"Get
ready to sail with Windward and see if you
can outsmart the weather in a race around the
world. Can you run a presidential campaign
better than the pros? Try your hand at this
free, online, 3-D game."
from
Cable in the Classroom
Getting
the most out of kids!
This page includes
Internet resources for kids that like to be
challenged, teachers that would like ideas for
differentiated instruction and parents that would like
more information about the gifts their child may
exhibit.
Kids
Projects
Cable
in the Classroom
http://www.ciconline.org/broadband/default.htm
Project Cam: Collaborating
with Webcams. Connect with other educators, students,
experts - whoever - with a webcam and high-speed
internet access. Use the available projects, or start
your own!
CLIC: Communicate. Learn.
Interact. Create. "Set up your own (free!) virtual,
anytime-anywhere workspace for your next project with
a tool called CLIC. With CLIC, you & your project
partners can collaborate with each other more
effectively - sharing messages, files & more all
in one place. Learn how you can set up your own
CLIC!"
If
you like to be challenged, work on topics of personal
interest, or want to strengthen your knowledge base,
then check out these resources.
Brain
Teasers/Games
Hoagies'
Gifted Education Page
FunBrain
Competitions/Problem
Solving Projects
First
Lego League Competition
Odyssey
of the Mind--Creative problem solving
opportunities for students K-college.
Future
Problem Solving
Elementary
Science Olympiad
Knowledge
Master Free Questions
Destination
Imagination
Miscellaneous
Kids
Did This! Hotlist
The
Gifted and Talented homepage
The
Raven: An Interactive Study Resource--Looks at
vocabulary and literary devices in Edgar Allen Poe's
poem, The Raven.
Kidstuff:
Interesting Web Links
Marcopolo
Afterschool.gov--List
of links for every subject imaginable with kids and
teens in mind.
42explore:
Thematic Pathfinders for All Ages--"This web
project provides "four to eXplore" for each topic. On
each page you'll find definitions, activities, the 4
good starting points, and many more links and
resources for the thematic topic."
Teachers 
International
Collaboration
Global SchoolNet Foundation Programs &
Partners
http://www.globalschoolnet.org/programs/index.html
CyberFair 2006: Inspire
& Unite!
Prepare for the future and
unite communities!
International learning
challenge, now in its 11th year, for students ages
5-19, to showcase their own local community.
in partnership with the
World Future Society
Doors to Diplomacy
Competition
Scholarships and Cash
Awards
Educational challenge for
middle school and high school students about the
importance of international affairs and
diplomacy.
in partnership with the US
State Department
San Diego
SchoolNet
Global SchoolNet is
headquartered in San Diego, California and works
closely with local schools, businesses and other youth
organizations.
Friends &
Flags
Headquartered in Israel,
promotes multicultural awareness by connecting
classrooms worldwide into international learning
teams.
Global Learn
Day
A 24 hour online event
that celebrates exceptional learning around the
globe!
in partnership with the
Benjiman Franklin Institute
Friendship Through
Education
Organizations and programs
aimed at helping youth interact
internationally.
Collaboration
Collaborative Learning
Center
http://www.globalschoolnet.org/center/index.html
"Successful online collaborative
learning requires appropriate content, reliable
partners, the right tools, and effective
implementation strategies. There are numerous free and
low cost options available. The following information
will help you to get started."
ThinkQuest International
2006
http://www.thinkquest.org/competition/index.shtml
"ThinkQuest is a project-based
learning challenge in which students collaborate to
author innovative content that will be published in
the popular ThinkQuest Library. In the process of
creating their websites, students build skills in
teamwork, technology, and project management, as well
as expertise in their chosen topic."
Smart96 Science Project
Site
http://www.ed.uri.edu/SMART96/Middle/scmid.html
Adventure Learning
Foundation
http://www.questconnect.org/
Virtual trips around the world
collaborating with people of the current expedition
site. Registrations is free!
Telecommunications projects for
the elementary grade level classroom.
http://www.2cyberlinks.com/cyber.html
iEARN Projects
http://www.iearn.org/projects/index.html
"IMAGINE a world in which
teachers and students all across the planet are able
to work collaboratively on projects that make a
difference in the world"
Are you
looking for resources to challenge your students or
ideas for differeniated instruction? Try some of
these.
Information
NW
Reginal Educational Laboratory: Meeting the Needs of
Gifted Students
TeachersFirst.com:
Meeting the Need of Gifted Students in the Regular
Classroom
How
to Spot a Gifted Student
Tweleve
Traits of Giftedness: A Non-Biased Profile
Lesson Plans
Eight
Ways of Knowing--description of multiple
intelligences and many ideas for activities of
each.
Gifted
Education…Lesson Plans & Resources--Be
sure to scroll down for plans and resources
Cool
Teaching Lessons and Units
Neag:
Multiple Menu Model
Projects
and Activities
Mrs.
Sunda's Gifted Resource Program
Mrs.
Urbach's Gifted and Talented "Challenge" Home
Page
Competitions
Academic
Competitions
Communications
Teachers.net:
Latest buss on the Gifted/Talented Teachers
Chatboard--Plethora of topics discussed for
teachers.
Blogging
with Parents of Gifted Students
Parents 
Do
you need more information on the gifts your child may
be showing? The resources below may help
you.
Kidstuff:
Parents
GT
World--Variety of information and resources for
families of gifted individuals.
Neag:
Resources for Parents
Family
Education: Developing Gifts and Talents
A
Glossary of Gifted Education--An interactive
dictionary of terms used in gifted education.
How
to Make Parent-Teacher Conferences Worthwhile and
Productive
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