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Bring the News to Life Would you like your students to browse newspapers from around the world? Would your students be interested in a kaleidoscopic reading of news reports? If you answered yes, then you should visit Today's Front Pages, which is run by the Newseum in Washington, D.C. As the name implies, Today's Front Pages provides daily access to newspapers all over the globe. There are three ways to read them: with the use of the gallery, list or map. In any of these three possibilities, the front pages may be sorted by geographical region. The site provides access to more than 800 front pages from 70 countries, updated daily. After choosing the newspaper you want to read, you can print the front page or open it in PDF format.

Invite your students to play the Newsmania trivia game based on today's news.

"Across the planet, documentary filmmakers, students, and inspired citizens will record the human experience over a 24-hour period. By participating in this historic event, you will help capture the diversity of life and culture on this planet. Together we will create a document that is a gift to the world. One Day on Earth is a documentary and new media project about the amazing diversity, conflict, tragedy, and triumph that occurs in one 24-hour period on Earth. More than a film, One Day on Earth is a multi-platform participatory media project. The flagship of this project is a 120-minute documentary to be released theatrically. Through the One Day on Earth platform we will establish a community that not only watches, but participates."