Did you or your class remember to take part in Earth Hour last weekend?
This week we are going to continue on similar topics about global issues.
Global activities from January through March
Did you or your class discuss or take part in any of these events?
- Memory of the victims of the Holocaust
- International Mother Language Day
- International Women’s Day
- UN day for elimination of racism
- UN World Water Day
- UN World Meteorological Day
What do you think are some of the worst global issues at the moment?
There might be some that are more specific to your area of the world. But this week research one of the following topics:
- hunger
- water
- racism
- use of resources
- global warming
- specific aspects of the environment
- unemployment
- war and unrest
- use of land
- terrorism
- HIV/Aids
- child labour
- women’s rights
- education and literacy
- another global issue of your choice
Activity 1: For this challenge we are looking at research skills, attribution, links and creativity in how you have presented the work.
For the topic you have chosen you might want to create two or three shorter posts rather than one very long one.
In your posts, include links to where you researched and some images with attribution. You might also want to include a poll or survey, a collage of images, a slideshow you have created. You may have found a great video you could also include.
Teachers – Here are some links to where you might get some ideas – Global Concerns Impact, educating for global citizenship, ACEE – student voices,
Activity 2: Global issues in your classroom
Have you or your class taken part in some work associated with a global issue? Create a post about what you were involved in. Check out what some classes did a few years ago relating to Uganda. Here is a wonderful newish website about projects students and classes can join in.
Activity 3: Visit other blogs
Visit at least ten other blogs not from your country. Ask questions about some of the issues they might have in their country. Make some comparisons between the countries taking part in the challenge. Here are some classes from Turkey who are working on global issues – 5B Plewes, 5C Plewes, 5A Ecosite, and 5B Ecosite.
Activity 4: Be creative
Use a web 2.0 tool to be creative about global issues. This might be a poll or survey, a quiz, write a poem, create a poster, draw a picture, write a story or cartoon about a super hero saving the world – just be creative.
Activity 5: Do something
Do something about a global issue. Here are links to games and activities for kids about global issues. What did you choose to look at? Write a review in your post.
- Kids go global – website
- Free Rice – we have a group you can join here
- Check out the habitat of two different cities – how does it compare with where you live? – primary/elementary students
- Environmental Intelligence – traffic, trash and pollution – primary/elementary
- We Stories– website
- Generation On – make your mark on the world
- Youthink – stories and ideas of how youth are changing the world
Teacher resources – Action Aid resources, Know My World, iEarn in many countries of the world, World Savvy,
Still more time to spare?
Visit students and classes from the other countries involved in the challenge. Leave a comment or question relating to a global issue that might be affecting them.
Leave a comment on this blog telling Miss W. the global issue you think is most important to be solved. It might not be one of those mentioned in the post. Give reasons why it should be the first issue solved.
Great posts from images week
Jigsaw puzzles – Emily, Natacha, Thunyama, Ella, Summer, Thanumi, Anisha, Maddison,
Poems from image – Summer,
Finish the story – Allegra, FluffyWhiskers, Lauren, Sophie, Shahreen,
Slideshow – Anisha (includes punctuation),
Idioms from images – Madison,
Fluffy Whiskers completed at least 7 of the image activities – check it out
Devi sets out a challenge for a meme you have created.
Devi has created a fantastic explanation of how to comment on her blog.
Hi Mrs w,
Here is my cyber bullying post.
I hope you enjoy it.
http://chloemctps16.edublogs.org/2017/05/04/cyber-bullying-a-big-no-no/#respond
Thanks.
From Chloe
Hi Ms.W this is my global issue link http://funhousejacobr.edublogs.org/hunger/
Jacob
Dear Miss W,
Sorry for not including credits the images which I used it in the video! I apologize for doing that big mistake! But then, now I have included the credits in another page and the link of that page under the video! Here is the link to my post and the credit page.
http://anisha6.weebly.com/home/week-4-lets-conserve-water
http://anisha6.weebly.com/credit-page.html
Regards,
Anisha
Hey Mrs.W I wrote a really good Slideshow kinda thing, about hunger I hope you could come and check it out: http://blog.elanco.org/reicha283/2017/04/11/all-about-hunger/#respond
Hope you had a happy Easter,
From,
Courtney 🐧🌹🌷
I did a post and a slide show presentation about poverty. I worked really hard on it and I would love if someone who check it out at: https://anna1111.edublogs.org/2017/04/18/plan-international-and-poverty-student-blogging-challenge-week-4/
Hello Miss. W,
This is my world issues post, hope you like it and hope you vote too.
https://goo.gl/forms/NMcaa3aM7ZR5g7EI2
I made this global issue if you could look at it please! http://tuscany6pm.edublogs.org/2017/04/06/racism-week-4/
Hello Miss W!
Sorry for posting this late. I’ve finished my week 4 activity 4: Be Creative post.
http://mariannera.weebly.com/blog/week-4-activity
E L L A
Hi Miss W,
May you please check out my two posts about Cyberbullying.
http://devikaw617.edublogs.org/2017/04/11/cyber-bullying/
http://devikaw617.edublogs.org/2017/04/05/offensive-online/
Thanks Devi
Hello, I have completed my global issues post. Check it out! http://afascinatingblogbyolivia.edublogs.org/
Hi Miss W, I’m Beki and I really loved this assignment! I hope you will come check it out.
http://afascinatingblogbyrebeka.edublogs.org/2017/04/11/global-issue-racism/
Hi Miss W,
For Week 4, I did activity #3 where I commented on other people’s blogs (not from our country). However, I only commented on six blogs instead of 10 because my teacher only required us to comment on six blogs. Sorry, this is a bit late 🙁
http://hongwanjimissionschool.edublogs.org/2017/04/07/country-commenting-sbc-week-4-activity-3/
Aloha,
Naho
Hi Miss W,
May you please check out my post about Cyber Bullying.
URL: http://devikaw617.edublogs.org/2017/04/05/offensive-online/
Thanks Devi
Dear Miss W,
Hi! I have completed Week 4, I made a video on biteable.com about water convservation. Below is the link to the post.
http://anisha6.weebly.com/home/week-4-lets-conserve-water
Regards,
Anisha
Dear Miss W.
Sorry I accidently put my comment under the mentor and helpers post. Sorry about my form not working. Thank you for telling me what was wrong with my form. Here is the link to my post that has the form the hopefully will work this time ->http://erandi27.edublogs.org/2017/04/07/what-do-you-think/
Sincerely Erandi
P.S can you comment in my page if it did work. Thank you Miss W.
Dear Miss W.
I made a google form about the global student blogging challenge. I would enjoy if you vote on it and if you comment too. To see the post about the form and the directions click on this link -> http://erandi27.edublogs.org/2017/04/07/what-do-you-think/
Sincerely, Erandi
Hi Miss W.,
Off topic question: Inspired by your use of flipboard, I’ve been using the flipboard magazines for the past few years to highlight my students blog posts. However, this time around, I’ve run into an error message every time I try to flip a post: This page does not permit its content to be added to Flipboard magazines. I thought you may have come across this and know how to fix it. I tried looking through the flipboard help to no avail, so I thought I’d ask you before I send them an email.
Thank you,
Ginny Hoke
Hi Ginny,
It is usually the settings on your main class blog and then the student blogs. I mentioned on a special post for teachers how to fix the problem. The important thing is to change on the main blog first, then go to the student blogs to change theirs. Otherwise it might be a change in the filtering at your school.
Hey Miss W.,
I was wondering if you would look at my post. It’s about bullying around the world, and it has a great image and video to go with it! Well, here’s the link.
http://isabella6pm.edublogs.org/2017/04/05/week-4-bullying-around-the-world/
Hey Ms.W i really enjoyed this activity this week come check mine out about racism http://loganbrowning.edublogs.org/2017/04/07/racism/.
Hi Ms. W. I wrote about the terrorism in the middle east and how innocent people are affected. Hope you enjoy. http://mohamedihussein.edublogs.org/2017/04/07/how-terrorism-ruined-life-for-arabs-in-the-middle-east/
Hi Ms. W,
Can you please check out my post for this http://iqraexe.edublogs.org/2017/04/05/trumps-america/. The topic I chose was Donald Trump and how he isn’t a person America should stand for. I hope you enjoy the post
Hi Miss W.
This week, I wrote about world hunger and how it is affecting our world. Here is a link to it (:
http://sarahk1029.edublogs.org/2017/04/05/world-hunger/
Dear Miss W,
please check out my global post about domestic Abuse . I feel like many people can connect and real have a eye opening realization. Thanks -Chantel A
http://chantela100701.edublogs.org/2017/04/04/domestic-abuse/
Dear Miss W,
I wrote a blog post about the Global Issue Challenge, the post I wrote about was the issue of child abuse. In the post I explain what child abuse is, what signs to look out for, and websites that help you know how to prevent abuse. Hopefully you like it. Thank you
http://trinittydh.edublogs.org/2017/04/06/child-abuse-an-untold-story/
Here’s my post for Week Four Challenge: http://lizbetha.edublogs.org/2017/04/06/global-water-crisis/
Goodmorning Ms.W check out my post. http://kenayshac.edublogs.org/2017/04/07/global-issue-hunger-all-over/
Hi Miss.W, I just finished My global issue and it is about rascism. The link to it is here. https://mahmoudf.edublogs.org/wp-admin/post.php?post=28&action=edit
Hi Miss. W, I just recently finished my blog on global issues. I had decided to do a blog on Global Warming and I would really love and appreciate if you would check it out. I hope you enjoy it 🙂 http://makaelal.edublogs.org/2017/04/07/lets-look-globally-week-4-challenge/
Hi Miss W.
I have finished this weeks post I made a page.
http://maddisonw617.edublogs.org/sample-page/
And here is where you comment
http://maddisonw617.edublogs.org/2017/04/03/my-page/
Maddison
Dear Miss W.,
I have finished my week 4 activity 4: Be Creative,
here is the link: http://fluffywhiskers.weebly.com/home/week-4-activity-4-be-creative
Regards,
Natacha
Dear Miss W,
Here is my post for this week: http://hmsangela.edublogs.org/2017/04/05/sbc-week-4-activity-5-free-rice/ I actually had a hard time choosing which topic to focus on this week since a lot of the issues you listed were important to me.
~Angela
http://hmsangela.edublogs.org/
Dear Miss. W.,
I completed the post for week 4, activity 1. Please check it out!
http://thunyamasblog.weebly.com/home/week-4-activity-1
sincerely,
Thunyamas
Hello Ms. W, I have put on a post for last weeks assignment. Hope you enjoy!
http://mi1391am.edublogs.org/
Dear Miss. W,
Here is the post I did this week.
http://claudiaw617.edublogs.org/2017/04/05/be-creative/
Thanks,
Claudia
Hi Mrs W,
Can I do Cyber Bullying for my Week 5 post?
Thanks
From Chloe M
Hi Chloe,
What an excellent choice for the week 5 post.
Hi Miss W,
I have decided to do activity 4.
Here is the link to the post!
http://emilyw617.edublogs.org/2017/04/04/the-environment/
Thanks,
Emily 😊
Hi Mrs. W this is my blog post would you like to see it?
Here is the URL http://laurenw617.edublogs.org/2017/04/05/global-issues/.
Hope you enjoy reading it.
Kind regards Lauren.
Hello Miss W,
I have completed a smallthree-part series of posts regarding HIV and AIDS. Please check it out!
Shahreen
Part 1: https://shahreenisastudentblogger.blogspot.com/2017/04/hivaids-awareness-part-13.html
Part 2: https://shahreenisastudentblogger.blogspot.com/2017/04/hivaids-awareness-part-23.html
Part 3: https://shahreenisastudentblogger.blogspot.com/2017/04/hivaids-awareness-part-33.html
I made we can help Global issue. Please come and look at it. http://angelnotsoangel11.edublogs.org/2017/04/04/sugar-poster-and-how-we-can-help-global-issues/
Dear Miss W,
I wrote an essay about conserving Earth and its wildlife. Please check my post.
http://thanumiabey.weebly.com/home/week-4-lets-conserve-earth-and-its-wildlife
Regards,
Thanumi
Hi Miss W,
I have made (another) PowToon about our environment.
Here is the link to the post:
http://emilyw617.edublogs.org/2017/04/04/the-environment/
Thanks,
Emily 🙂
Dear Miss W,
Please look at my post below to see a cool Scratch interactive about me program I made. Sorry, it is a bit late I had some trouble sharing it.
http://mollyw617.edublogs.org/2017/04/03/about-me-using-scratch/
kind regards Molly