Students Learn More by Addressing World Problems Online Than by
Sitting in Classrooms LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 11 (SEND2PRESS
NEWSWIRE) -- As the Gulf oil spill inched closer to land last
week, hundreds of fishermen, tourists, and local officials sent
text messages, tweets, and cell phone videos to share their
experience with the world. Many of these were monitored by
tracking sites, which in turn were watched by high school
students on their home computers and smart phones; many of whom
were part of the World Mind Network. The students then verified
and condensed the information and relayed it to authorities who
could alert the right people at the appropriate time. This was
modeled on a program which did the same thing for victims of the
February 27 Chile earthquake
(www.chileearthquaketweettracker.net). Meanwhile, in Africa,
students devised a way to turn unused cell phone minutes into
legal tender for a Kenyan ICT center serving underprivileged
children (www.sambazagroup.com). These projects are the result