Presentation Links

Links for Presentation for My Bus Driver

My Websites:

1. http://www.globalkids.org/

2. http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/educators_welcome.html

3. http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au

Positives:

globalkids:

-Focus on helping urban youth

-Lots of virtual worlds and games to explore

-Relies on kids teaching kids and connecting them to the world

mywonderfulworld:

-Attractive website

-Lots of active learning with games to test your skills

-Focused on one topic---Geography

globaleducation:

-Easy to navigate

-Does not lump people together, uses words like most and on average

-Most world issues that we seek to explore today available

Negatives:

globalkids:

-Limited use outside of NYC

-Geared only toward urban youth, though this type of education could help anyone

mywonderfulworld:

-Finding computer lab time, in order to use this with an entire class

-Time in general to incorporate this website in your lessons

globaleducation:

-Not all countries are represented

-Perspective of Australia as opposed to a joint effort

Use in My Classroom:

globalkids:

-I do not see using this particular website in my classroom.  Why?

mywonderfulworld:

-I teach 7th grade social studies and this seems to be a tool that I will incorporate into my

classes often.  Why?

globaleducation:

-I would like to use this for research purposes in my high school classes.  Why?