Here are some more resources to utilize in globalizing your classrooms:
Newseum: Today's Front Pages!A collection updated daily with the front pages of newspapers from around the globe.
I've used this resource a little bit in my World Literature class but not nearly enough. In the Preliminary Research unit of my Cultural Exchange Project, I have the students research using this website. I'm planning to use more primary, informational sources like this one in my class. An example of the assignment I use this resource in is below:
Standard #24/#13: Preliminary Research |
Journeys in Film!A database of films about critical world issues with lesson plans to engage, inspire, and educate young people.
I have not used this website yet but I am hoping to in my Journalism and Drama classes, two curriculum that I haven't quite globalized yet. I will need to continue researching the effectiveness and usefulness of this resource.
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Mystery Skype!A global guessing game that gets kids learning about geography, culture, and the similarities and differences of how children live all around the world.
This resource seems very exciting, something I feel I need to do in my World Literature class. My plan is to add this to my curriculum next year. It may be difficult to try and fit it in...But it seems super fun and educational.
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Hyperdoc of Resources
A lengthy presentation of many resources teachers, students, administrators, and community members can utilize to globalize their lives.
Skype a Scientist!A program to connect thousands of scientists to classrooms, building relationships with real professionals in the science fields.
When I heard about this amazing program, I emailed the science teachers immediately with it. Although I'm an English teacher, it'd be really neat to think of some way I could utilize this in my classroom. If you have ideas for me, let me know! :-)
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Google Sites!A structured, free, and easy way to create and share personal websites, even allowing teams to collaborate on the same website.
Currently, I am having my students produce their own websites on the novels they're reading in Literature Circles. Reading books from the Americas, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and East Asia, my students are preparing for their Cultural Exchange Project. The students are enjoying collecting their learning into a sort of online portfolio, and also making that portfolio appear captivating and creative, just like their favorite websites. More importantly, they get the feeling that their work is attracting a worldwide audience, which it is, in a way. Below is a link to an example from my classroom:
Standard #2/#28: Literature Circles |
Blogger!A free service that allows people to publish their blogs to the internet, giving everybody the chance to express and share their knowledge, thoughts, and experiences in an online diary.
Here's a super easy way to give your students a global audience. Although I have been having my students blog for years, currently I am mostly using it in my Journalism class, having the students post video productions they've done to the blogs. Most of the videos are uploaded to YouTube, but it's nice to have a central location for all the videos to be stored, and so people from around the world can watch and comment. Below are links to some examples from my classroom:
Humans of Veritas Truth Be Told VeritazzFeed Life of Veritas |
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