Extinction ... but not as we know it ...

It is not just creatures and plants that are in danger of extinction in our ever developing world. Languages are at risk too. About every two weeks another language dies taking millennia of human knowledge and history with it.
The Enduring Voices project aims to bring awareness of this issue to people all over the world and makes excellent use of the power of ICT to transmit information in an engaging and meaningful way.
It is facinating to click into the site and follow links through 'resources' to individual languages and to listen to folk tales told in the ancient tongues.
This would make a terrific exploration for young people without them having to place their carbon footprint on the planet.