Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 8, 2008

Micronesia left quite an impression on me. Apparently, typhoons are a big deal in Micronesia. There were court battles over fuel deals, and I was told that Chuuk State's financial problems was limiting access to fuel. Micronesia is hard to sum up in a few words. Waste disposal is hard on these tiny islands.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 5, 2008

The final stop for my Micronesia trip was Guam, a U.S. The centerpiece of the meeting on Guam was the first leadership meeting of the Pacific Consortium for Instructional Materials Accessibility Project, or Pacific CIMAP for short. Not quite ready for students, yet! The presence is growing: the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

The main goal of visiting Micronesia is for me to gain a real-world perspective on schools and books for students with disabilities. Students on Pohnpei learn in the vernacular (Pohnpeian) until they are in third grade, when they start learning English. Most classrooms have desks and textbooks and all have chalkboards.

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