Culture and Digital Literacies Resources by Dustin Hill https://padlet.com/duhill/Bookmarks en-us 2020-09-14 19:21:35 UTC 2023-10-04 22:24:31 UTC hello@padlet.com National Geographic Education duhill https://padlet.com/duhill/Bookmarks/wish/2732820674 National Geographic has a lot on cultures and diversity. They have a library of articles and lessons you can use in the classroom.

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In science class, they can research environmental efforts going on around the world. They can pick an article about another country doing their part to help combat climate change. They can write about how their climate change efforts are driven by culture and how the US is trying to meet that end goal. They can compare and contrast the efforts and describe how culture influenced their decision making. ]]> 2023-10-04 22:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/duhill/Bookmarks/wish/2732820674 Facing History and Ourselves duhill https://padlet.com/duhill/Bookmarks/wish/2732821463 This resource through different cultures in America and how it affects students of today. Starting with ourselves, we understand our viewpoints and how they affect how we see the world.

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They have a resource for To Kill a Mocking Bird for English. They can start with a reflection of what they know about the book and what their feelings are towards the book. Then they can go and read the first couple of chapters and then play some videos with interviews about the book, that they provide. This can lead to a classroom discussion about the book, like a Socratic seminar. ]]> 2023-10-04 22:19:23 UTC https://padlet.com/duhill/Bookmarks/wish/2732821463 Google Arts and Culture duhill https://padlet.com/duhill/Bookmarks/wish/2732821711 This has an emphasis on arts but through a cultural lens. They have articles, games, etc. for students to get into learning about different cultures and how art was influenced. 


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In art class, they can start off with one of the games they have. After about five minutes or so, they will then select a virtual exhibit and find a piece that speaks to them. They will find who the artist is and research them. They will talk about how their culture influenced their art and them. They can present their findings at the end.
]]> 2023-10-04 22:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/duhill/Bookmarks/wish/2732821711 Learning for Justice duhill https://padlet.com/duhill/Bookmarks/wish/2732822003 These lessons bring up current events and why it’s important. This gives students perspectives of others on how policies affect everyone and what they can do about it.

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In social studies, they can do a current events paper. They can pick something that has happened in the last 10 years and summarize the events. They will talk about all sides of an argument and come up with a conclusion. They will try to use more articles from this site to come up with a solution.]]> 2023-10-04 22:20:12 UTC https://padlet.com/duhill/Bookmarks/wish/2732822003 Country Reports duhill https://padlet.com/duhill/Bookmarks/wish/2732822627 You can look up any country you want to see the current economic climate, culture, and politics. Today culture affects how things are run and how it affects our students.

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I would give this to a business class. Their task would be to expand their business to another country. They will research the culture and economic climate of their chosen country. They will then have to figure out how to gain entry into the country, successfully advertise to their citizens, and build their businesses. They will have to justify their reasoning with evidence of this resource. ]]> 2023-10-04 22:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/duhill/Bookmarks/wish/2732822627