hat is a great tool for discussion. I can’t emphasize the importance of these forums enough. Forums are the backbones of these philosophy web sites. There is a section in this site that enables teachers to ask advice on what they should do in classroom situations. Topics include how to evaluate and use philosophy in the classroom, raising levels of student thinking through philosophical enquiry, infant perceptions of 'good' reasoning and schools with alternative perspectives and teaching methods.Comments of any kind can be sent to any one of the people in the discussion groups or the author of the web page leaves his own address for email. This site is for the teacher and the professional. The page lets you know that it is updated almost daily and you don’t wait long for responses.NEWSWISEhttp://www.ndirect.co.uk/~sapere/Newswise/NEWSWISE is an online educational resource based on topical news stories. It is designed to improve the literacy and thinking of children and young people aged between 8 to 18. This site also encourages thoughtful discussion and provides online forums Children are able to seek help from experienced teachers as well. The site is basically divided into two levels. One is for younger students (Junior Newswise) and the other for older students (Senior Newswise). Both versions are available and activities are suggested.There are stories listed that one could choose from. “Headlines” is an activity where the teacher reads a headline and the students guess what the story is about (prediction). Bare Bones is a sentence mix up. The students have to match the first part to the second part to make a sentence. This is a super activity for comprehension skills. This is a superb site for all. There is an enormous amount of discussion topics for teachers to choose from. Students can be involved in many ways. Their written work can be sent to the forum. I think this site is a wonderful tool for those i...
