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= Working together 2 make a difference = = = =As educators, we try to encourage our students to see past themselves and take a wider world view. Depending on many factors, that can be relatively easy, or relatively hard. As we approach the festive season for many cultures, an opportunity presents for us to have a means of working together in a collaborative fashion to have our students realise that their efforts can be far reaching and effect others.=


 * 11 Year old Laura Stockman has been a source of inspiration for many throughout 2008. Her blog,** [|**25 days to make a difference**] **has detailed her efforts to raise funds for various charity organisations throughout the year. She has had over 38,000 hits on her blog and has received media attention for her efforts. Now it's time to let Laura know how her efforts have inspired others to do the same.

The aim of this wikispace is to detail the efforts of educators and their students who are doing their bit to think outside of themselves and raise funds for worthy causes. We encourage you to join this space, create a new page for your school and start detailing what you and your students are aiming to do to help others less fortunate than yourselves. Chart your progress on your page and we'll see what we can achieve by working together to make a difference.

If you've never used a wiki before don't stress. They're very intuitive. Take a look at this video from [|Commoncraft] about how wikis work. You will get an understanding that you can apply to the creation of your own page within this wiki.

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DECEMBER 15TH 2008 is the date we are targeting for completion of the collaborative project. So, get to it. Rally your troops, start thinking about bake sales or car washes, identify a worthy cause and set your page up.

Laura has shown us that one person can make a difference. Let's see what the sum total of all of us working together can achieve.

Jenny Luca Head of Information Services Toorak College Mt. Eliza. Melbourne, Australia. [|http://jennylu.wordpress.com**]

Angela Stockman Director Western New York Education Associates Buffalo, New York United States of America [|http://www.angelastockman.com/blog]