GETTING CURRENT ON EVENTS: Teaching about immigration isn't something that's unique to only social studies classrooms. For educators not sure how to approach the topic of immigration in the classroom, Common Sense Media's Erin Wilkey Oh makes a guest post on MediaShift this week about three digital tools that "help students step back for a big-picture, historical perspective on U.S. immigration, as well as zoom in for the details of the lived experience." For example, American Panorama visualization tool allows students to analyze patterns of migration into and across the United States over time.
