AT&T Learning Network Virtual Academy
http://www.att.com/learningnetwork/virtualacademy/intro.html

Interested in professional development opportunities? Then proceed to the Virtual Academy. "In collaboration with institutions like Penn State University's World Campus and T.H.E. Institute, a division of T.H.E. Journal, the AT&T Learning Network Virtual Academy gives teachers the best choices in Internet-based courses. These online courses provide a range of professional development options: from free courses that teachers may take to improve and update their skills, to fee-based courses that teachers may take for college credit or degrees." This site is a must see. Please note the Technology Integration and Technology Training pages.

Thinkquest
http://www.thinkquest.org/

The basic belief underlying the ThinkQuest programs is that the Internet and related technologies are powerful new learning tools that can be used by young people everywhere. This site includes over 1000 student-authored projects.

University of Minnesota: GenEdWeb
http://www.mrs.umn.edu/courses/welcome/

GenEdWeb is a General Education program delivered entirely via the World Wide Web to students pursuing study of the liberal arts for an undergraduate degree. These courses are lower division (usually taken in the first two years of college) and generally require no previous study on the college level.

STAR-Online
http://www.star-online.org/tk/about/vtlc.jsp

"This Virtual Teaching and Learning Community is a telecommunications-based staff development system for practicing Illinois K-12 educators to promote the engaged learning outcomes and the effective use of technology identified and endorsed by ISBE in its publication, 'Six Essential Learnings in a Technological Society.' Included are links to online staff development activities." Use the description of this organization to form an understanding of how much collaboration and effort a community must put into a project of this size and scope.

On-line learning, on-line communities
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/Guidelines/MLF-Paper.html

This paper addresses the difficulty of actually incorporating computers and the Internet into classroom activities. It describes the efforts of a group of people in the mathematics community to build an online community as a resource for teachers. It also gives examples as proof of the benefit of the teachers' interactions. It "focus[es] on the challenges of creating on-line learning communities for teachers."

Adventure Online
http://www.adventureonline.com/chooser.html

Contains a variety of online adventures from scuba diving to mountain climbing! This site shows just how much fun learning can be for kids when creative instructors are given the ability to use multimedia. It also shows how many people you can reach when you publish on the Web.

Classroom Projects
http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/projects/projects.html

This site provides an index of current and ongoing projects for the Web that are sponsored by TEAMS. Also includes other organizationally sponsored projects. TEAMS Distance Learning is one component of the ET&T (LACOE Telecommunications and Technology) division, a service of the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE).

Education Place
http://www.eduplace.com/projects/

This site contains a collection of online projects by Houghton Mifflin. The projects are arranged by subject.

Global Schoolhouse Projects and Programs
http://www.gsn.org/pr/

This site has links to projects from such organizations as NASA and the Global School Net Foundation.

OnlineClass
http://www.onlineclass.com/

This site provides examples of K-12 teaching units delivered in collaborative Internet classrooms. In addition to providing projects organized by content areas, this site includes a recommended reading list for teachers who want more information about teaching on the Web.

Learning Circles: Virtual Communities for Elementary and Secondary Schools by Margaret Riel
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/Guidelines/Riel-93.html

Read about the experiences of teachers and children participating in the AT&T Learning Network initiative. This paper does more than say how the Internet can expand the classroom experience, it vividly illustrates the benefits. As it states,

"Exchanging ideas with students and teachers in other places about science, math, literature, ideas, and beliefs enhance learning because it is inherently a social process of constructing shared understandings. The AT&T Learning Network provides a structure -- Learning Circles--and process --team work over time and distance--for creating a shared way of understanding."

LAEP's Learning Community Program
http://www.laep.org/index.html

"The LAEP Learning Community Program, in collaboration with the UCLA Advanced Management Program and other training partners, will help schools participating in the LEARN program develop 'Learning Communities.' The purpose is for these communities to be capable of creating and supporting new school cultures focused on improved student achievement. This site provides a description of the different components this organization incorporated into their program in order to build learning communities." The program described above is an excellent example of teamwork and collaboration within the teaching community. This site specifically addresses the scope, description and future of the LAEP program.

twin cities Free Net
http://tcfreenet.org/

TCFN is a nonprofit organization that promotes community through electronic communication for all. This site includes on-line bulletin boards (or fora) for both members and visitors. The site serves mainly as a support tool for members and as an information resource for those unfamiliar with the program.

The Learning Space Foundation
http://www.learningspace.org/

The purpose of this site is to create an on-line learning community that improves education in Washington State. The page includes resources that will train teachers and administrators to be skilled in the usage of telecommunication technologies. This site also provides on-line tutorials for educators.