The Internet site I explored is gsn.org that is the Government Schoolhouse. The Global Schoolhouse recently merged with Lightspan.com to bring teachers the most educational site about teaching. The three major links within the site are Collaborative Projects, Communication Tools and Professional Development. The Collaborative Projects link provides teachers with information concerning Field Trips, Project Registry, Geo Game, Online Expeditions, Make a Difference and Newsday. The Field Trips link provides information about Hosting a Field Trip and how to Join a Field Trip. The Hosting a Field Trip link gives detail about various field trip experiences. The Join a Field Trip link gives you the ability to post information concerning prior field trips and the different experiences teachers had with students. Also you have the ability to participate in on going field trips with other classes in various states and counties. Teachers also may perform a Learning Search where you may enter a keyword such as Reading and do a search for all Encyclopedia, Home Activities, etc. You also may sort the information by different grade levels such as K-8, K-12, 3-4, etc. The Project Registry link provides various projects for teachers to give students as a learning experience and participating in projects as well. One example is a class is learning about farms. Other kindergarten classes will participate and tell what type of farms they have in their area. You have the ability to add a project, update a project and review various projects. The Geo Project is a game that is also a learning experience for students. The purpose is to learn geography terms, learn how to read and interpret maps and increase awareness of geographical and cultural diversity. There are various games to choose from and teachers must register once in order to get access to the game site.The Online Expeditions link gives students and teachers the ability to have inc...
