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=** To expand your world view... **= = And learn about the lives of people in other countries... =

= Use our Global Education Resources Wiki! = = =



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None of us is alone on the planet. As countries grow closer together, through all kinds of global ties, we find more in common with people around the world than we could ever have imagined. Environmental challenges, health concerns, focuses on education, new kinds of industry; these all are a part of globalization. As we face these challenges together, it is helpful to realize how similar we all are.

====As a group of educators, we see globalization as an opportunity to shrink the distance between our students and the rest of the world. We've developed this site for middle school students as a resource to gather information, hear stories, or see images. Students will find that these links, videos, or photos lead them to a deeper understanding of their place in this world.====

It is easy to use this wiki!
At the top left-hand part of the page, there is a list of pages that you can visit. Here is a summary of what you'll find at each page:

**Globalization:** Definition of Globalization, the Global story of a T-shirt, and an interactive Power Point about our economic connections around the globe.

**Lives of Students in other Countries:** Links to the stories of students from other countries in their own words, short movie on "American Culture", links to visual images from Hungry Planet and Material World.

**Statistics for Further Study:** Links to sites which provide visual and numerical data about countries around the globe. There is also a fun interactive game.

**Want to Connect?:** Links to organization that can connect you to people and issues around the globe.
 * World issues:** Links to articles about current world issues.