redible adventures in exotic locales without spending a dime or leaving the room. Whether explorers travel the Silk Road of China or climb Mt. Everest, learning becomes an unforgettable adventure as students join thrilling, real-time expeditions to remote and fascinating locations. The Make a Difference link was designed by 11 and 12-year-old students at Burley Middle School in Northern England. It gives information about England’s past such as how did kings and queens of old live, where did they sleep, how did they make their food, etc. There are also various archives about other countries and there past living. In the Newsday link, students will write articles and post them for the whole world to see. Then they will read and choose articles from other schools to download and include in their own newspaper. Your students' reading and writing skills will improve while they learn about current local, national, and global issues. The Collaborative Site link is very helpful in that it provides various ways to get students and teachers more involved in school activities while learning at the same time. If teachers can make students learning experience fun and exciting, it will benefit the students greatly while making students want to learn. The various projects within the site also provide teachers with a different way of teaching and may also better there teaching skills as well. This portion of the site I feel is most informative and important in that it gives both the teacher and student a better way of understanding how to communicate and to get involved.The Communication Tools link includes Classroom Conferencing, Mailing Lists, Discussion Boards, and Newsletter-Signups. With Classroom Conferencing, you have the ability to use live video conferencing to communicate to classrooms all over the world. The different Mailing Lists give you the ability to register and receive regular updates of what’s happening and...
