Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MARCH 8, 2008
Micronesia left quite an impression on me. Apparently, typhoons are a big deal in Micronesia. Micronesia is hard to sum up in a few words. It's great to go to completely different places, spending time learning about history, politics, issues and culture from new perspectives. Waste disposal is hard on these tiny islands.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 10, 2008
Although the mission of the trip is to understand the situation of visually impaired students in Micronesia, I absolutely get the benefits of visiting these islands and enjoying the scenery. Our first destination on this trip was Pohnpei, in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Getting to these islands is not simple.
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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.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MARCH 5, 2008
The final stop for my Micronesia trip was Guam, a U.S. The Consortium is made up of six island nations, commonwealths or territories: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia (including Chuuk and Pohnpei), Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 18, 2008
The Federated States of Micronesia has its capital on Pohnpei (it's one of four states in the FSM), so we met with both leaders from the federal FSM government as well as from Pohnpei State. Pohnpei State includes the island of Pingelap, which has 10% of their students with a hereditary condition called achromatopsia.
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