The Tribe Has Spoken

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Finally, the big Tribal Council day arrived. Students travelled by bus to meet in the arts and crafts lodge of Mahoney State Park. We began by exchanging small gifts so that tribe-mates could find each other, discussed the plan for the day, and then rallied the whole group for a Jeopardy-style Lord of the Flies trivia game. Each tribe then met to share the recruitment materials they'd crafted and finalize plans for their presentations. Students smiled and chatted amiably throughout the planning time and lunch, slowing reconciling their online perceptions of Tag Heuer Carrera Replica each other with reality. During the presentations, tribe after tribe proudly displayed their elaborate maps and brochures, spoke eloquently about their founding philosophies, handed out samples of "local pro-duce," and even fielded questions from the audience. Students took notes during the presentations and cast their votes at the end. The day wrapped up with some written reflection, a lively discussion about the project, and then the highly anticipated awards.

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... with the drama of National Worm Day, Tribal Council was exhilarating, imbued with a communal feeling of shared risk and hesitant hope as our two schools gathered in the state park's rustic craft lodge. For teachers and students alike, there seemed to be a great sense of accomplishment: an awareness that we had all stepped across a threshold into a new realm of possibilities for technology in the classroom. Jeff and I, as well as many of our more reflective students, had at times wondered how such a complex and challenging project could ever work out. And yet it did. Most remarkably, much of the creative work happened collaboratively, between students at different schools, negotiating their work online. Each tribal paradise had something different to offer, presenting radically different notions about how Utopia might be imagined and maintained. When all of the votes had been tallied, Bora Bora was chosen as the tribal paradise most students wanted to join, no doubt due in part to the island's hip atmosphere of shark-hunting, designer label—wearing nightclub-hoppers. Bora Bora's smart marketing sense comes through clearly in the tone of the group's brochure:

Applying for a space at Bora Bora requires the per-sons to practice open-minded and spontaneous aspects. Energy, excitement, and electrifying personalities are all features we and most citizens love to see.

Serene landscapes, enchanted beaches, and Omega Replica Watches enticing wildlife are some of the many extravagances you will experience on Bora Bora island. Settle into the luxuriousness of our islands and convert to our high-living, comforted style. Are you ready?