Interested in finding ways to get your students more involved in the world around them? Every teacher I know looks forward to bursting the bubble that students are familiar with and learn more about the world beyond. Within Richard Bryne's blog: Free Technology for Teachers, he gives us the Best of 2013 So Far...5 Places for Kids to Learn About the News. This article gives us five really good tools to use with students independently or for current event lessons within our classroom. So long are the days of waiting for the Scholastic News to make its way to our mailboxes. These 5 sites bring the world to you within an instant.
Go Go News: www.gogonews.com
Teaching Kids News: www.teachingkidsnews.com
Youngzine: www.youngzine.org
CNN Student News: www.cnn.com/studentnews
BBC News Website's Day in Pictures: www.bbc.co.uk/news/in_pictures/
Enjoy! I know I will have fun exploring.
i love using the BBC day in pictures site its such a great way to break down current events for students .
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