Thing 4: Thinkfinity

I had really hoped that Thinkfinity would have been more useful for lesson plans than it was.  I teach an interesting troika of classes of AP world history, philosophy and Model UN.  Admittedly, I could find some world history lesson plans, but I was really hoping for a substantial number of plans for philosophy and international relations.
Anyway, I did choose a couple of lessons that I could use; one concerning economic forecasting and an interactive lesson from National Geographic on industrialization's impact on the culture and environment of modern-day Japan.

economic forecasting: an internet webquest

http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=49&type=educator

The Garden: the impact of industrialization on modern Japan’s environment

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/index.html?node=43

I would probably use the economic forecasting and the The Garden lessons in my Model UN course.  Both would be a useful extension of my curriculum and both would require my students to interact with information online.