The Global Schoolhouse

By connecting learners from Toronto to Kampala, the Web
creates exciting opportunities and also new challenges, such as
how to make sure global contacts are equitable and mutual

By Wambui Githiora-Updike

Resources and Further Information:

S.L. Bryant. "Wiring an Asian Dragon." Technos 7, no. 4 (Winter 1998): 18—21.

S. Carlson and R. Hawkins. "Linking Students around the World: The World Bank’s New Educational Technology Program." Educational Technology 38, no. 5 (September-October 1998): 57—60.

T. Gillespie. "Brazil’s Museum of the Person." Technos 8, no. 2 (Summer 1999): 34-36.

GlobaLearn, 2 Tyler Ct., Suite B, Cambridge, MA 02140; tel: 617-492-8889; fax: 617-492-8887. www.globalearn.com

Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections. www.iecc.org

C. Kedzie. "International Implications for Global Democratization." In R.H. Anderson, T.K. Bikson, S.A. Law, and B.M. Mitchell, eds., Universal Access to E-Mail: Feasibility and Societal Implications. Washington, DC: Rand, 1995. www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR6650/mr650.ch6/ch6html

J.W. LeLoup and R. Ponterio. "Using the Internet for Foreign Language Learning." ERIC Review 6, no. 1 (Fall 1998): 60—63.

J. Slowinski. "Implementing an Educational Internet in Central and Eastern Europe." Educational Forum 63 (Spring 1999): 204—208.

"Towards a Europe of Knowledge." Brussels, Belgium: European Commission, 1997. Online at http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/orient/orie-en.html

J. Woodell and J. Gray. "Exploring the Real World Online." Technos 8, no. 1 (Spring, 1999): 36—40.

World Links for Development (WorLD), World Bank Institute, 1818 H St. N.W., Washington, DC 20433. www.worldbank.org/worldlinks/

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