New Protests in Tehran as Cleric Assails Handling of Unrest is a slideshow from The New York Times.  I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The Protests In Iran.

Swine flu: the worst affected nations is an interactive from the Guardian.  I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The Swine Flu Outbreak.

Here’s a VoiceThread created by young students as a “Choose Your Own Adventure Story.”  I hadn’t really thought of VoiceThread as a tool for that task, but they pulled it off.  If I was going to have my students make one, I’d suggest they make the “chapter numbers” bigger and bolder so they could be seen more easily (that comment will make sense if you watch the story).  I’m adding it to The Best Places To Read & Write “Choose Your Own Adventure” Stories.

In Afghanistan Part One and In Afghanistan Part Two are two series of images from The Big Picture.  I’m adding them to The Best Sites For Learning About The Afghanistan War.