Thursday, February 28, 2008

review article, "Intro to Anthro"

Introducing Anthropology: A Review Article
by Raelene Wilding DOI: 10.1080/00664670701859016
Anthropological Forum, Volume 18, Issue 1 March 2008 , pages 71 - 78

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Languages of the World

http://www.nvtc.gov/lotw/
Language plays a unique role in capturing the breadth of human diversity. We are constantly
amazed by the variety of human thought, culture, society, and literature expressed in many thousands of languages around the world. We can find out what people think only through their language. We can find out what they thought in the past only if we read their written records. We can tell future generations about ourselves only if we speak or write to them. If we want other civilizations in space to learn about us we send them messages in dozens of our planet's six thousand languages.
 
The main purpose of this website is to provide information about the language families of the world
and their most important and populous members, including their history, status, their linguistic
characteristics, and their writing in as simple and concise a way as possible. We base this website
on the belief that all languages have evolved from the need of human beings to express their thoughts, beliefs, and desires, that all languages meet the social, psychological, and survival needs of people who use them. In this sense, all languages, no matter how small and remote, are equal. All equally deserve study because all of them provide valuable insights into human nature.

Sunday, February 24, 2008

language - plain, please

US Gov't, http://www.plainlanguage.gov/
Worldwide, http://www.plainlanguage.gov/community/world.cfm

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

using mini video cameras for projects

example of using http://theflip.com or http://mysmallwonder.com
[seen on EDTECH e-list today]... just blogged about using 5 of these in his classroom for
a video project, http://www.ncs-tech.org/