I like to welcome back my students to the New Year with activities connected to the top stories and trends of the year. The goal is to reflect and make connections to our learning experiences. Here are some resources connected to 2019 in review.
Photos
2019: The year in review – CNN.com
Top AP photos of 2019 range from the epic to the intimate
Time Picks the Top 100 Photos of 2019
Videos
Google — Year in Search 2019
GoPro: Best of 2019 – Year in Review
2019: A Year In Review | TIME
YouTube Rewind 2019: For the Record
Best of 2019 – Guinness World Records
Stories
2019 in Review Fast Facts (CNN)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019
Why 2019 wasn’t all bad: the feelgood stories that warmed our hearts
2019 wasn’t ALL bad. Here are all the good things that happened
2019 in Review | The New Yorker
A Bit of Everything Else
Google Search Trends – 2019
Google – A Decade in Search
Top Trending – YouTube 2019
TikTok’s Biggest Hits of the Year — and Its Predictions for 2020
Laugh, Cry And Gasp Along With The Best Viral Classroom Moments of 2019
Highlights from the year in culture – The Atlantic
The 50 Best Podcasts of 2019
New Quiz: 2019 in Review
The Decade in Review – Wall Street Journal
10 Lists Over 10 Years – USA Today
The 2010s: the decade in review – Vox
Billboard 100 Best Songs of 2019
The Best Films of the Decade
2019: The year in review – CNN.com
Top AP photos of 2019 range from the epic to the intimate
Time Picks the Top 100 Photos of 2019
Videos
Google — Year in Search 2019
GoPro: Best of 2019 – Year in Review
2019: A Year In Review | TIME
YouTube Rewind 2019: For the Record
Best of 2019 – Guinness World Records
Stories
2019 in Review Fast Facts (CNN)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019
Why 2019 wasn’t all bad: the feelgood stories that warmed our hearts
2019 wasn’t ALL bad. Here are all the good things that happened
2019 in Review | The New Yorker
A Bit of Everything Else
Google Search Trends – 2019
Google – A Decade in Search
Top Trending – YouTube 2019
TikTok’s Biggest Hits of the Year — and Its Predictions for 2020
Laugh, Cry And Gasp Along With The Best Viral Classroom Moments of 2019
Highlights from the year in culture – The Atlantic
The 50 Best Podcasts of 2019
New Quiz: 2019 in Review
The Decade in Review – Wall Street Journal
10 Lists Over 10 Years – USA Today
The 2010s: the decade in review – Vox
Billboard 100 Best Songs of 2019
The Best Films of the Decade
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