Topic:
Last year, President Clinton challenged America to connect every classroom and library to the Internet by the year 2000.
Writing Ideas:
- Educators can use the Education World search engine to find information on wiring their classrooms (example, Net Day - the highly successful national volunteer effort to wire classrooms for Internet access).
- Administrators can review Education World links to state and federal grant information for funding the purchase of computers.
Topic:
Now that more and more schools are getting Internet access, how can they be sure that kids are visiting the "safe" sites appropriate for them to see at school?
Writing Ideas:
- Education World itself is a safe site. The Webmaster of Education World and her staff check every link to make sure that they are appropriate for teachers and students.
- Education World sends out by e-mail monthly reviews of other educational Web sites detailing their contents and ranking them in comparison to other sites.
Topic:
Schools without adequate funding for computers could be left behind when it comes to students being accepted into college, finding a job and succeeding in today's computer literate world.
Writing Ideas:
- Education World offers links to federal and state grant information to help schools find the funding they need.
- Educators can ask for advice from other educators about how they found funding for their schools in the Education World teachers and administrators forums.
Topic:
Today teachers face more complicated issues in the classroom than ever before. How can they find out how other teachers are handling certain issues? When do they have time to keep up on basics like lesson planning?
Writing Ideas:
- Education World features articles about "hot" issues in education written by some of the nation's leading education experts.
- Education World features complete lesson plans and curriculum materials on-line to help save time for teachers.
