https://delicious.com/worldhistoryteacher/tag_bundle/World%20War%20One
I have been collecting WWI links as they come out.
Here is my collection on Delicious.

Lots of helpful essays here on how to teach various things big and small: from writing thesis statements and analyzing political cartoons to forming concepts and using primary sources

Please check out my guide on how to internationalize US history.

World History Connected's new issue is live.
http://worldhistoryconnected.press.illinois.edu/
The topic is Art in World History.
I have an article of sorts in the issue: http://worldhistoryconnected.press.illinois.edu/9.2/forum_greene.html

A fast, fun overview of world history content. Comparable in some ways to The Millennium series by CNN. Some think this would be good for "flipping" the classroom. I happen to disagree - since it is too fast. Better for review imo.

Here is a wiki created by students at UMass Amherst that breaks down the state standards for teachers and students. Lots of good links, videos, and suggestions and very active.

Read about it in The History Teacher: "The Making of a History Standards Wiki: Covering, Uncovering, and Discovering Curriculum Frameworks Using a Highly Interactive Technology" by Robert W. Maloy, Michelle Poirier, Hilary K. Smith, and Sharon A. Edwards
http://www.thehistoryteacher.org/N10Preview.html

Joe, it is not my wiki but the creator - Bob Maloy would, I bet, be pleased to hear from you.
Since he teaches to preservice teachers maybe you could set up a Skype session with his students?
I'll send him this link.

Looking forward to the new world history stuff I heard you talk about at AHA. Is any of it out yet?

Best,
Jeremy

It is still being performed today!
Or should I say Sunday:
http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-29/yourtown/29718158_1_frederick-douglass-lecture-black-abolitionist

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The journal focuses on the New World History (looking at the world at a global scale across time) as opposed to the one civilization at a time approach. See the World History AP course description for an example of what this means: http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/ap/students/worldhistory/ap-cd-worldhist-0708.pdf David, as an Australian you are at Ground Zero of Big History since its leader is an Australian = David Christian. Christian's _Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History_ is the one book to read on the subject. This article well covers it: http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/whc/3.1/christian.html Google David Christian, Big History for more

Again, the journal is not specifically focused on Big History but on the New World History, but it did have one issue on Big History as its forum: http://worldhistoryconnected.press.illinois.edu/6.3/ More links than you probably want here about Big History: http://worldhistoryconnected.press.illinois.edu/6.3/maunu2.html This month's forum is on Latin America. Other forums range the gamut of world history.

This is an article I co-wrote on using a technique (RAFT = role, audience, format, topic) to make history work more creative and worth while for students. I would love to hear what others think about the assignment

Try Strayer's Ways of the World
Felipe Fernandez Armesto's The World - This is the one I use for WHAP and I love it as much as I've ever loved a text (read: never!)
You can also look at the list of recommended books at the AP World History site.
All can be split at around 1500.
I also liked Valerie Hansen and Ken Curtis, Voyages In World History.
Lastly, J.R. and William McNeill's The Human Web is a trade book to look at.

The AP World educational discussion group (EDG) (i.e. listserv) has several of these discussions a year - once signed up you can check their logs.