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An online global collaboration examining water resources

History of The Wheel on Dipity. Dipity can be used to create historical timelines for class. I really like the sources feature available at the bottom of the timeline. Keep in mind, this is also an EXTREMELY social medium - it can pull your pics, tweets, blog posts, even your bookmarks together from all over the web and put them in a timeline or flipbook format. I think there is a tremendous amount of potential for that and I am interested to see how its use evolves. In the meantime these features also make it great to grab information on current events and global issues - which is probably the best use of the tool right now.

Gamestar Mechanic features gameplaying leading to gamebuilding. Excellent problem-solving skills required. Accessible to older elementary and middle school students. The AMD challenge takes this interactive work into the realm of global issues, asking players to create games that have social impact. IBMYP teachers may see this as Community and Service. Students are asked to use the elements they have learned to make a game that raises awareness about challenges like "energy, food, pollution, and poverty." BTW, my 5yo loves this: enjoys playing others game and creating his own. He truly gets the collaborative nature of this space.

Videos, interactive presentations, data to visualize, labs. Lesson plans and resources to look at global issues and trends revealed in data. Handouts and lesson plans for teachers.

Intended to show how poverty is an obstacle to education, Ayiti is a simulation game set in Haiti. They player makes choices for a family of 5 regarding their work, schooling, and health. Of course, this process is more difficult than it should be - with disasters, disease, and lack of education plaguing every season. Upper elementary students would probably have the best experience with this game, but middle schoolers and up will probably be impressed because this life really isn't easy.

Totally 21st century in mindset, this site allows you to search by themes including American History, Community & Social Action, Creativity & Innovation, Global Cultures, Natural World, People & Places, and STEM. Many videos and lessons are available for educators to use with the K-8 set. The site has its own interactives like "Pitch Perfect" which uses a baseball metaphor to explain the parts of the orchestra and its "All Star" players through the years. Lessons also refer users to other helpful websites and interactives. Lots of ways to celebrate and integrate the arts with the help of this website!

This site looks at global scientific issues and presents articles and links that relate to them. Suitable for MS+ teachers to find resources, but intended for undergraduates to participate. Issues like biodiversity, environment, genomics, biotechnology, and evolution are presented with guiding questions.

Lessons for a variety of grade levels - many addressing interdisciplinary themes or global issues. Videos for HS. Links and information regarding economic data. The site also links to a personal finance game made up of a series of missions. The game is geared toward MS and HS. http://www.genirevolution.org/

Students work through virtual labs on energy budgets and future climate change. There are various tutorials explaining and illustrating scientific processes relating to the labs. Assessment exams can help the teacher see if the student is achieving the objectives of the lesson. Best for HS, but appropriate for some advanced MS classes or individuals.

NPR has a number of podcasts and other media available on current events and global issues. It is easy to share the information with students to start discussions. When creating websites and other resources, I have used some of their multimedia resources.

A variety of resources for science - space, plate tectonics, global energy budget, winds and currents, climate, biogeochemical cycles, the atmosphere. Animations, pictures, and resource links.