by Kim Randall | Oct 18, 2018 | activity idea, global education, google earth
Water is such an important natural resource, so much so that it appears in multiple Global Goals (goals 14, 15, 6, etc). We wanted to share a couple of ways we can help our students understand why this is so important (and urgent). One of the most important...
by Kim Randall | Sep 24, 2018 | activity idea, global education, standards
Are you ready? It’s Global Goals week! Some of you may be asking yourselves “What are the Global Goals?” The Global Goals were developed in 2015 by world leaders in an effort to make the world a better place. The 17 Global Goals for Sustainable...
by Kim Randall | Aug 22, 2018 | activity idea, content areas, field trips, global education, google earth, maps, mobile
EduSlam is back! Sign up to join in the back to school fun & learning! EduSlam is a series of short & sweet videos, this time hosted by EdTechTeam Press authors sharing ideas you can use in the classroom right away! Kelly and I have an EduSlam for you!...
by kkermode | Sep 12, 2017 | activity idea, collaboration, creativity, field trips, global education, project ideas, virtual reality
We are firm believers that our students need opportunities to create. Our world is inundated with tools and sites and media and social platforms for consumption. The more we can get our kids creating the better. When someone is creating, they begin to think about...
by kkermode | Sep 12, 2017 | activity idea, competencies, global education, google maps, maps, math, my maps, science, social studies
When we are exploring maps our students sometimes they forget that the world they’re looking at on a flat screen has been distorted so that they can see all of the countries straight on. This distortion to maps is called Mercator Projection. When we put the...
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