Getting children involved in the world around them can sometimes be a difficult task. Sometimes the only exposure to world events a child will receive is in the classroom.
Teachers can open children's eyes to the world and make it fun at the same time.
Get your classroom involved in an ePenpal service. Classrooms all over the world can sign up to become email penpals with children from other cities, states, even countries. After a few introductory e-mails, have your students discuss events that are happening in their area. Have them get views from other people who are looking at the same situation from a different viewpoint. Not only will your students be learning how to work a computer and the Internet, they'll be learning about different cultures and ways of thinking.