Collaboration

=Collaboration and Communication=

Collaboration
[|CIESE] - K-12 collaborative science projects around the world

[|ePals] - K-12 connected learning community; join as a teacher and set up correspondence with a class around the world.

[|Global School Network] - offers programs that link K-12 communities around the world. Also offers [|Net Expeditions] where students can take virtual field trips of places such as the North Pole and Antarctica.

[|Mission: Humane] - These projects are for grades pre-K through 6 and help to provide service learning opportunites that also tie in with important curricular concepts and standards. The Mission: Humane projects have recently won the prestigious Harris Wofford service award from Youth Service America. The projects are provided in easy to understand in a step-by-step way.

[|Technospud Projects] - worldwide collaborative projects, ranging in complexity from a Holiday Card Exchange to an oreo cookie math project.

Communication
[|21Classes] - Free Classroom and Educational Blogs

[|Class Blogmeister] - free online blogging tool that was explicitly designed with teachers and students in mind, where the teacher can evaluate, comment on, and finally publish students' blog articles in a controlled environment

[|Education-World Newsletters] - free mailing lists on a variety of topics, such as early childhood, school humor, and professional development

[|EdTechTalk] - podcasts about technology and education

[|Kathy Schrock's Site of the School Day] - showcases a helpful website every few days that helps with technology integration in the classroom

[|Teachers First (every Sunday)] - details updates to the [|Teachers First website], which includes lesson plans and web resources, as well as helpful ideas