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| Global Internet Communication | ||
| An outstanding website with links to many global communication projects, including Global SchoolNET, Intercultural E-Mail Classroom connections, the JASON Project, and Global Show-n-Tell Museum. ( http://www.globalclassroom.org/ ) | ||
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| The Global Lab Project | ||
| Global Lab brought together over 100 classrooms around the world for the purpose of improving secondary science education. You can read about the value of global communications as a teaching tool. ( http://www2.edc.org/ncip/LIBRARY/telecom/Global.htm ) | ||
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| Worldwide Classroom | ||
| Provides opportunities for students to communicate with students in other countries and participants in intercultural programs. ( http://www.worldwide.edu/ask_student/index.html ) | ||
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| Cross-Cultural Comparisons | ||
| The website of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research with articles on cross-cultural research, a cross-cultural newsletter, and links to many websites with information about cross-cultural comparisons. ( http://www.sccr.org/ ) | ||
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| Children, Youth, and Poverty | ||
| This entire issue of The Future of Children devoted to poverty in childhood and adolescence. You can read the full text of the articles at this website, including such topics as why so many children and youth are poor, the effects of poverty on children and youth, and intervention programs. ( http://www.futureofchildren.org ) | ||
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| Research on Poverty | ||
| The website of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Read about how poverty is measured, the extent of poverty in children and youth, sources of information about poverty, and the causes and consequences of poverty. ( http://www.irp.wisc.edu/ ) | ||
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| Immigrant Families | ||
| Learn about the type of support immigrant children need in order to succeed. ( http://www.princeton.edu/futureofchildren/publications/docs/14_02_04.pdf ) | ||
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| Latinos and Native Americans | ||
| This is part of a history/social studies website for K-12 teachers and includes a wide range of information about Latinos and Native Americans, as well as women. ( http://www.gustavus.edu/oncampus/academics/library/subjectguides/ethnicstudies.html ) | ||
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| Asian Americans | ||
| Explores many aspects of the lives of Asian Americans, especially their cultural ties. ( http://www.asianamerican.net ) | ||
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| Children's Television Workshop | ||
| The Children's Television Workshop produces Sesame Street. This website has lots of activities that teachers and parents can use to help children learn. ( http://www.seasameworkshop.org/sesamestreet ) | ||
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| Exploring Violence | ||
| Links to many websites with information about youth violence and influences. ( http://www.mincava.umn.edu/ ) | ||
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| Children, Youth, Media, and Violence | ||
| Read about such topics as the influence of rock music and videos on young people, sex and violence in prime time, and parenting strategies for stopping media violence. ( http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/index.cfm ) | ||
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| Culture and TV Violence | ||
| In this in-depth article, long-time TV violence researcher George Gerbner reflects on the damaging effects of TV violence on children and youth. ( http://www.familyresource.com/parenting/43/178/ ) | ||
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| Technology and Education | ||
| The website of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Includes presentation highlights of this organization’s most recent convention. ( http://www.aect.org/ ) | ||
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