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Educational Communities

These sites confirm the power of the Internet for learning. If you haven't been convinced by now that there is much to be learned on the Internet, this collection may bring you new possibilities.
 
  • Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections

    • Higher Education and K-12 partnerships - a service for teachers and classes. Divided into Projects, Surveys and Discussion groups - primary users are Australian, Canadian and American.
     
  • Kids Web -WW Digital Library

    • Many subjects in the arts, sciences and social studies are covered.
     
  • International Telementor Program

    • Hewlitt Packard employees and students K-12 are linked electronically for this project.
     
  • goENC.com

    • The focus here is on math and science. Journal articles, lessons, activities, professional development, services K-12, tales of classroom successes.
     
  • EdWeb

    • New curricula for the Internet, history of WWW in education, latest news on computers in schools, School Webs and pages.
     
  • Educator's Reference Desk

    • A good collection of lesson plans, many of which refer students back to their communities for further explorations.

    . ThinkQuest - An international competition where student teams engage in collaborative, project-based learning to create educational websites.

    Distance University - Listings of Distance Education opportunities

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