Breaking News: Massive 8.9 Earthquake & Tsunami Hits Japan

I think it is important for students to keep up with current events and I think teachers should provide access to resources for students to be able to keep up with current events.  For example, having current newspapers, magazines, etc. inside the classroom.  One thing I could do in my blog is to post videos of current events that I think are important for students to know.  For example, this news coverage of the disaster that hit Japan couple days ago would give students a sense of what is going on in other parts of the world.  This video could be watched by students on their own time or we could watch videos of current events as a class and discuss how they feel about it after.  This kind of video would probably be geared toward higher grades because it may be difficult for younger students to understand and I would incorporate it into my Social Studies curriculum, or whenever I feel is necessary.