We are all for as many of you traveling the world this summer - whether to New Hampshire (as we suggested on Monday) or another place that expands your horizon. More on that tomorrow, but today we're suggesting ways to learn more about the world just by connecting online.

Naturally, the first place WE look when trying to learn more about a global issue or another country is here on the TIG site. Not that we're biased or anything, but we're just so excited by the resources on our newly launched Understanding the Issues section. If you haven't heard, we feature a different issue every month - in June, we're highlighting Child Labor and in July we'll be focusing on Fitness and Sport. But if those don't pique your interest, there are about 58 other topics you can delve into. It's a great way to network with other TIG members around issues of interest and get started on project planning.

If you're looking for more places to deepen your global knowledge, here are some of our other favorite ways to deepen global knowledge online:

-Subscribe to World Savvy's Global Affairs Monitor - extensive resources on current events, and right now they're giving away free trial subscriptions!

-Add Eldis to your del.icio.us network - click through their bookmarks and you will be in the know on the latest in global news. http://del.icio.us/eldiscommunity

-Visualize what news is big around the world with Newsmap, a visual aggregator that draws its data from Google News - a fantastic way to stay on top of global issues in real-time.

-Search OER Commons for global education course materials - everything here is creative commons licensed, so it's not only a great place to search for new ideas, it's also easy to adapt for your own teaching and learning.