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http://www.backspace.com/notes/2003/09/clip-art-for-activists.php Resources for World History Students (Child Labor/Sweatshop Labor Project) http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/11_04/swetr.shtml http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/11_04/swetm.shtml

Wednesday - Lab Day 1. Please read the instructions before you do this activity! Interactive Maps (First, click on "Go to the Maps." Next, click on "Lynchings and Race Riots." First choose lynchings. Click on Wisconsin. Did any lynchings take place here? Now choose "Race Riots." Did any race riots occur here? Now click on "Jim Crow Laws." Choose a topic. Slide your cursor over Wisconsin to see if we had any Jim Crow Laws in each of the areas listed.) http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/maps.html 2. Visit the link below to see a map of the United States demonstrating all of the "noose-related incidents" for the 2007 year. http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/11/25/opinion/25opchart.html 3. Watch the video below to see how one town responded to hate. http://ctp.facinghistory.org/stories/niot/video 4. Take a Stand Against Hate: http://www.splcenter.org/center/petitions/standstrong/ 5. If time permits, complete this activity, ...

Here is an example of a threaded discussion we did in my Civil Rights Mini-Course last year. We practiced on the white boards several times a quarter. We also engaged in threaded discussions online multiple times throughout the quarter.

A list of resources for teachers and administrators (in need of ample evidence that blogs indeed can be a powerful and very useful component of any classroom experience): http://www.edutopia.org/digital-discussion-take-your-class-to-internet http://supportblogging.com/Links+to+School+Bloggers