From the Silk Road to eBay - Teaching About Global Trade

Last night our local Bay Area ABC affiliate ran a very cool segment about Patricia Moses, a teacher from nearby Fairfield who was giving her 7th and 8th graders a lesson on global trade. In a nutshell, she was using eBay to illustrate how the concept has evolved from ancient times to now. As she put it, "I teach World History and US History, and this is a real world connection to trade...For the last five years eBay has been at the hub of what I teach about - this is a place where people get what they want."

But it didn't stop there. After finding out about her lessons, our very own Gary Dillabough hosted her class for a tour of our corporate headquarters in San Jose. ABC 7 sent a reporter to tag along as well, and they showed the resulting video last night. To check it out, visit ABC 7's site here, and look for the video on the right. You might need to do it quickly though - I'm not sure how long the video will be available.