Discussion / Writing exercises
Have students read the Global Byte out loud every day and discuss the main
topic presented.
- Ask students to state the topic of the Global Byte, what today's byte is
about.
- Ask students to summarise in one or two phrases the main point of the
Global Byte.
- Ask students to discuss the importance of the topic and the strength of
the main points or
arguments.
- Ask students whether the topic or any of the issues raised have any
connection to their own
lives. If so how?
- Have students keep a daily log of their responses to the Global Byte.
- If there is great interest in a specific topic, arrange a debate
on it.
Geography / Map Activities
Use the Global Byte to improve knowledge of the world.
- Ask students to identify on a map the regions, countries or cities
mentioned in the Global Byte.
- Ask students to record the location using longitude and latitude.
- Identify one or more indicators from our InfoNation database
(rainfall, GDP, Life
Expectancy, etc.). Ask students to compare that indicator for their own
country and the country mentioned in the Global Byte e.g. Ask students to find the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita of a country mentioned in the Global Byte (this can be done by using InfoNation). Ask students to compare the GDP per capita of that country and their own.
InfoNation is at: http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
- Ask students to record this information on a regular basis on a map to
see if a trend of any sort emerges.
Investigating a Topic / Research
The Global Byte can be used as a research tool. All the newsbriefs are
archived, providing users a treasure chest of information and links to
content areas.
- If you are looking for information on a specific, go to the Global
Byte archives. In your browser's menu bar, go to 'Edit' and then 'Find'.
Enter a key word—e.g. food or ocean—then search for that word
in the archives. Once you find a newsbrief with your keyword included,
you can use the newsbrief or click on to go to the full source and get
more information. Try a number of related keywords e.g. for 'food' you
can also try 'hunger' and 'agriculture'.
- If you use the Global Byte weekly or daily, you can use it as a springboard
to get to study a topic or issue and ask students to research it further.
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