News & current events

This page provides sources of current events and news that could be used by teachers or students to stay abreast of global issues. The latest resources, news and events added to the Global Education website are also available via RSS feeds. More information about RSS Feeds and how to use them is available from edna: http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/help/rss_help Global Education News Headlines http://api.edna.edu.au/headline.rss?sector=glob New Global Education website resources added in the last month http://api.edna.edu.au/recent.rss?category=21299&from=1MONTH Global Education Events http://service.edna.edu.au/service/noticeboard/4882

Using the media In developing global citizens we seek to promote relevant knowledge and understanding, encourage positive values and attitudes, develop critical skills in dealing with information and communication and foster a commitment to action and participation. Global Perspectives: A statement on global education for Australian schools http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/page122.html The media is a great source of information for exploring these qualities of global citizenship. Through television, newspapers and the internet we are awash with information about events around the world. This makes our job as global educators both, easier and harder. Easier because there is plenty of information, including text, photos, graphs, maps, and, if we dig far enough, it represents a range of perspectives. The extent of the information can make understanding the world harder as there are no easy answers for the complex issues that we face and students need to be taught how to decode the information and active citizenship skills. Here are some quick ideas for using media to add a global perspective in the classroom across the curriculum and for engaging students with the real world : English: levels of questioning (comprehension, interpretation, comparison etc) analyse the perspective presented and note the voices which are missing, rewrite an article in a different format or from a different point of view Mathematics: plot the frequency of items about particular place or issue, interpret the statistics used SOSE/HSIE: locate places on a map, compare different points of view, develop an action plan for change, survey others about an issue, create a role play around the issues, debate how an issue should be addressed ICT: develop a class newspaper, radio or television news broadcast The Arts: create cartoon, photographs, poems or music to interpret the issue from alternative points of view Technology: design, test and construct items that are described, address problems identified; research and evaluate how technology is used to address an issue in other cultures Send us your ideas about using the media in your classroom through our discussion group, Global EdNet available at: http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/page119.html

Behind the News URL:  http://www.abc.net.au/btn/ Offered by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Behind the News (BTN) is a media resource (television program and interactive website) aimed at upper primary and lower secondary students. The site provides scripts for the latest BTN news and current affairs, online teacher resources, classroom activities and more. CBBCNEWS URL:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/ A magazine style site from the BBC that focuses on news for children and young people. News topics are UK news, world news, sport, music, nd television/film. There are lesson plans for teachers and guides that provide facts and explanations in a student-friendly format. Reuters AlertNet URL:  http://www.alertnet.org/ Reuters AlertNet provides a news service which monitors disasters, earthquakes, wars, food security, refugee issues, and aid operations in third world countries. It includes photo galleries and satellite images of affected areas. Desktop and email alert services are available. SciDev.Net Newsfeeds URL:  http://www.scidev.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=subpages&root=aboutthissite&page=17 This site provides a newsfeed of the top science, technology and the developing world stories from SciDev.Net. Updated on a regular basis, it is available via javascript or RSS, enabling readers to carry SciDev.Net on their website or desktop. It offers a universal newsfeed plus regional feeds for China, Latin America, Middle East / North Africa, South Asia, South-East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. UN Chronicle URL:  http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/chronicle/ A gateway to news, information and links about the United Nations system. Includes articles on issues such as human rights, development and international economics. UNICEF News Feeds URL:  http://www.unicef.org/rss/ UNICEF news feeds use Really Simple Syndication� (RSS) technology as a way of keeping the community up-to-date with the latest UNICEF website content and global issues. World Press Review URL:  http://www.worldpress.org/edu.htm Drawing upon publications around the globe, and a network of correspondents in various countries, worldpress explains the issues that do not often feature in the general news media. There is a special section for students and educators containing lesson plans, class discussion topics and research resources to explore current events. The site also features interactive maps and RSS news feeds. World Savvy Monitor URL:  http://worldsavvy.org/monitor/ The World Savvy Monitor is a free service. The World Savvy Monitor is designed and written for educators, but is a universal tool for deepening content knowledge of world issues. It provides background, context, and perspectives to help understand the conversation in the global community.

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