Scholastic Assistance for Global Education

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Bank of America Foundation
Scholastic Assistance for Global Education
http//sage.tamu.edu
This PowerPoint presentation is designed to
familiarize you with finding information on the
SAGE web site and with some of the features
contained in SAGE.
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For information about a country of interest
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If the country of interest is Japan, move the
cursor to the Asia part of the map and click the
left mouse button once.
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SAGE contains at least seven items for every
country in the world
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CNN Country Watch for every country
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Infoplease for every country
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Maps from the Perry-Castaneda Library Map
Collection for every country Collection for each
country typically includes country maps, regional
maps, city maps, thematic maps, and historical
maps
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Washington Post information for every country
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U.S. Department of State background notes for
every country
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Use these websites to view current weather
conditions for any country. The Weather Channel
(Weather.com) site includes a current satellite
image.
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Click on the topic of interest
World Factbook for every country
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SAGE can be used in a wide variety of ways in
your classroom as you cover the Texas Essential
Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). For example, in
grade 6
TEKS 6.3 Geography. The student uses maps,
globes, charts, models, and databases to answer
geographic questions. The student is expected
to A) Create thematic maps, graphs, charts,
models, and databases depicting various aspects
of world regions and countries such as
population, disease, and economic activities B)
Pose and answer questions about geographic
distributions and patterns for selected world
regions and countries shown on maps , graphs,
charts, models, and databases, and C) Compare
selected world regions and countries using data
from maps, graphs, charts, databases, and models
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SAGE contains four excellent sources of data for
every country in the world InfoPlease, the U.S.
State Department Background Notes, the CIAs
World Factbook and the map collection from the
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
Various types of country comparisons are included
in the social studies curriculum at many grade
levels besides the 6th grade. SAGE contains
many other sources of data which can be used for
these comparisons.
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Topics are listed alphabetically on SAGE.
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To access information for country comparisons
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To view all types of comparisons, scroll down
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For a simple comparison
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For a comprehensive comparison
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Go to page 52
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To select your own criteria for a comparison
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Choose a Human Development Indicator or a country
of interest
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For brief discussions about economic and
political factors in countries of interest to you
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Click here for data on a region or individual
country
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Choose a country or region
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For a description of Iraq
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If you want to compare countries of Asia using
geographic, demographic, social, and economic
data for up to five countries at one time
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Select up to five countries
Select the statistics of interest
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We are continually developing material that uses
the Internet to teach the TEKS and to prepare for
TAKS in social studies classes. The material
will be listed on the SAGE web site by the TEKS
for each grade level or course.
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To find material appropriate for a particular
grade or course, including TEKS
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Click on the grade of interest
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1763 - 1800
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Information about topics covered in TAKS and TEKS
can also be found by looking at the resources
included on SAGE for each grade/course. For
example, suppose you want information to enrich
your discussion of the writing of the U.S.
Constitution based on the problems experienced
under the Articles of Confederation.
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We welcome your suggestions about which resource
topics and TEKS you would like us to link to or
develop enrichment material for to best serve you
and your students.
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To let us know what you want covered on the SAGE
web site
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Comments, suggestions, topics of interest you
would like included on SAGE, questions,
recommendations about web sites, etc
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In addition to the activities suggested on the
SAGE web site, the information contained in SAGE
can be incorporated into or used to supplement
TEKS related lessons you have already developed.
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Use the SAGE web site to enrich your class
discussions of TEKS topics with audio material.
Grade 3 TEKS (3.2) History The student
understands common characteristics of
communities, past and present. The student is
expected to (B) compare ways in which people in
the local community and communities around the
world meet their needs for government,
education, communication, transportation, and
recreation, over time and in the
present Communication includes both written and
spoken languages.
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The way people communicate both verbally and in
written form vary. In America, we use English
which is a phonetic language based on an alphabet
of 26 letters. All words are made from
combinations of these 26 letters.
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Many written languages in Asia are based on
characters rather than words made from letters
of an alphabet. The Chinese language is one of
the oldest written languages. Each word is
represented by separate, distinct characters or
symbols.
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The Japanese borrowed the Chinese characters in
the sixth century A.D. so they could write down
their own spoken language. While there have been
some changes in these characters over the
centuries, Japanese and Chinese can still
communicate with each other today in written form
even though they cannot communicate verbally.
Use SAGE to listen to spoken Chinese
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Click on character to hear pronunciation
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Use the SAGE web site to enrich your class
discussions of TEKS topics by showing them what
is happening in other parts of the world.
High School U.S. History (9 Geography) The
student understands the impact of geographic
factors on major events. The student is expected
to A. analyze the effects of physical and human
geographic factors on major events including the
building of the Panama Canal
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A new live picture appears every two minutes
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Use the Internet to take your class on a
virtual fieldtrip to countries around the
world. Let you students experience the pyramids
and the Sphinx from the comfort and convenience
of your classroom. Go to the Egypt page on the
SAGE web site. QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR)
allows you to grab a picture of the Sphinx and
move it as if you were right there walking around
it. QuickTime 3.0 or higher is needed to view
QTVRs. To get QuickTime free of charge, click
on QuickTime next to Ancient sites QuickTime
VRs on SAGEs Egypt page.
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To download QuickTime free of charge
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To view the QTVR of the Sphinx
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You are now standing beside the Sphinx. To look
around, click the image and drag left, right, up,
or down. To take a closer look at this relic of
the past, zoom in by clicking on the beneath
the image. To zoom back out, click on -. If
you are unable to take advantage of the QTVRs,
photos of these historic places are also
available.
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Walk around the Sphinx
Zoom in and out on items of interest
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To see the hieroglyphs in an Egyptian tomb
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Look around the tomb
Zoom in and out on items of interest
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Use the Internet to show your class a video of a
topic of interest. For example, suppose you are
discussing the Spanish American war. What was it
like in those days? Compared to todays modern
military, how were supplies transported? Show
your class a movie taken in 1898 of American
soldiers packing boxes of ammunition on mules.
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Choose the format best suited for your Internet
connection
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For other collections of motion pictures
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Collections include
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To enrich discussions with maps
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For different types of maps
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Have students work a map puzzle
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Click on a tile, then click on another tile to
swap positions
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To create your own map
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Choose the map you want
Choose GIF or PDF format
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To view beautifully decorated Panoramic Maps
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Choose Houston, Texas, 1891, from the Geographic
Location list
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For a larger image, click on the map
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To view old maps
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For maps of a specific country, click on the
country of interest
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For links to sites covering broad educational
topics
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For lesson plans from past issues of The Social
Studies Texan
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Use the search engine to find information on a
topic of interest
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