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Here is a great thing to do with your online students: Donate Free Rice to help end world hunger... (and improve their vocabulary while you are at it!) 
Level 50 is all but impossible to get to without a dictionary, which I encourage... After all, what is the harm in having students looking up words in the dictionary? This is also a good time to introduce using Google as a dictionary. 
On a similar (Social Responsibility) topic, check this out:
"Make Your Difference is a contest to empower youth to impact the world through creating a new possibility in their school, community, city and beyond into positively impacting the world."
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We really can make a difference, especially if we help our students recognize that they can make a difference!
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Hey Mr. Truss!
Having spent the past 5 years looking into youth empowerment in the field of global humanitarian and social justice issues, it is truly encouraging to see that teachers are bringing these important themes into the classroom! I would suggest challenging the students to look into how FreeRice is helping, and whether it is a "one-time band-aid" or a sustainable system (linked to the Socials 11 current events component).
cheers,
James