BASIC INTERNATIONALLY RELATED WEB LINKS
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Free Rice: Play the game. For each correct word definition, the U.N. donates the cash equivalent to the U.N.
Food Program. www.freerice.com
Maps and Atlases
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm (click on region for more detailed maps)
www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/country_sites.html (Perry Castaneda Library)
www.mapquest.com/atlas/main.adp?region=world
http://www.mapsofindia.com/worldmap/
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/ (National Geographic)
www.internetgeographer.co.uk/ (Geography web links)
www.geography.about.com/cs/blankoutlinemaps/ (Blank Outline Maps)
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/maps.htm
http://stort.unep-wcmc.org/imaps/gb2002/book/viewer.htm (Environment)
Background Information
Background Notes (gov’t)
www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
Country Comparisons
http://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-comparison.asp
Country Index
www.uni-wuerzburg.de/law/home.html
Country Reports (subscription)
www.countryreports.org
Development Experience Clearinghouse (US-AID)
www.dec.org/country/index.cfm
Executive Planet
www.executiveplanet.com/ (Cultural Customs)
Find Statistics
www.csulb.edu/library/subj/international_relations/int_relstats.html (a few restricted sites)
Global Education Network
www.global-ed.org/english/
Global Gateway – World Culture and Resources
http://international.loc.gov/intldl/
Globalization (Issue Briefs)
http://www.globalization101.org/issue/
Heads of State
http://rulers.org/
Info-nation
www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/e_infonation.htm
Institute for Economics and Peace Education
www.economicsandpeace.org/Education (Teaching modules with handouts for 14-16 year-olds)
International Education Links
www.nyu.edu/education/international/intledlinks.html
International Education Research
www.hrea.org/http://aei.dest.gov.au/general/research.htm
Library Reference
www.247ref.org
Middle East
www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/
One World (Sustainable Development)
www.oneworld.net/
Research Guide
www.csulb.edu/library/subj/international_relations/ (a few restricted sites)
Resources for Social/Economic Development
www.ssw.upenn.edu/~restes/praxis.html
Social Studies Global Resources
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www.csulb.edu/~ehaglund/global.html
Varied International Links (Gov’t., Non-Gov’t., Media, Business, etc.)
www.globalization101.org/useful/default.asp#11
Virtual Library of International Affairs Resources
www.etown.edu/vl/
World Factbook
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Translations
http://babelfish.altavista.com/ (multiple languages from and to English)
http://translator.dictionary.com/text.html
www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en (translates existing web pages in any language)
www.gorin.com/phrase/ (foreign language phrases)
www.translation.langenberg.com (Multiple engines to translate phrases).
www.verbix.com/webverbix/index.asp (Conjugates verbs in 142 languages, even extinct ones).
Newspapers/News Magazines Around the World
http://inkpot.com/news/
http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/news/ AND http://menic.utexas.edu/menic/News_and_Media/
www.world-newspapers.com/
www.ipl.org/div/news/
www.onlinenewspapers.com/
www.theglobalist.com/
www.hrw.org/ (Human Rights News Watch)
www.guardian.co.uk/
www.www.washingtonpost.com/byznewslinks.com (portal to news sources from around the world)
www.transnational.org/new/index.html (links to world news and comments)
www.arabworldnews.com/
U.S. News Sources
www.latimes.com/www.indymedia.org/
www.npr.org (Nat’l. Public Radio) & http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/index.html (Public TV)
www.nytimes.com/
www.opinionjournal.com
www.washingtonpost.com/
Alternative News Sources
http://dir.salon.com/topics/news/
http://mediamatters.org/
http://www.linktv.org/mosaic/20080625 (Middle East news)
www.alternet.org/
www.buzzflash.com/
www.chicagosprogressivetalk.com/
www.democracynow.org/
www.informationclearinghouse.info/
www.truthout.com/
www.zmag.org/
Journal Resources – (Hard copy journals, some of which are available on line)
Alternatives (Project on Defense Alternatives)
www.comw.org/pda/
Current History
www.currenthistory.com/
The Economist
www.economist.com/
Foreign Affairs (Council on Foreign Relations
www.cfr.org/
Foreign Policy
www.foreignpolicy.com/
Social Text
www.nyu.edu/pubs/socialtext/
The Nation
www.thenation.com/
World Policy Journal
www.worldpolicy.org/journal/
World Press Review
www.worldpress.org/search/index.cfm?search=yes
Z Magazine: A Political Monthly
www.zmag.org/zmag/
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CSULB Library Electronic Resources - Authentication Required for the Following:
• Academic Search Elite (any topic)
• Academic Universe-Lexis Nexis (Country profiles, int’l. newspaper articles, int’l. companies)
• Country Watch (News releases and background information)
• eHRAF (Data base of ethnography) http://0-ets.umdl.umich.edu.coast.library.csulb.edu:80/e/ehrafe/
• Historical Abstracts
• MLA Bibliography (Modern Language Association) – Literature from other countries
• PAIS (Public Policy) – International public affairs
• STAT USA (Country profiles, market reports, political climate in other countries)
Global Education Professional Resources/Organizations
Amnesty International Human Rights Education
www.amnestyusa.org/education/
ASCD Global Teaching Resources
www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/educationupdate/nov11/vol53/num11/Teaching-and-Learning-Resources-for-the-Global-Classroom.aspx
Cable in the Classroom (Teaching Resources)
www.ciconline.org/ProgrammingAndResources
Center for Teaching International Relations
www.du.edu/ctir/
Center for Global Development
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Global_Development
Center for Global Education
www.globaled.us/
Comparative Int’l. Education Data
www.gse.harvard.edu/library/services/research_instruction//internationalstats.html
Connect All Schools
www.connectallschools.org/
Empower Peace (Cultural Understanding/Commun.)
www.empowerpeace.org
Global Education Gateway (Peace Corps)
http://international.utsa.edu/
Global Education Learning Community
www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome
Global Education Teaching Resources
www.csulb.edu/~ehaglund/global.html
Global Exchange
www.globalexchange.org/
Global TeachNet
www.peacecorpsconnect.org/resources/education/
Global Volunteers
www.globalvolunteers.org/
Globalization 101 (Curriculum-Building)
www.global-workforce.globalization101.org/
Help Exchange
www.helpx.net/
Human Rights Education Association
www.hrea.org/
International Museum of Women
www.imow.org/home/index
International Research Exchange (IREX)
www.irex.org/about-us
NAFSA (Nat’l. Assoc. for International Educators)
www.nafsa.org
National Standards/Guidelines for Global Educ.
www.globaled.org/guidelines/page6.php
Oxfam Education
www.google.com/search?q=OXFAM+School+Resources&ie=utfSCOLA
www.scola.org/Scola/Default.aspx
Social Studies School Service
www.socialstudies.com/
Stanford Program—Int’l., Cross-Cultural Educ. http://spice.stanford.edu
Study/Work Abroad Resources
www.ccpe.csulb.edu/international/students.aspx? pID=19
The International Educator (TIE)
www.tieonline.com/
United States Institute of Peace
www.usip.org/
Watson Institute for International Studies
www.watsoninstitute.org/index2.cfm
World Affairs Council
www.worldaffairs.org/
World History for Us All
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/