Global+Connections

"Global connections have intensified and accelerated the changes faced at the local, national, and international levels. The effects are evident in rapidly changing social, economic, and political institutions and systems. World trade has expanded and technology has removed or lowered many barriers, bringing far-flung cultures, institutions, and systems together. Connections among nations and regions of the world provide opportunities as well as uncertainties. The realities of global interdependence require deeper understanding of the increasing and diverse global connections among world societies and regions."

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Essential Question:
As we progress in our technology and move into the 21st century, our world has become increasingly smaller. Airplanes make world wide travel easy and the Internet has opened up instantaneous communication with anyone in the world. This progress has been labeled "globalization." Think of the American culture in your lifetime, how it has changed and how it has stayed the same. What changes have been brought about by globalization and what changes still need to be made for us to be successful in this globalized world?

Directions
Below you will find various primary sources that I have provided for you to help you to answer the essential question. Each source is provided digitally with a link to it's original website. To complete this unit, you must individually analyze each provided source using the APPARTS Template. You must also find four (4) more primary sources on your own and analyze them on the same paper as the provided sources. There are several online depositories of primary sources, a couple I recommend are http://digitalvaults.org and http://www.archives.gov. Be sure to put a link to your chosen primary sources on your APPARTS template so you can refer back to them when you are completing your blog post. As you are analyzing your sources, be sure to pay attention to what is //explicitly stated// (stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt) and what is //implied//( suggested but not directly expressed). This will help you to reach your best conclusions and answer the essential question.

Required Sources
The World is Flat--you may have to create a slideshare accoutn, it is free...be sure to click through the whole powerpoint 

Facebook's Users

Social Networking

Globalization of Food

Digital Divide

Outsourcing

Education Globalization--watch the other videos on the website media type="custom" key="25452366"