Online Communications

Free Online Collaboration Network

The Global Schoolhouse is the original virtual meeting place where educators, students, parents and community members can collaborate, interact, develop, publish and discover learning resources.

globalschoolnet.org/index.cfm

Why Spam Is Bad

An article about what spam e-mails are, why you get them, and what to do when you receive one.

email.about.com/od/spamandgettingridofit/a/what_is_spam.htm

How Secure Is Instant Messaging?

Read about the security of instant messaging and what that means for companies who use it.

pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,103721,00.asp

Virtual you

A virtual you in a 3-D world.

secondlife.com/

SlideShare

SlideShare is a free online slideshow maker. Share publicly or privately. You can add audio to create a webinar.

slideshare.net/

How Everyday Things Are Made

"AIM has developed an introductory website for kids and adults showing how various items are made. It covers over 40 different products and manufacturing processes, and includes almost 4 hours of manufacturing video. It is targeted towards non-engineers and engineers alike."

manufacturing.stanford.edu/

Pupil Pages

Pupil Pages allows students to create and maintain an online portfolio of his/her work. This online portfolio will follow students and their progression in school. At the close of your student's secondary schooling he/she has an organized and stylized way of presenting their accomplishments.

pupilpages.com/

How Instant Messaging Works

Learn how instant messaging works, with information on the history and the different services you can use.

computer.howstuffworks.com/instant-messaging.htm

WebNote

Webnote is a tool for taking online notes in a web browser. Notes are in the form of sticky labels. You can share your workspace and work collaboratively by giving the url to others.

aypwip.org/webnote/

Pew Internet & American Life Project

Read about the rise of the instant-message generation and the Internet's impact on friendships and family relationships.

pewinternet.org/report_display.asp?r=36

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Bonus Links

American Memory

Rich collection of documents, photographs, recordings, and more.

memory.loc.gov/ammem

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