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Wells, Ryan. "The Global and the Multicultural: Opportunities, Challenges, and Suggestions for Teacher Education." Multicultural Perspectives 10.3 (2008): 142-149. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. The potential benefits of using global themes in the classroom include a greater understanding of multicultural concepts, and a greater understanding of how global events affect multiculturalism in the U.S., and a greater understanding of the other cultures in relation toe the U.S. Today many educational programs include minimal about of multicultural education. This article also discusses ways to integrate global perspectives into studies and the challenges that educators face.

Bottorf, Edna A. "A Study Comparing Art Abilities and General Intelligence of College Students." Journal of Educational Psychology 37.7 (1946): 398-426. OhioLINK. Web 3 Nov. 2010. This article discusses the connection between intelligence and artistic ability. It is essentially an overview of psychological studies investigating the same topic. The study involved various IQ tests and analysis of artistic ability. The studies were conducted at several schools of varying age groups. Bottorf examines the results and how they prove and disprove that the two areas are related.

Sloan, Katherine, and Linda Nathan. "Art Transforms Education." Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education (2005): 18-20. EBSCO. Web. 13 Nov. 2010. The article addresses the fact that schools are lacking art influences because of the No Child Left Behind Act. It states that this should be changed and proposes the "Critique Method." It emphasizes the benefits of right-brained thinking. The authors relate to Daniel Pink's idea of the Conceptual Age. They discuss how art fosters empathetic thinking that is crucial to the future generation.

Black, Sharon. "Harry Potter: A Magical Prescription for Just About Anyone." Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy 46.7 (2003): 540-545. Ebscohost. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This artice has different children's experiences with reading and how Harry Potter helped them love to read. It also talks about how fantasy books such as Harry Potter teach symbolism and how the kids can apply it to their lives.

Socialnomics09. "Social Media Revalation 2 (Refresh)." Youtube, 5 May 2010. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. This video contains numerous statistics about how technology has changed and effected us throughout the years. It labels technology as a "fundamental shift" in society and it is for the better. Facebook has the third largest population in the world. More electronics (kindles) were bought for Christmas than actual books. Our society is changing to more technology based and the effects it may have on us are endless.

Zeigler, E.F. "Guiding professional students to literacy in physical activity education." Quest 55.4 (2003): 285-305. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. How students learn and are taught is very important for the development of our existence. Finding an effective way to teach a subject in a matter that is understandable to all students is the ultimate goal of a teacher. This article revolves around physical education and the importance of its development. It connects literacy and physical education and explains their importance together. It also gives a large amount of information about cultural literacy in relation to physical education.