One of the key ingredients of a well-rounded education is a sense of communal spirit; the ability to care about others with empathy for those who live in different circumstances and with less opportunities. The Internet is already a powerful platform that enables students and young people to connect with each other across geographic divides, and it can be a powerful way to connect with people across socio-economic divides too.
School-based social responsibility programs can be enhanced using a wonderful variety of tech applications and websites. Technology brings a whole new dimension to the act of giving and caring, and creates in many respects, a personal and direct connection with what is happening in the world, enlivening the concept that no act of kindness is ever too small.
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