Technology Integration
Resources – Globalization
Definitions of Globalization
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Q This is the video Shift Happens from Youtube. It works well as an anticipatory set to begin the unit
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=shift+happens&search_type=&aq=0&oq=shift This is the full list of "Shift Happens" videos, there are
several.
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_1741588397/Globalization.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization
http://www.globalization101.org/
http://www.investorwords.com/2182/globalization.html
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/globalization
Lesson plans on globalization
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/10/g912/globalization.html
http://store.ncee.net/globalization.html This is a link to a book of lesson plans that teach globalization. There is a class play that explains the term as
well as some really good, high school level lessons that are engaging and informative....WORTH THE $35.
Globalization links
http://www1.worldbank.org/economicpolicy/globalization/index.html
http://www.globalexchange.org/
Database of regions and countries world wide with statistics
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http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
The Millennium Development Goals are an interesting way to teach both globalization and cooperation and conflict which can also lead to a discussion
of political systems, popular culture and religion. This also shows the students the scope of the United Nations, which is (a.9.11.E) in Social Studies
http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/mdg/Resources/Static/Products/Progress2007/UNSD_MDG_Report_2007e.pdf
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
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Use this site to organize writing
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http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/essaymap/
Step by Step Unit
Day 1- Shift Happens video, discussion of various definitions
Day 2- Read play from Focus: Globalization out loud
Day 3- Find articles in current news publications, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World
Report, etc. on globalization and it's impact
Day 4- Continue finding and discussing articles, have students begin to discuss pros and cons
Day 5- Begin working with the millennium development goals by UNICEF. Introduce, show
students goals. Use
http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/mdg/Resources/Static/Products/Progress2007/UNSD_M
DG_Report_2007e.pdf to assign students a continent. Have students report the progress made
by each continent on each goal. Students create their own graphs using Excel or a Inspiredata or
any other comparable program.
Day 6-Finish Reporting of each continent and label on map for all students to see. Make
generalizations of areas that need improvement.
Day 7- Discuss progress
Day 8-11- Give Assignment to write a 5 paragraph essay either for or against globalization.
Have students use essay map on readwritethink.org to organize essay before they begin to write.
Essay map can be printed out and submitted either with completed essay or before. Forcing
students to complete map ahead of time helps prevent problems.
OPTIONS:
** Have students complete rough draft and read their paper out loud to another
student to correct mistakes
** Partner with the English teacher to do anonymous peer editing
**Anonymously distribute rough drafts to groups to comment on (use post-its
on the rough drafts)
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