Global+Education

This page is intended for the sharing of resources and information about global education. See also the Collaborative Projects Page.

 * What is global education?
 * Why is it important?

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[|Cross Cultural Quotations]

National Geographic's [|7 Billion Series] 7 Billion [|video] Faces of 7 Billion [|video]

Compare world data visually at [|Gapminder]

[|WeatherSpark] Compare current weather and weather history around the world

The Boston Globe's Big Picture [|Dancing Around the World] [|China Today] Afghanistan

[|Learn French]: Free video lessons that would work well for language centers in the classroom.

Earthquakes in Japan [|USGS map] of earthquakes over the last week/day/hour [|Latest earthquakes]around the world during the last week

[|Local Times]widget: Add the local times widget to your wiki or webpage. Consider having students create wiki pages about different locations and embed the Local Times widget in order to compare the time zones.

International Education and Geography Awareness Week __Special resources:__ [|My Wonderful World]/ Geography Awareness Week. Link to video clip and many other resources. [|Water Use Interactive]Match the water use activity with the amount of water used. [|Internet Scavenger Hunt]about Global, National, State, Local, and Household Water Topics [|Freshwater Films]List of videos. Also many DE Streaming water videos available. [|Ground Water and Drinking Water]Activities and Lessons from the EPA [|Freshwater blog]with links to video clips and activities-Topics such as water issues in Himalaya, Mekong, Kenya, California, The Great Lakes...Australian drought [|Water Footprint Calculator] Hidden Water How much water does it take to get a pound of beef? A chicken? Milk? [|Freshwater Water Conflict Picture Gallery]-Water problems around the world [|Water News]- Great for science/ geography current events [|Test Your Water IQ] A series of quizzes [|Expedition Blue Planet 2010] Join a 5-month water expedition across North America to examine water issues. [|Water Partner Schools] Help bring water and sanitation to schools around the world. Community service ideas. Green Guide Ideas and resources for going green and protecting our world. Includes water information. [|Greendex]Which country is the "greenest"? Locate countries and compare. [|Calculate]your "Greendex score" [|Save Water NC] Download a free copy of the magazine: [|Water Our Thirsty World]during November
 * November 14-20th, 2010 Water in the World-Fresh Water**

__Other Resources for Geography__ Top Ten Ways to Give Students the World List of suggestions for educators to help their students become global citizens. [|National Geographic Free ToolKit] Build a large map of Europe or the Americas-everything you need plus activities [|Geo Mentor]program [|Excellent video]from Mast Elementary School in Massachusetts about the school's integration of geography [|Geography Action] Lessons and resources [|Habitats]Connecting geography and science-Resources, maps and lessons K-12 [|Is Your School Geography Ready?] School checklist

[|World View] Steps to Becoming Globalized; Steps to a Global Classroom; resources [|International Reads] [|Food Around the World] [|Global Quizzes and Games for Kids] [|Lesson Plans from Facing the Future] Free lesson plans for global education and sustainability-can be downloaded [|Peace Corps World Wise School] Lesson plans [|Shout]This website offers an opportunity for students to examine global environmental issues, listen to experts, problem solve and collaborate with others around the world.Partners are the Smithsonian, TakingIt Global, and Microsoft. [|Pennies for Peace] This organization is an outgrowth of the Central Asia Institute and Greg Mortenson's work in Two Cups of Tea. Materials for lessons and to support schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. [|Global Education as Good Pedagogy] An article from NC Learn [|Next Up: The Global Generation] An article from Michael J. Adams [|Middle East Resources for Educators] From World View [|Rotary Global Webfriends Program] Follow a Rotary Scholar abroad and participate in opportunities for communication and inquiry [|Earth Calendar] A compilation of holidays and celebrations around the world [|Playing for Change] A group of musicians from around the world make several great music videos to promote peace and understanding through music. [|TakingIt Global] A network of educators and youth addressing global issues. Lesson plans, topics for discussion. Great resource for topics for persuasive writing, current events. [|Global Collaborative] Global ed projects, discussions, resources Activity: [|Mapping a World of Facts] Read world facts and find the location on a world map. [|Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger] [|United Nations Cyberschool Bus]Teaching about Global Teaching and Learning Project [|One World Classroom] Global projects and connections to other classes [|Carolina Navigator's speaker list] for 2009-2010 [|Wiring the Web for Global Good] A video about the impact of global web communications concerning world events [|You Think] Website about world issues [|Word Step] Looking up and learning words in many different foreign languages [|ThinkQuest]Join projects with many other classes around the world. Many short-term projects as well as longer ones. Ask Jeanne for an account invitation. National Geographic [|Xpeditions]Activities based upon the U.S.National Geography standards.
 * __Resources__**:

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 * __Tools:__** Technology tools and applications which can be utilized for global classroom experiences

[|100 Web Tools to Enhance Collaboration] Tools for online writing, sharing group work, communication such as whiteboards, chat, video meetings. [|Skype] Communication tool using VoIP (Voice over Internet protocol). Install the software on your computer and instant message, video conference, or make a phone call free over the Internet. [|ePals] Teacher moderated email for students, projects, and connections to world classrooms. [|WiziQ] Meet and collaborate in an online classroom using WiziQ. Share documents, images, presentations and whiteboard. [|VoiceThread] A collaborative multimedia application for sharing images, documents, and discussions. Students may leave comments in various formats: voice, text, video-even over the phone. [|Chatmaker] Set up a free online meeting place for instant chat. Invite others to your discussion forum by sending the URL. [|Twiddla] Free online meeting place. No account necessary. Meeting place for web conferencing includes chat and sharing of whiteboard for drawing, markup and sharing of documents and images.

Great idea for using [|Twitter to Teach Geography]