May Day

With May 1st in two day, I was remembering when I was a junior in high school and the first protest that I ever attended. I skipped school that day to take the train to downtown Chicago with my friends for the for one of the largest May Day immigration protests. It all began from a proposed legislation bill HR4437, which would label undocumented immigrants in the US and any people who helped them as US felons. An estimate of 700,000 people marched on May 1st in Chicago. This was a turning point for me as a student, this is when I began to get politicized. 2006 May Day
May Day March on Thursday in Chicago!

In solidarity with Yue Yuen workers

As I was working on the techno-teach in for class on crowdsourcing, I kept thinking about the action that I was a part of this Sunday. A group of college students from U of Chicago, DePaul, high school students, union workers, and some community members gathered in front of Nike and Adidas downtown to demand justice for the 60,000 workers who have gone on strike in China due to the companies robbing them of millions of dollars. Many cities across the country have organized similar actions to show the workers solidarity and educate the public about what is happening. Crowdsourcing at it's best?

Read more: 60,000 workers continue historic strike

Thousands Strike at Chinese Factory That Makes Adidas Shoes

I love websites for teachers, but sometimes they are a little overwhelming with information. At other times, these websites don't provide you with actual lesson plans or a written curriculum. The PBS Teachers website has tons and tons of videos on pretty much any subject area and grade level. On top of that, they have whole lesson plans and curriculum units on different topics that can be downloaded for free! I love the website because of these resources, but also because it is easy to navigate. It's not the most aesthetically pleasing website, but I don't really care. I created an account (which you kind of have to if you intend on looking through resources) and browsed the videos. I actually found several that I thought seemed cool and I marked them as favorite so that I can go back to them when I have time!

The other teacher's website in our syllabus this week is the ArtsEdge website. This site has tons of lessons (all on different art genres) and some videos. What I found cool about this website is that it has many other resources. There is a section on how to's where you can search through tip-sheets, articles, and series of things. The site is also not just intended for educators; there are whole sections for families and students. There's a collections tab with many resources on different topics,  different places, and big ideas. The collections include articles, videos, audio, websites, artwork, people, etc. I have to say this site is also a little bit more pleasing to look at, but because it has way more information, it takes more time to navigate. Overall, I enjoyed looking through both sites and I'm definitely going to use these resources!