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Katie Day

Project Syndicate - 1 views

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    Articles from newspapers around the world - Project Syndicate brings original, engaging, and thought-provoking commentaries by esteemed leaders and thinkers from around the world to readers everywhere. By offering incisive perspectives on our changing world from those who are shaping its economics, politics, science, and culture, Project Syndicate has created an unrivaled venue for informed public debate.
Katie Day

World Values Survey -- the world's most comprehensive investigation of political and so... - 0 views

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    a collaborative non-profit research venture -- one output of which is the Inglehart Values Map
Jeffrey Plaman

calming-parental-anxiety-while-empowering-our-digital-youth.pdf - 2 views

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    Kids are growing up in a digital world. They connect, share, learn, explore, and play in way unimaginable just a  generation ago. This is the only world they know and their parents, teachers, political leaders and even the media  are all doing what they can to catch up. The emergence of social media, in all its extraordinary forms, is pushing the  boundaries of what we think of as private while giving us all, and our children, a platform to express ourselves anytime,  anywhere.  It can be an unnerving prospect to a parent or teacher to see their kids pack so much processing power in their  pockets. The media have played on these fears with screaming headlines and nightly news leads about cases of  online predators, pornography, cyberbullying and sexting. Some lawmakers have proposed online safety legislation  based on a single event, such as a suicide that had an online component to it. At least RQHVtate Dttorney  Jeneral suggested raising the age limit for kids accessing social media to 16 years.  While understandable, these reactions are not always helpful or healthy
Keri-Lee Beasley

Psychology of Color [Infographic] | WebpageFX Blog - 2 views

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    This would be great to show to kids - the second half - where they explain the different colours and what they represent from a personality/emotions perspective, a marketing perspective, politics and chakras. 
Katie Day

Debatabase: a world of great debates | idebate.org - 0 views

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    "'Debatabase is an authoritative collection of over five hundred debates mostly written by experienced debaters. They cover topics from the affirmative action to Zimbabwe, on all sorts of themes including politics, economics, religion, culture, science and society. For debaters they may provide useful preparation materials and examples but the debates will be useful to everyone. Debatabase topics provide both sides of the debate rather than giving just one side of the argument as most blogs, newspapers and other articles you can find online do. We want you to make up your own mind on these important issues and believe you need both sides of the argument to make an informed choice."
Katie Day

Education technology: Catching on at last | The Economist - 1 views

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    "As the Council on Foreign Relations reported recently, America continues to slip down the international rankings in education, falling during the past three decades from first to tenth in the educational level of those leaving high school, and from third to 13th for college students. Education technology could reverse this trend-if it is not jinxed by politics, bureaucracy and outdated institutional structures. Countries where it is not now have the chance to race ahead. "
Jeffrey Plaman

Find facts and do research inside Google Documents - 0 views

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    The research pane taps into Google Search directly from Google documents, so whether you want to add a cool destination to your itinerary for an upcoming trip to India or you're looking for the perfect presidential quote for a political science paper, you don't even have to open a new tab.
Katie Day

The Politics of Children's Literature: What's Wrong with the Rosa Parks Myth - Zinn Edu... - 3 views

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    A critical analysis that challenges the myths in children's books about Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Katie Day

Atlas - Wikimedia Commons - 0 views

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    "The Wikimedia Atlas of the World is an organized and commented collection of geographical, political and historical maps available at Wikimedia Commons."
Katie Day

HistoricalAtlas.com: the Centennia Historical Atlas -- Europe and the Middle East 1000A... - 0 views

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    animated political maps of areas like Europe changing over time
Katie Day

Country Studies - 0 views

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    "This website contains the on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress as part of the Country Studies/Area Handbook Series sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Army between 1986 and 1998. Each study offers a comprehensive description and analysis of the country or region's historical setting, geography, society, economy, political system, and foreign policy.
John Shaw

Gove determined to reform GCSEs from 2015 after baccalaureate retreat | Politics | The ... - 1 views

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    Gove climbs down...
Katie Day

Remembering Mahmoud Darwish - Zinn Education Project - 1 views

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    Teaching Activity PDF. By Naomi Shihab Nye and Linda Christensen. 4 pages. A teaching idea utilizing famous Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish's work to inspire students.
Katie Day

Squeezing Water From a Box - Environment - Utne Reader - 0 views

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    "Boxed Water is Better, an upstart company based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is trying to think inside the box to address the ecological concerns presented by the bottled-water industry. The company seals carbon-filtered water in cartons not unlike those you might find your milk or orange juice in. The packaging itself is, at first glance, quite impressive. Any given Boxed Water carton is made from 76 percent renewable resources-meaning trees-that come from well-managed forests, according to the company. Before filling they are shipped flat to cut down on transportation waste. Cartons are even recyclable, but not all recycling facilities are able to handle them."
Katie Day

Teaching About Bin Laden - 0 views

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    A selection of links re the May 1st news on the death of Osama Bin Laden -- from Finding Dulcinea
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