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Reading, Writing, and E-mail
Giving students frequent opportunities for reading, writing, oral presentations, or collaborative group work can reinforce language skills. The Internet provides some interesting ways for students to practise their reading and writing skills. Access the Flat Stanley Website (http://flatstanley.enoreo.on.ca) and explore how the site uses e-mail and a clever story to promote language and literacy skills. What are the potential problems that you might need to address when using e-mail as a vehicle for teaching writing?

Intercultural Email Classroom Connections
http://www.iecc.org/
IECC is a free teaching.com service to help teachers link with partners in other cultures and countries for email classroom pen-pal and other project exchanges.

Why use email in your teaching?
http://www.catl.uwa.edu.au/NEWSLETTER/issue0399/email.html
Lists several key issues that teachers need to consider when using email.

ePals Classroom Exchange
http://www.epals.com/
ePALS Classroom Exchange is the world's largest and fastest growing online classroom community, connecting over 4.5 million users from around the globe.
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Physical Development and Learning
Healthy physical development is an important factor in students’ academic achievement. Working with a partner, develop a list of the health risk factors that might inhibit students’ success. Discuss and note local programs or resources that are accessible to address these risk factors. What Internet resources are available to help teachers working with these students? Retain this information for future reference.

Health Canada – Just for You – Youth
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/for_you/youth.html
Provides critical information on a variety of health issues experience by youth including alcohol & drugs, body image, depression, diseases, family issues, sexuality & relationships, smoking, risky behaviours, and violence & abuse.

Canada’s Food Guide
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpfb-dgpsa/onpp-bppn/food_guide_rainbow_e.html
Detailed information on Canada’s food guide including guidelines for healthy eating, nutrition labelling, healthy weights and dietary reference intakes.

Canada’s Drug Strategy
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hecs-sesc/cds/youth/index.htm
Provide publications on youth and substance abuse, the results of drug use in youth in several provinces, straight facts about drug use, and drug use prevention programs for youth.

Canada’s Physical Activity Guide
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/paguide/main.html
Download or order this guide that provides advice on making wise choices about physical activity, choices that will improve your health, and help prevent disease.

Health Canada – It’s Your Health
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/iyh/index.html
A comprehensive discussion of key factors that can have a significant effect on your health including disease, environment, food, lifestyle, medical treatments, and consumer products.





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