SOCIAL ACTION:

Takepart--I would say this is best for ages 13+, and I think it would be particularly useful for college students. I loved it! Not only can you read about the array of issues facing our global community, which was absolutely fascinating and in-depth, but there are links to get involved, news and blogs, and you can event CREATE something for their web-site, such as a video, blog, article, a group, or even post new social action opportunities in your community! Teachers can use this as a resource for students to do projects on prevalent and important issues going on in our world today, or even to get their students involved in volunteer work in their community. Spot on!

social actions--This is a search engine especially for social action, and it directs you to whatever issue on whatever web site that you're interested in taking part in. You can sign petitions, donate, volunteer, and it even just lists the most popular social action web sites. I would say this would be good for any age, with the help of the teacher. This would be a VERY viable resource for any teacher wanting to have their students do a project on social change. BAM! And there it is.

Change--Kind of the same deal as take part: you can learn about the web sites causes and issues, you can take action, start a petition, and even get involved with some of "changemakers" of our time. This would be a wonderful resource for middle to high school students if they had to do a paper on someone who is trying to change the world, a social issue in our world, or any other type of social action project/paper.


COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

communication skills--This web site would be really good for high school students about to move into college. There are so many links about what communication development is, how to implement communication skills, body language, public speaking, presentation skills, examples of communication skills, and so much more.

education world--this is an awesome resource for teachers that I came across while I was perusing through web sites. This is a web site of lesson plans, and lo and behold! I came across a lesson plan that helps students grades 3-12 (WHAT!) improve their listening and inquiry skills. It's a simple partner drawing activity. Genius is simplicity.

HODU--I thought this web site was pretty cool. It gives all sorts of resources on communication skills, but this link is to the section called "conversation games" and it's basically a list and description of various and simple games that you can play in the classroom, or even in the office, to increase communication skills. These games are so simple, you can adapt them for k-12.