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Web Resources

The following web sites might be helpful for teachers and students of the "Upload the World" classes.

Current Events
New York Times - Free but you need to register and choose a password
BBC News
Internet Public Library - Newspapers from around the word in various languages
Southern Center for International Studies - A timeline of international events by region, month, and year.

Service Learning
Youth Service Hawaii
Learn and Serve America - Corporation for National and Community Service
National Service Learning Clearinghouse
Lantern Floating Hawaii

Freshwater
All Along a River - This site was developed by students in Singapore from the Chinese High School. The site discusses physical aspects of rivers including erosion, volume, and velocity. The site includes case studies about the Singapore River and the River Rhine.
Center for Global Environmental Education - Service Learning project ideas
EPA Water Education Links
Give Water a Hand - Environmental service project action plan
Global Rivers Environmental Education Network
Honolulu Board of Water Supply - Water for Life: The History and Future of Water on O'ahu
International Office for Water
International Red Cross
International Year of Freshwater Resources for School Libraries
Peace Corps Lesotho Activity Grades 10 - 12 - White Gold: The Lesotho Highlands Water Project
The Water Sourcebook - Each section is divided into five chapters: Introduction to Water, Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment, Surface Water Resources, Ground Water Resources, and Wetlands and Coastal Waters
The World's Water - Water Data, Water Links, Water Conflict Chronology
UN International Year of Freshwater
Water and Conflict
Water in Schools - World Water Link
Watersheds

International Trade
Google Earth - The world's geography in 3D!
National Geographic Lesson Plans
- International Trade in a Global Village
National Geographic Activity - Lizzie's Morning
CSIS Translantic Trade Simulation
It's a World of Opportunity
International Trade: Look North
U.S. Agricultural Trade
The Basics of Foreign Trade and Exchange
CSIS Export Challenges
New York Times Lesson Plan
- Growing Concerns: Examining the Role of Agriculture in Global Economics
New York Times Lesson Plan - Trade Concessions Stand: Exploring the Foundations of the World Trade Organization

China
PBS - China in the Red
Web Sites for Teaching and Learning About China
China Studies Web Links By Dynasty
Southern Center for International Studies - Updates for East Asia in Transition
Southern Center for International Studies - A timeline of international events by region, month, and year

 
     

 

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