Global+Education



=Global Awareness= Global awareness is when people know of and understand the places, flora, fauna, environments, governments, and cultures that inhabit the planet- and how our actions affect the greater world. I believe that global awareness is //the// most important 21st century skill. One of the greatest benefits of technology is how it has allowed for instant communication throughout the world. The spread of cultures and ideas has been staggering; even all the current political protests and revolutions in the eastern hemisphere came to fruition through technology such as Facebook! Students truly gain an appreciation of the world through technology much more than from an old textbook.

Global awareness article After reading the above article, my thoughts on global education may have been strengthened, but not changed. I liked the sources given in the article.

media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=209548992647305951293.00049ecb8c9eccebaf10e&ll=37.0625,-95.677068&spn=32.748002,79.013672&output=embed" width="425" height="350" Google Maps would be a great tool for me because I teach geography. I placemarked 3 rivers that we discuss in class for different reasons: the Amazon and the land use conflict for the surrounding rainforest, the Danube for a study of transboundary pollution and how a chemical spill in the river affected the places down river of the spill. and the Nile from source to mouth- a study on how a river changes. I could use Google Maps for any of these lessons.

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