I just came across this:
It’s another really good site from mySociety.org
It could be a site we suggest pupils use – or if we don’t want to suggest a site, it’s something that a school couls easily create an ‘off-line’ version of on a noteboard.
Category: SchoolCouncilsUK-archive
Scientists have warned of an impending economic catastrophe, warning that the UK is reaching a possible ‘Social Media Event Event Horizon’. More on this blog
mj
extract: “Environmental campaigners also supported the warning at the Conference, which was also liveblogged, Tweeted, streamed on YouTube and moblogged on Qik. Green Web activist Greena McGreen pointed out that the noise pollution caused by large groups of geeks, gathering in a single place and spouting incessant bollocks about Web 2.0, was damaging to wildlife over a wide area.” :o)
Get it in your school diary NOW! February 2009
http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/teachers/sid09.aspx
Melodie
It talks a lot about pupils as observers, but pulls in everything really. Would be useful for ‘school councils in the news’ section.
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6007557
Asher
EACH week, ECHO Education champions a student making waves inside and outside school.
Melodie
A RAYLEIGH school’s letter of objection to a supermarket’s plan to sell alcohol 24-hours was returned – because it was deemed inappropriate.
Melodie