NY Beacons: Online Field Trips and Collaborations


Internet Links
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Collaboration and Online Adventures

AsiaQuest
Join their team of experts and explorers on October 4, 1999 as they travel along the most fabled trade route of all time — China's Silk Road.

The Annenberg/CPB Projects

TERC Projects
TERC's mission to improve math and science education is pursued through project work. TERC currently has over forty-four active projects that are funded by government agencies, private foundations, and industry.

http://gsh.lightspan.com/index.html

Building a Collaborative Web Projects

"Project Co-NECT" sponsored projects

"Project Co-NECT" are Co-NECT sponsored projects that you and your students may participate in with other classes in Co-NECT schools over the Internet.

Co-nect is a professional development organization that works in partnership with schools and districts to ensure an exceptional education for all students. Co-nect Tech, Co-nect's technology integration program, helps educators use their available technology to improve teaching and learning in a way that enhances student achievement and aligns with local standards.

http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/teachers/index.html

Collaborative Learning: Inservice Worksheet

This page is a good overview of how the Internet can be used to provide students with collaborative learning experiences. (nybeacons.org)

OnlineClass offers K-12 teaching units delivered in collaborative Internet classrooms.

Checkout their schedule for upcoming sessions.

NYSC&TE

The New York Institute for Special Education
999 Pelham Parkway
Bronx, New York 10469-
(718) 519-7000

Contact Project Coordinator