Relief Web

It's a clearinghouse for humanitarian, relief funding, and issues from around the globe. Dense but useful maps and other information.

IRIN-Humanitarian News

I spend a lot of time reminding students that Africa is a diverse continent made up of many countries. IRIN has a detailed news and analysis hopefully makes that more clear.

Interactive Immigration Map

This map from the NY Times shows you where immigrants are from, how they have come over time, what percentage of a county they make up, and their contribution to the American resturaunt scene.

Project Based Learning Guide

Step by Step guide to developing project based learning. There's a searchable database to find other projects on.

Here's the 8 page printable project guide. You can download it as PDF or Word.

Wars end remember

How wars end is a great radio series that looks in depth at what can often be the most defining aspect of war.

Social Entrepreneurship

Let's get students to look at global and local issues in an innovative way.

Here's a good introductory program on The New Heroes

Ashoka can connect students with people in the field.

The Skoll Foundation is also has a wealth of information on getting involved.

Frontline/World has engaging stories of international entrepreneurs.

Online Newhour site for SE

Social Edge blog and wiki from the Skoll Foundation

Natural Rights and the Judicial Branch

Today we start by looking at a wordle of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.
What do they show us, what should we expect?

Then a closer look at the purpose and intent of the Bill of Rights.

Who's going to carry this out? Well let's look at the Judicial branch and how it was assigned and adopted responsibilities.

Finally we begin work on our Pocket Rights Guide.

Wordle of the Gettysburg Address

Gettysburg Address

Wordling the Founding Documents

The Declaration of Independence

The Bill of Rights

The Constitution


Amendments 11-27

GNOCDC Katrina and Recovery data

This is an exceptional site about what's going on in New Orleans today.

They have a great re-population map that students can use to understand how much of New Orleans is back to Pre-K levels.

Interactive Obama Address

Search for key words and read explanations of key issues.

Katrina from the Journal of American History

The Journal had a special issue devoted to Katrina.

Great media section including great audio slideshows.

A page of further resources. Including a guide of neighborhoods, jazz music, timeline of levee construction and more.

voicethread test

Aids drugs and the long journey

The World story about how generic drugs from India get to a woman with Aids in Ivory Coast. Makes a big issue seem focused and close to home.

Conflict in the Congo and the phone you keep texting with under your desk

PRI's The World stories about the Congo, including one about cell phones.