Global Issues Using Flipboard with Criteria and Implementation

Completed setting up Flipboard magazines with students this morning.  Mrs. Brylski set parameters for the entire semester. (See board picture) We also made students create a title, share the magazines with Mrs. Brylski so she could follow them and comment, and set their "cover page".

Flipboard Use In Global Issues Garners Attention From Flipboard and Co-Founders

We've used Flipboard in our Global Issues Class with great student engagement.

Enter the power of a global audience:
On March 5, I tweeted and mentioned the Flipboard company about an article that our student led newspaper, Pulaski News, wrote about!

.@edog1203 @mmccue It's not @nytimes ,but @PulaskiNews (oldest Ss run newspaper) wrote about @Flipboard #iPadEd pic.twitter.com/ZAo1TKdATC

— RecessDuty (@RecessDuty) March 5, 2016

On March 8, 2016, the Flipboard company made an authentic tweet to acknowledge Pulaski News and the student who wrote the article.

Extra, extra! Thanks @pulaskinews, (oldest student-run paper in the country) for writing about us, h/t @recessduty pic.twitter.com/lkHrP7qUyq

— Flipboard (@Flipboard) March 7, 2016

I'm truly thrilled for Mikayla Berg, the author of the article.  After showing the original tweet, she noticed the Flipboard tweet.  Needless to say, it made her day!  After all, Flipboard has 446,000 followers!

Without the positive power of technology, authors in schools and in our community would not have a global voice!

Truly, an incredible experience for one of our students!

Global Issues: Flipboard for Current Events Finalized With a TED Talk

Our Global Issues class with Mrs. Schartner began a journey at the beginning of the year to learn more about current events.  Mrs. Schartner and I discussed the power of current events using the iPad and decided to utilize Flipboard.

Throughout the semester students discovered issues through articles and reflected on them.  The iPad and the Flipboard app was an amazing tool to engage students with global issues that they may not otherwise be interested in.  I personally use Flipboard for gathering technology news related to education and have created three of my favorite magazines.  

Students also watched numerous TED Talks on Global Issues throughout the semester similar to the one below. 

Fast forward to the end of the semester and students combined two global issues articles they found through the Flipboard app and created their own personal TED Talk.  

On Stage. In Front of Peers.  TED Talk.  Our Students.  Watch Some of Them.

Second Semester Students did an amazing job! Students added images.