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Hi all, 

My name is Erika Stokes and I am completing my Master's in Elementary Education at the University of Florida. I am enrolled in a MOOC (massively open online course, which means you don't have to pay to learn the content and share your knowledge- check it out! http://community.education.ufl.edu/community/pg/pages/view/77059/ ) which explores the use of Personal Learning Environments (PLE). When I began this course, it was the first time I had ever heard of a PLE, but I came to find that they are a great way for students to direct their own learning, as well as providing an opportunity for students to gain digital literacy and effectively use technology as a learning tool. Basically, a PLE is a way to organize one's information about a topic; here is an example of a Personal Learning Environment created by a 7th grade student: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEls3tq5wIY

As part of this course, we were to select a topic of inquiry, about which we could create a PLE. I chose to have my project rotate around creating awareness of global issues. Like the student in the above video, I am also using symbaloo to organize everything I find. Here is what I have so far http://www.symbaloo.com/shared/AAAAAwH3eJ4AA41_V5nE1w== 

As you can see, this page is still a work in progress. Does anyone know of other educational resources on teaching or learning global issues that I missed? How about any good blogs?

Also, I would love to hear others' stories of how they incorporated global education into their classroom. I'm also posting my progress on my blog http://estoked.blogspot.com/ . I would love to hear any feedback or comments as I work on this gigantic, wonderful project!