August 2014

School in the Cloud

School in the Cloud allows learning to happen anywhere by supporting children all over the world to tap into their innate sense of wonder and ability to work together in Self Organized Learning Envrionments. Source: www.theschoolinthecloud.org School in the Cloud allows learning to happen anywhere by supporting children all over the world to tap into …

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40 Maps That Explain The Middle East

These maps are crucial for understanding the region’s history, its present, and some of the most important stories there today.   1. The fertile crescent, the cradle of civilization If this area wasn’t the birthplace of human civilization, it was at least a birthplace of human civilization. Called “the fertile crescent” because of its lush …

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Obama’s Africa Summit: Business Agenda Rather Than Human Rights & Aid

In the run-up to a summit in Washington between President Obama and a number of African leaders that ended yesterday, Chika Onyeani, the publisher and editor-in-chief of the African Sun Times newspaper and the chairman of the Celebrate Africa Foundation, had called on summit participants to meet with members of the African Diaspora. Why might …

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