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Collaboration Station
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On the Collaboration Station channel, you'll find a selection of tools and resources to help teachers actually do education on the Internet. Browse this page to find ways to publish educational content on the Web, create an online classroom, connect your students with others around the world, and more.
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localized Copernicus Online Community can involve students in their own online classroom. The e-Class application is a K-12 adaptation of WebCT, the nation's leading distance-learning system at the University level. You can use e-Class to create online courses, assign homework, manage student grades, have discussions with students, coordinate chat sessions, and more.
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Education World Message Boards
Join other K-12 educators and administrators in a variety of online discussions about lesson plans, curricula, education issues, and teaching methods. Correspond directly with teachers specializing in early childhood, K-8, and 9-12 education.
Classroom Connect
Subscribe to either of the two main features at this site: Connected Teacher, where teachers can mingle online, share ideas, or register for an online course; and Classroom Today, weekly programs through which your class can investigate timely topics.
AskERIC Q&A Service
Do you have a question about an education issue? Ask the AskERIC staff directly, and they'll send you a personal response. Browse through their Hot Topics to find resources on issues ranging from the first day of school to violence and school safety.
Teachers.net
Teachers.net focuses on bringing teachers from around the world together to share ideas for both in- and outside the classroom. Daily chats cover a multitude of topics, and you'll also find a job center, supply closet, lesson plan archive, and more.
Mighty Mentors
This service pairs inexperienced teachers with seasoned professionals for online help and mentoring. Whether you'd like a short or long-term mentoring relationship, you'll find this site to be a terrific idea.
TeachersPlanet.com
This online community aims to recognize and reward teacher excellence. The comprehensive resources include news headlines, curriculum resources, book lists, job listings, software reviews, an opinion forum, and recommended sites for coach
Teachers Helping Teachers
Free Teacher Chats occur every Sunday evening. While you're at this site, check out their teacher-written book reviews and lesson plans, and their list of links to educational Web sites.
Teachers Helping Teachers with Teaching Exchanges
If you're considering a teaching exchange to another country, this site has lots of information, including the pros and cons of exchanges, applications, sample housing and vehicle contracts, and a registry of foreign teachers looking for U.S. exchanges.
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The Kid Link Network
Kidlink's aim is to get young people from all over the world interacting through email discussions, live chat events, Web-based discussions and other means. The project has been going for about 10 years.
Kids News
KidNews is a lot more than just news -- young people can submit offbeat news items, articles and feature stories, sports items, poems, and other creative pieces, to be published on the site. The site includes an interactive KidsTalk message board.
Girl Tech
Girl Tech is an online community for girls, with chats and special features on creativity, sports, games, and technology.
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LADA Protecting Our Kids
Learn how you can protect your child from the dangers of the Internet. Learn how to detect whether your child is in contact with an Internet predator. Kids, learn how to be a Safe Web Surfer.
America Links Up
This site is devoted to promoting a safe Internet experience for children. Read through their tips for online surfing safety, and then visit their recommended kids sites with your family. Attend a local town hall meeting to learn more about safe use of the Internet.
Student Safety on the Internet
Whether your kids surf the Web with you or by themselves, you should all be aware of these tips for staying safe online. Make sure your kids don't give out personal information online or meet chat partners in person.
Kid Chatters
For a nominal fee, this service offers monitored, friendly chat rooms for kids and teens. Also, parents have a special chat space just for them. Take the tips offered here to heart, and learn how to surf safely.
SafeKids.com
Help your students steer clear of roadblocks and trouble on the information superhighway using the advice and tips from SafeKids.com. This Web site provides an overview of privacy issues, kids rules for online safety, a "contract for online safety" and a periodic newsletter.
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