| Whether you are teaching world history, geography,
current events, civics or looking for a job overseas, Alan Haskvitz
has found these links of interest in his classroom.
As an example, here’s a sample lesson he did a few years
ago to compare Chinese and American education and culture.
Some links are now dead, but the lesson shows the vast possibilities
of using global resources.
TASSI:
Constitutional Studies
Culture
123
World Musems and Galleries
American
Forum – Fast Food History
Global nature of fast food lesson plan
Holidays
Around the World for K-12
Infoplease
World Religions
KUMC
Diversity Calendar
Native
Indian Tribes in Central and South America
Online
Newspapers
Use in conjunction with translation site if necessary.
Reach
Every Child Cultural Studies
The
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
UN
Days, Weeks and Years
Virtual
Library Museums Pages
World
Myths and Legends in Art
World Flag
Database
World
Museums Directory
WSU
World Civilizations
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Current Events
Amnesty
International
Find activities and information to get students involved;
some issues may be controversial.
Canadian
Landmine Foundation
Center for
Defense Information
Check out research on the social, economic, environmental,
political and military components of global security.
CRS
Report for Congress
Defense spending by country
Global
March Against Child Labour
Human Rights
Watch
An organization dedicated to protecting human rights; some
issues may be controversial.
Peel
District School Board Global Links
Extensive with Canadian slant
REC
Newspapers Around the World
Universal
Declaration of Human Rights
Ideas and history
Wide
Angle Global Classroom
PBS current events and global issues
Youthink!
This site explains the difference between myths and facts
for many global issues. Check it out to see items you can
use to get your students thinking.
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Education
The
Africa Guide
Every country
African
Studies Center
Maps of Africa
Amazon
Interactive
Try the Ecotourism Simulation Game.
The American
Forum for Global Education
Offers units of study, databases of materials, and a listserv
for discussion of ideas and practices in global education
Ask
Asia
Resources about Asia from lessons to professional development
opportunities
China
Internet
Explorers
of Africa
From Enchanted Learning
Global
Connections - The Middle East
Government
Information in Canada
Japan Information
Network
LANIC
- Mexico
Very complete section of resources
Latin
American Network Information Center
The National
Library of Canada
Theban
Mapping Project
Discover each tomb in the Valley of the Kings -- a must if
you’re teaching about Egypt.
A
Window on the World
A huge array of global resources by continent -- ready to
go and linked for easy use
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Environment
EarthWatch
Institute Educator Opportunities
Find out what is happening around the globe, including virtual
field trips.
European
Centre for Nature Conservation
Global
Response
Lets students get involved in environmental concerns.
L.L.
Bean Park Search
An interesting site that provides students the opportunity
to see what parks around the world offer -- a great help for
vacation planning, too.
Rainforest Action
Network
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General
CIA:
The World Fact Book
Maps, guides and more
The
Great Buildings Collection
License
Plates of the World
Nation
Master
An excellent resource for finding out about any country in
the world
The
National Peace Corps Association
Lots of interesting resources from awards to pen pal opportunities
Peace
Corps
This international service organization offers pen pals with
members, so your students can learn about other countries.
Read an FAQ here.
Reach
Every Child Social Studies
U.S.
State Department Services Background Notes
The Universal
Currency Converter
This is a great way to integrate math; get copies of money
for a mural with links to countries. Why did each country
select the images on their money?
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Geography
Antarctica
Webcams
Arctic
and Antarctica
Atlapedia
World maps and geography resources
Babel
Fish Translation
Use this site to translate sections or entire websites into
English.
Charting
Countries of the World
COMFM
Radios
Radio stations around the world on the Internet
Country
at a Glance
Just select any country from the interactive map to get a
full array of information.
GEsource
Large selection of information on most countries as related
to various geography themes
Global
Island
Students run Global Island and find solutions to world problems
-- may be too complex for some classes.
Google
Earth
Offers a great view of many countries and cities
Greenland
Webcams
Show students how it stays light longer in the north at this
Greenland site.
Guinness
World Records
HyperHistory
Online
LEXICOOL.COM
A directory of more than 1000 translation dictionaries and
glossaries searchable by language, subject, or keyword; available
in English, French, Italian, and Spanish
MapMachine
Population
Counter Country Index
Soccer
Stadiums Around the World
WikiProject
Countries
World
Almanac for Kids
World
Atlas
Poor graphics, but the best site to find maps of smaller details,
such as lakes and rivers anywhere
World
History Timeline
Includes Africa, The Americas, Asia, Europe, the Pacific
World
Time Zone
Worldwide
Webcams
This site is said to be child safe, but check out the cams
first.
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Global Jobs
Always be wary of job sites and exchange programs that want
personal information or pay before rendering a service. It’s
always best to get local references.
Academic
Jobs in England
REC
Jobs Overseas
REC
Exchange Programs
TEFL Professional
Network
A popular source for international ELT jobs
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Lesson plan sites
Global
Studies
Mainly Asian
Lesson
Plan Sites
Huge collection on many topics
Peace
Corps World Wise Schools
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Politics
Chiefs
of State
List of world leaders and their cabinets
CountryReports.org
Electionworld
Election results around the world
FindLaw:
Constitutional Law
World constitutions -- a great way to do compare and contrast
civics lessons
Foreign
Embassies of Washington D.C.
Foreign
Governments
Government
Resources
Governments
on the WWW: Heads of State
Directory of leaders and countries on the Internet
National
Governments, Yahoo Directory
NWU
Library International Documents
Data of various countries, but you may need translation site.
NWU
Library International Governmental Organizations
The
Progress of Nations 2000
Site compares the nations in a variety of areas; also get
video list and African Portraits -- great stuff.
Rulers
A listing of world leaders with updates and history
United
States Congress and Administration
United Nations addresses plus other world leaders
World
Rulers: Heads of State and Prime Ministers
Worldwide
Governments on the WWW
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United Nations
Briefing
Papers for Students
UNA-Canada
Brief Review of United Nations Day
UN
Calendar of Events
UN
CyberSchoolBus
The best education site for United Nations related and global
lessons, it offers great compare-and-contrast lesson possibilities
on member states with data available. Get flags, contests,
model UN, talk to an ambassador and more.
United
Nations Association of the USA
United Nations
Main Site
United
Nations Offices
A great way for students to see the impact of the United Nations
and do research on the various organizations
UN
System Sites
The United Nations clearing site for global resources
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