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Using Technology to
Teach Global Awareness
A Case for Teaching Global Awareness
As our world becomes
one large society,
students need to
understand and respect
the variety of cultures
and perspectives of
others.
Session Objective
We will explore ways to
integrate global awareness
within the current K-8
curriculum.
Session Objective
We will explore ways to
integrate global awareness
within the current K-8
curriculum.
A. I have never tried a global project.
B. I tried a global awareness project once.
C. I have incorporated several global awareness projects.
Tooth Tally for Grades K-1
The Tooth Tally project
introduces young
children to different
places of the world while
showing we all have
similarities.
The Tooth Tally Project http://www.toothtally.com/
Flat Stanley for Grades 3-4
The Flat Stanley
project integrates
geography by having
students share
information about
where they live.
The Flat Stanley Project https://www.flatstanley.com/about?subpage=project
Mystery Skypes for Grade 5 on up
Using critical thinking
and questioning
skills, classes across
the globe connect to
each other to learn
the location of the
other school.
Call Me, Haiti? One Man's Quest to Skype Around the World - NPR August 31, 2013
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/08/31/217268178/call-me-haiti-one-mans-quest-to-skype-
around-the-world
http://youtu.be/TzceiPe9tHw
Mystery Skypes https://education.skype.com/mysteryskype
Current Events for All Grades
Bring the world into
the classroom with
websites such as
National Public Radio.
Google Execs Say 'The Power of Information is Underrated' - NPR April 23, 2013
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/04/23/178620215/google-execs-say-the-power-of-information-
is-underrated
E-Readers Mark a New Chapter in the Developing World NPR December 2, 2013
http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/12/02/248194408/e-readers-mark-a-new-chapter-in-the-
developing-world
Investigate an Online Project
Select a global awareness project
to research and give a summary
to the group next week.

My Hero Project
Peace Corps World Wise Kids
Our Little Earth
Pitara
Hieffer International

Sources
Call Me, Haiti? One Man's Quest to Skype Around the World - NPR August 31, 2013
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/08/31/217268178/call-me-haiti-one-mans-quest-to-skype-around-
the-world
Google Execs Say 'The Power of Information is Underrated' - NPR April 23, 2013
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/04/23/178620215/google-execs-say-the-power-of-information-
is-underrated
E-Readers Mark a New Chapter in the Developing World NPR December 2, 2013
http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/12/02/248194408/e-readers-mark-a-new-chapter-in-the-
developing-world
The Tooth Tally Project http://www.toothtally.com/
The Flat Stanley Project https://www.flatstanley.com/about?subpage=project
Mystery Skypes https://education.skype.com/mysteryskype
Mystery Skype Youtube Video - http://youtu.be/TzceiPe9tHw
My Hero Project - http://myhero.com/go/home.asp
Peace Corps Web Wise Schools - http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/
Our Little Earth http://ourlittleearth.com
Pitara - http://www.pitara.com/news/news_world.asp
Heifer International - http://www.kidscanmakeadifference.org/heifer-international