Global+Education

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**Essential Questions:** 1. What is global awareness for our students? 2. How do we help our students become globally aware?

Create a new page in your virtual notebook: Session 9 and answer the following as the initial content of the page, being sure to label it as "9.1 Global Education Opener":
 * __9.1. Opener:__**
 * How would you define global awareness?
 * To what extent would you say global awareness is an important 21st century skill? Please explain your answer.

In the following article, authors Crawford and Kirby present an argument for engaging students in global education to foster global awareness. They define global education as that which prepares students to live in a world that is culturally and ethnically plural and increasingly complicated and interconnected. And, they define global awareness as a perspective and knowledge base which allow individuals to better interact with people of diverse backgrounds and acquire 21st century skills in order to solve 21st century problems. All toward the ends of global citizenry and workforce marketability.
 * __9.2 Readings on Global Education__**

Read the article then return to the following:
 * Before reading the article, please __create a new post__ in the **Discussion tab** of your Session 9 page entitled "//21st century problems and issues.//" In your post, **brainstorm** what you believe are some of the 21st century problems and issues regarding Global Awareness.
 * Next, please __read__ the article entitled __Fostering Students' Global Awareness: Technology Applications in Social Studies Teaching and Learning__ (the article is the next item in Session 9 in Moodle)
 * Having read the Crawford and Kirby article, please return to the opener in your ** Session 9 notebook page**. Based on what you have read about Global Awareness, add to your previous response, building on your new understanding. Please __edit__ your answers to your Opener by writing in a **different color** - make sure to leave your initial thoughts. Save and upload a copy of the above article into your virtual notebook.
 * Next, please visit the Session 9 page **Discussion tab** of 2 members of your assigned group and __respond__ to their posts on 21st century problems and issues. Be sure to __reference the article__ you have read on global education and awareness.



In the article, a few suggestions are made about engaging students in global education. While there are a number of resources available through the article which we encourage you to explore, we would also like to present a couple of other technological resources that may be helpful in terms of global education and awareness. We will take a look at the use of Google and Scribble Maps, as well as blogging.
 * __9.3 Use of Google and/or Scribble Maps__:**

As many of you have probably seen in the past, map activities can be an engaging way for students to learn geography as well as other place-specific content knowledge. Map activities are also extremely helpful for visual learners and can, of course, be implemented in all disciplines to deepen the learning experience. We present to you two mapping options: [|Google Maps] and [|Scribble Maps]. Google Maps are available for use by the public and you might have used them for directions. But, to create your own maps and save them, you may sign in to your google account and take advantage of even more map-making tools. Scribble Maps, meanwhile, is a site that uses Google Maps, but then offers even more ways to personalize your map creation process. We encourage you to take a look at each and decide which to use in your classroom. For this session we will take you through use of Google Maps.

Most basically, we can use either mapping site for map activities in which students find and tag specific places and then add descriptions to the places they have tagged. There are many more possibilities though, especially using Scribble Maps. Here is an example of a very basic Google map students created for an assignment to identify and describe four Cold War "hot spots":

Cold War Hot Spots map

Watch the following 3.5 minute video on how to create a Google Map: [|How to Create a Google "My Map"]

As noted in the video, in order to make a Google "My Map", you must have a Google account. In many instances it is valuable to have a google account in order to take advantage of all of the programs and services that Google offers (including gmail, Google Docs as worked with previously in this course and Blogger, which is Google's blogging affiliate that we will take a look at shortly). Once you have a Google account and are at Google Maps, you will click on My Maps (you can watch the brief video tutorial again there), then Get Started, followed by signing in.


 * Please __create a Google map__ entitled **__Places I Teach__** and placemark at least 3 places that relate to your teaching. For each placemark, make sure you have a title and a description. It will take some time to get used to using your mouse effectively and navigating the map making. But, you may undo anything you have done and once you have gained some facility, you will be able to create a variety of maps for classroom use and lead your students in making their own. Please __add__ at least 2 more features to the map other than those 3 placemarks with descriptions.

Once you have completed your map and click **Done**, you will embed your map to your virtual notebook:
 * Click Link on the right side of the page, then __**copy the second of the two links presented,**__ which is for pasting the HTML embed code.
 * Once you have copied that HTML address, return to your virtual notebook wikispace and in your ** Session 9 page** click **Edit.**
 * Then click **Widget,** then **Map**, then the **Google Maps icon** and paste the embed code into the open window underneath number 5, then click **Save**, which returns you to your notebook page.
 * Click **Save** on that page and your map will be embedded.

One of the amazing aspects of Google Maps and Wikispaces is that the map embeds in interactive form - you can still move what section of the map is shown by using your mouse!


 * Next, below your embedded map, please __write a brief reflection__ on how you might use Google maps in your classroom, making sure to include thoughts on using maps to increase students' global awareness, both in terms of simple geographic knowledge and, especially, information related to the places they might map.
 * Lastly, don't forget to explore [|Scribble Maps] to see the other amazing possibilities for map creation. At the very least, link to it in your Session 9 page and take a quick look.

**__9.3 OPTIONAL - directions for Using Scribble Maps__** 1. Visit Scribble Maps and click the icon to read about Scribble Maps.

2. Click on Video Tutorials and watch the one entitled ** Your First Map **. Please notice that there are a number of video tutorials for specific aspects of using Scribble Maps that you may revisit.

3. Click on the icon for the Map Directory and browse two or three maps that have been created - please note that just like on many other sites, there are some impressive maps and some unimpressive ones, try to find an impressive map or two to get more of a feel for what Scribble Maps can help us do.

Here is an example of a very basic Scribble Map that we have created as one example of how Scribble Maps can be used as a learning tool for students (we have added a link to the map in addition to embedding it):Scribble Map Example(you can manipulate it by using your mouse)




 * __10.3 Create a Scribble Map__**

Once you have created your Scribble Map, please click Menu, then Save Map and follow the steps to save.
 * title it
 * describe it
 * copy the URL for your map.
 * create a link to your Scribble Map in in your Outlining & Mapping Tools page. (like we did above)

Locate the icon for Widget/Embed that is above the three links Scribble Maps has provided. Use that embed code to embed your map into your virtual notebook and SAVE.



Earlier in this course we took a look at blogging as a form of student communication. While blogging can be used in the classroom in many ways, one way which especially applies to global education and awareness is perspective blogging. We have found success in having students blog from the perspectives of others, which helps lead to greater understanding and empathy. This ties into Crawford and Kirby's recommendation for role-playing as a way to increase students' global awareness. There are many blogging sites available including Edublogs and Blogger which is Google's blogging affiliate and uses the same username and password as a Google account.
 * __9.4 Use of Blogging__**


 * Please place a link in your Session 9 page to Blogger (and Edublogs if you choose), above it label the entry "9.4 Use of Blogging" then beneath the link, summarize the idea of perspective blogging.
 * Please __create a new post__ in the **Discussion tab of your Session 9 ** page entitled "Perspective Blogging" and post regarding how you might use perspective blogging in your classroom to increase students' global awareness. Visit the Session 9 page discussion tabs of 2 members of your group and respond to their discussion tab post on blogging.


 * 9.5 __Forum Post__**

Respond to the following prompts:
 * How has your definition of global awareness changed from your initial thoughts?
 * How will you develop an understanding of Global Awareness in your // classroom? //

Respond to other GROUP member's posts by the end of the week or as quickly as possible. Click on the **"Add New Discussion**" below to respond to the prompt.