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Global Issues - Global Issues

Grades 9 to 12

Global Issues are on the minds of students and are applicable in a variety of different classes. Use this site to find articles (frequently updated) on and related topics. Pages can be printed or emailed/bookmarked to another who is interested. Use an RSS feed to stay up to date on changes to the site. Though many of the articles are written by the site owner, the articles have extensive facts, graphs, links, and charts.
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In the Classroom:
Use this site to raise awareness of global issues or as material to teach critical research or expository writing. Students can research other sources for information to verify or debunk the material in the article. Students can analyze information from various sources for bias and use of facts. Have students use this as one of several sources for support in persuasive essays or letters to the editor. Use the articles to practice important reading skills, such as main idea or summarizing, marking up the article on interactive whiteboard. Students can also post findings, viewpoints, and solutions onto a personal or class blog. Have cooperative learning groups choose a topic to research and become “experts” about. Have the groups create multimedia presentations to share with the rest of the class. Have students create a multimedia presentation using Voicethread reviewed here. This site allows users to narrate a picture. Challenge students to find a related photo (legally permitted to be reproduced), and then narrate the photo as if it is a news report. Have students use a mapping tool such as Mapskip (reviewed here) to create a map (with audio) where the global issues are taking place. Another option, have students create videos and share them on a tool such as Teachers.TV reviewed here.

Lyndon Johnson Library - University of Texas

Grades 6 to 12

Lyndon B. Johnson was a politician’s politician, and the site from his presidential library offers tools that both scholars and students can use to trace his career and the accomplishments of his administration. There’s an extensive “Kids’ Section” with information on the Johnson Administration.
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Maps and Graphics - United Nations Environment Programme

Grades 9 to 12

Looking for a way to graphically display world or environmental problems? These world maps can be used to view complicated topics in a way that students can “see.” Choose Freshwater, Diversity and Conservation, Climate Change, Pollution, Environment and Poverty, and Urban Issues. Search global and regional data to create your own interactive map. View materials and maps by region, category, or collection. Graphics can be downloaded in pdf (readable in Acrobat Reader) or graphic png files (readable in Picture/Fax viewer or your built-in image program).
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In the Classroom:
Use a graphic comparison between different areas of the world as a starting point for environmental or social problems discussions. An interactive whiteboard with drawing and highlighting tools will allow your students to "work" with the data both visually and tactilely. Students can gain a global perspective to problems and better grasp the meaning of data. Students can then research specifics or reasons behind the statistics shown on the graphic. For example, use a map of Population of World by Poverty. Students can then research the populations of the countries as well as the possible reasons for the poverty. Students can calculate the percent differences between countries or different years. Have students make comparisons into multimedia or traditional presentations. Students can also have class discussions, debates about policies, or create a wiki to show information and sides of the issues and to make the data “show” something more meaningful than a simple number.

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