Posted by Penny Burger on Jun 12, 2014; 1:36am
URL: https://nabble.aealearningonline.org/POST-3-Share-a-resource-tp360p532.html

Two of the resources I will use in tandem for my 6th grade Geography class are the CultureGrams site http://online.culturegrams.com/index.php and TrueFlix http://auth.grolier.com/login/tfx/login.php?bffs=N
to supplement our class text.

We study Africa, Europe and Asia, so I could start with the TrueFlix videos, books and activities as an overview and introduction of each continent. They are written for up to a 6th grade level so this should meet the introductory level well.  I could then use the more in-depth information in CultureGrams for my students to use for individual or group research and essays or projects.

I hope that these resources will help provide students with a balanced account of cultural authenticity, but I am not certain they do.  As I perused them, I noticed that they devote very little space to the "modern" urban settings and seem to address more rural and "folksy" types of cultural aspects. I will be attending the DE's Best Practices in Social Studies conference at the end of the month and will be attending a session that is meant to address cultural sensitivity and authenticity. I hope to ask the speaker from CultureAll, what she thinks of these resources.