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Introduction /Eye on South Korea
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Welcome
to the seventh edition of the Global Eye Primary website.
Global Eye Primary was launched in September 2000 to
complement the Global Eye magazine and website for secondary
schools. The five previous editions of Global Eye Primary
are still on-line in the 'Back
Issue Archive' section of the website.
 Global
Eye CD-ROM - the story so far
Save on internet access and download time
with the CD-ROM of www.globaleye.org.uk !
The CD-ROM allows you to access every edition
of Global Eye Primary up to and including
Spring 2002 on a stand-alone computer or school
intranet system. In addition, the CD-ROM contains
every edition of Global Eye Secondary, providing
a wealth of images and information for you
to download for teaching purposes. Like the
website version, the CD-ROM's 'back
issue archive' section contains an index
that allows users to search for Global Eye
coverage of a developing country or development
theme.
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from www.worldaware.org.uk
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The aim of Global
Eye Primary is to provide interesting, well-illustrated
and interactive material about developing countries
and global issues to tie in with UK primary curriculum
requirements.
Three characters,
Harry, Cecile and Jack (a parrot) guide pupils around
the website, answering their questions and challenging
them to think about a variety of development issues.
Each section of
the website uses interactive features, key questions
and photos to break down the issues covered into manageable
chunks. The sections of Global Eye Primary are:
The sections
of Global Eye Primary are:
Eye
on a specific case study of a developing country
including maps, diagrams, tables, a variety of photographs
and a data file.
Focus
on looks at a development issue and uses case studies
to show how it affects people in developing countries.
On
Camera images from locations in the developing world
with accompanying questions and activities for pupils.
Competitions
prize-winning competitions for individual pupils and
group projects.
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here
to see details of how the skills and content of the
Global Eye Primary Autumn 2002 web pages can be applied
to different subject criteria in the primary curriculum.
There are also references to the National Curriculum
targets in England & Wales.
Please
let us know what you think of Global Eye Primary
and what you would
like to see featured in future editions. We
need your input to help the site
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NEW RESOURCES
Tocuaro:
Mexican Village CD-ROM and Activity Pack
(Strawberry Hill Enterprises 2002)
A
new 32 page pack and interactive CD-ROM to complement
the Tocuaro picture pack, pupils' book and mapcard.
Topics include: the village, the family, food, music,
dance religion and festivities, weather, volcanoes,
history, the Monarch butterfly, the Tarascan people
and Lake Patzcuaro. Video clips, quizzes and worksheets.
For WinPC only. The CD-ROM and other Tocuaro resources
are available from www.worldaware.org.uk:
£41.50 for a single user (Code PA-180) or £71.50
including site license (Code PA-181).
SUGGESTIONS
FOR SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCES
Eye on South
Korea:
The
June 2002 issue of Global Express looks at the last
World Cup, including its impact on South Korea. Global
Express includes classroom activities for 8-14 year
olds with photographs, a fact file and a quiz. Available
by subscription for £15 per year. To subscribe,
write to Development Education Project (Rm 79), Manchester
Metropolitan University, 801 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury,
Manchester M20 2QR or visit www.dep.org.uk/globalexpress
"Fiesta!
Korea" (Franklin Watts)
This is part of a series of books about the festivals
and traditions of different countries. It contains concise
information about the South Korea's religions and history,
and includes recipes, craft activities, songs and stories.
A good supplement to Eye on South Korea/People
page. Available for £10.99 from LBS Ltd, Tel:
01903 828800; Fax: 01903 828801/02.
"South
and North, East and West: The Oxfam book of children's
stories" (Oxfam GB and Walker Books)
A collection
of folktales from around the world that includes colourful
illustrations and an introduction by Whoopi Goldberg.
Prices are £7.99 (paperback), or £12.99
(hardback). Available from local DECs or Oxfam c/o BEBC
Distribution, PO Box 1496, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset
BH12 3YD; Tel: 01202 712933; email [email protected].
Focus on Communications:
Making a link with a school in the developing world
is an exciting and effective way of addressing the global
dimension of citizenship. The registered charity, Link
Community Development enables schools to set up links
with schools in Africa. The Link Schools Programme currently
has 182 pairs of schools in the UK and Ghana, South
Africa and Uganda. For further information on how to
join the Link Schools Programme, visit www.lcd.org.uk,
phone their Schools Officer on 020 7691 1818, or write
to Link Community Development, Unit 39, Kings Exchange
Business Village, Tileyard Road, London N7 9AH.
The
"Windows on the World" website, www.wotw.org.uk/northsouth
could help you set up a link between your school and
a school in Africa, Asia, Latin America or the Caribbean.
Jill Rutter: "Refugees - a resource book for primary
schools" (Refugee Council 1998)
This excellent 176 page handbook for education with
and about refugees would work well with the Focus on
Communications/Languages
page and the summer 2001 edition of Global
Eye. It includes a vast range of classroom activities,
background information, testimonies, and a set of photographs
and drawings accompany the resource. Available from
www.worldaware.org.uk
(Code B-580) £7.50.
"Technology,
who needs it?" (Scottish Development Education
Centre 1994)
This is an introduction to communications and appropriate
technology with teacher's notes and photocopiable pupil
activity sheets. It is a good supplement that provides
a detailed follow-on to the issues tackled on the Focus
on Communications/Digital
Divide page. Available from www.worldaware.org.uk
(Code PA-57) £6.00.
"Take a
Wider View of the World" (Cumbria Development
Education Centre) explores how the media portray people
and situations in other countries. It is useful introduction
to media education, and suggests practical ideas and
activities as well as other resources. It provides a
supplement to Focus on Communications
by evaluating how we receive information. Available
for £2 (donation) + 50p P&P from your local
DEC or contact the Cumbria Development Education Centre
(email [email protected]
or phone 015394 30231/30236 or visit the website, http://cdec.ucsm.ac.uk).
 "The
Magic of Colour: A Global Approach" (Scottish
Development Education Centre)
Through a
series of well thought-out activities, this resource
aims to explore what it is like to be different; to
develop communication, sharing and co-operation skills;
to foster self esteem and encourage concern for others;
to illustrate the interdependence of people and places.
The material is based on an imaginary and allegorical
story of two beings who live in different lands, one
of which is all red and the other all blue. Available
at £5 from Scottish DEC, 34-36 Rose Street, North
Lane, Edinburgh EH2 2NP or email [email protected]
"Internet:
The Impact on our Lives" (Hodder Wayland 2000)
is part of the excellent '21st Century Debates' series
that would be a valuable addition to any school library.
The book considers the dramatic impact of the internet
on our lives, including the advantages and disadvantages.
£11.99 from Bookpoint, 130 Milton Park, Abingdon,
Oxon Ox14 4SB; Tel: 01235 400400.
CREDITS
The Global Eye Primary website, Autumn 2002 was
written by Simon Scoones and Catherine Stocker for Worldaware.
Photographs: Panos
Pictures, Still Pictures, Simon Scoones/Worldaware.
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