Mr. Dan Ballantyne, CM 2.0 Beta Testing Super Star

It’s been a little over a month since the specially-selected beta testing educators have been using the new Civic Mirror with their students, and some superstars have definitely worked diligently with us to make it bug free and excellent.

Mr. Dan Ballantyne, a social studies educator from Bluevale Collegiate Institute in Waterloo, Ontario, and arguably the most tech-savvy CM Pioneer to date (definitely the first to “Tweet” anything related to CM), was the first educator to use the Civic Mirror’s new “Job Board” feature. The new Job Board allows teachers and students to post services they’d be willing to pay CM$ for, or (in only the case of students) services they’d be willing to perform in return for CM$. While this feature is in its early stages, the plan is that this feature will evolve into an awesome CM service economy.

Dan’s post in the country “Sunbeam” was the first-ever CM Job Board post, it capitalized on the token economy CM provides teachers with, and it read as follows:

Recycled Products Transfer Engineer Needed

I am looking for a reliable, self-motivated, and intelligent person to be responsible for emptying the fine-paper and plastic/aluminum recycling bins in our classroom each week or as needed.

If you think that you have the “right stuff”, please send me a message via CM mail and we can talk about compensation.

Educational requirements:
– all Civics assignments are completed

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Dan followed this post with a second one that capitalized on the constructivist nature of the Civic Mirror with this one:

National Historian Needed

Are you a keen observer of human behavior? Do you enjoy writing? If so, why not apply for the position of National Historian?

Duties include:
-writing daily, professional postings on the Sunbeam wiki
-regular interviews with important Sunbeam personalities

Benefits:
-gain initiative marks
-possible salary from government if negotiated

Send an email describing your qualifications to MrBallantyne and cc Sunbeam Prime Minister Nick B.
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This was followed by Mason of Sunbeam’s legal services advertisement, one of the first CM job board posts made by a student:

I Am a Lawyer

I will fight for you in court, with an undefeated record in court your putting your trust in the right place.
just send me a message if you require legal sevice i will be charging $500 or we can work out a deal.

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Thanks for all of your contributions and innovation Dan. The Civic Mirror is lucky to have educators like you blazing pedagogical trails for others to follow.

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