Online Projects
Utilizing the Internet for online projects holds many educational possibilities. A wealth of projects are currently underway that seek to arrange student "keypals" (the Internet version of "penpals"), establish "telecollaboratives"; cooperative global data gathering and sharing projects, and to track explorer/adventurers and NASA space missions. Additionally, established projects provide students opportunities for publishing their work on the Internet. The current possibilities for participatory and interactive uses of the Internet for educational purposes are great. More quality projects are also becoming available on a regular basis. Below are some resources for educators to investigate as you begin, or continue, your explorations into online project possibilities.
Electronic Emissary Home Page
http://www.tapr.org/emissary/
Global SchoolNet Foundation
http://www.gsn.org/indexhi.html
Harnessing the Power of the Web
http://www.gsn.org/web/index.html
Hotlist- Kids Did This!
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/kids.html
Journey North
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
KidPub WWW Publishing
http://www.kidpub.org/kidpub/
NASA K-12 Internet Initiative
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/interactive/livefrom.html