Current Events, Global Education, Community & World Issues

  (see also Social Studies/World Topics and Collections )
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation http://www.cbc.ca/
Canadian Geographic http://www.cangeo.ca/
Canadian International Development Agency: Teacher Zone http://www.cida.gc.ca/teacherzone
EducaPoles: (International Polar Foundation) http://www.educapoles.org/
Global Education Teaching Resources (BCTF) http://www.bctf.ca/social/GlobalEd/GlobalClassroom/
Hurricane Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster (NYCoRE) http://www.nycore.org/katrina.html
International Polar Foundation http://www.educapoles.org/
Newseum http://www.newseum.org/
New York Times Teaching Resources http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
Online Newspapers http://onlinenewspapers.com/
Stevesie - News story connections and search engine <New> http://www.stevesie.com
Teacher Zone (Canadian Internat. Development Agency) http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/teacherzone.htm
TenByTen.org (updated hourly, photo based) * http://tenbyten.org/
TIME for Kids (TIME Magazine) <Updated> http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers
TotalNews.com http://totalnews.com/
   
Community Issues <New 2012>  
Vibrant Communities Calgary - a look at poverty & solutions in Calgary http://www.vibrantcalgary.com/
   
Skype - Online, face-to-face discussion globally <New 2012>  
Skype in the Classroom projects http://education.skype.com/projects
   
World Issues & Statistics (see also Current Events & World Issues on Middle/High School menu)
   


Updated March 31, 2012
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