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This paper presents some initial findings from a multi-year partnership project on the integration of technology into the Kenyan education system. Specifically, qualitative evidence is presented on how results and lessons learned from the partnership project can be generalized and used by other research teams and projects using other technology platforms. Grounded in the critical theory of educational technology and using methodological strategies on the intersections of critical discourse analysis and critical ethnography, this paper examines technology integration in Kenyan public schools using the Learning Toolkit+ developed at the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada., Cet article présente certains résultats initiaux d'un projet de partenariat pluriannuel sur l'intégration de la technologie dans le système éducatif kenyan. Plus précisément, des preuves qualitatives sont présentées sur la façon dont les résultats et les leçons tirées du projet de partenariat peuvent être généralisés et utilisés par d'autres équipes de recherche et projets utilisant d'autres plateformes technologiques. Fondé sur la théorie critique de la technologie éducative et utilisant des stratégies méthodologiques à l'intersection de l'analyse critique du discours et de l'ethnographie critique, cet article examine l'intégration de la technologie dans les écoles publiques kenyanes à l'aide de la Trousse d'apprentissage+ développé au Centre d'études sur l'apprentissage et la performance de l'Université Concordia à Montréal, Canada.

In this article, we highlight the perspectives of marginalized Canadian youth regarding hate speech on social media. Specifically, our research focus is on the complexity and intersectionality involved in cyber violence, especially in relation to marginalized identities. Twenty-five participants aged 18 to 25 studying at a central Canadian University (from an initial sample of 90 participants) who self-identified as victims of hate speech were invited to share their experiences and narrate their stories. Research results demonstrate that online hate speech is growing in Canada to an extent where it is has become normalized. This has serious implications for the well-being of Canadian youth - both perpetrators and victims of hate speech. The main targets of hate speech on social media in Canada are immigrants and minorities, particularly Muslims. Results show that online hate speech has significant consequences for the lives of Canadian youth. The repercussions for the victim's mental and physical well-being manifest in problems ranging from alienation, identity issues, deterioration of psychological and physical health to cyber and in-person bullying, and much more. The study concludes that while there are definite links between the rise of online hate speech, deterioration of mental and physical health, and increased attacks on immigrants and minorities, not much action has gone into policymaking and education to correct the situation.