If you know of any good websites to add to this list, particularly globally-focused sites, please send your suggestions to the GVC Project Manager. We will review them and post them here as appropriate.

Useful Resource Links (# denotes international coverage or focus) :

Resources for teaching/teachers
General educational content sites
Technology topics

Resources for teaching/teachers :

AskERIC Personalized Internet-based service providing education information. Main features are popular e-mail Q&A Service and Virtual Library. Project of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology at Syracuse University (USA).

# The Curriculum Corporation Sponsored by a division of the Australian Government, this site has several subsites. Discovering Democracy is devoted to citizenship in Australia, and another, Access Asia, offers free lesson plans such as Jenny's Week in Taipei, the diary of a Taiwanese girl.

Education Network Australia (EdNA) (http://www.edna.edu.au)
Directory of online education, training information and services focusing on the whole Australian education and training community. Also hosts discussion groups, event notice board and collaborative online school projects.

Education World Resources for teachers in the US, including holiday schedules and advice for first-year principals.

Elementary Educators at the Mining Co Weekly in-depth articles, a valuable link library, free "ChalkBoard Dust" newsletter, bulletin board and chat room.

# Global Classroom Project promotes models of networked student learning and teacher professional development. Lists all sorts of educational resources, online projects, plus a Victoria (Australia) school database and mentor network.

# The Global Schoolhouse Published by a US-based non-profit organization, this site provides resources like search-able lists for teachers and parents interested in global on-line educational projects.

Hazel's Home Page Find inspiration at this site and learn how Hazel, a language arts teacher in Tennessee, USA, uses e-mail and other Internet technologies in her classroom (aged 6-8).

InfoKids(SM) Academy of Excellence in Computer Education website featuring on-line resources for students and parents. In Chinese and English.

# Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections (IECC) Free service to help teachers and classes link with partners in 73 countries for e-mail classroom pen-pal and project exchanges. Plus surveys, discussions, project listings.

# Kidlink Network offers separate e-mail dialogs and forums for students and teachers, real-time interaction, art exchange and the Who Am I project, with two sessions, one for the northern hemisphere and one for the southern hemisphere.

Newsweek Education Program Designed to help teachers build bridges to real-world issues. Interesting class exercises and curriculum are suggested.

General educational content sites:

BBC Schools Online webzine offers topics such as phonics for primary students, GCSE exams and revisions, and teaching seven-year-olds to use e-mail.

KinderArt Art education site for kids of all ages features hundreds of free lesson plans, online children's art gallery, information on the arts in education, a glossary of terms, interactive bulletin board.

# Let's Go! Around the World A fun, colorful site for primary school students to learn about diverse places and peoples.

The Math Forum Contains sub-sites for parents, teachers and learners of math, including games and Ask Dr. Math, which gives step-by-step instructions for math problems.

Times Education Online Subscription-based site aimed at primary levels with online resources and exercises; special focus on Science and Maths.

Technology topics:

Community Learning Network Designed to help K-12 teachers integrate technology into their classrooms. More than 3,800 annotated links to educational WWW sites, as well as over 100 WWW resources of its own -- all organized within an intuitive structure.

Syllabus Magazine for secondary school students and teachers. Explores technology issues, rather than providing how-to manuals.

# Technology and Learning webzine is excellent resource site with searchable database, articles by teachers, etc.

Once again, if you know of any good websites to add to this list, particularly globally-focused sites, please send in your suggestions to the GVC Project Manager.