Reduce Global Illiteracy
I will talk about it in class, check it out if you have time-

Hope all is going well with all of your projects-