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An immersive, wide-ranging environment with over 2,100 carefully selected entries and links that will help unify K-12 professional development and school reform.

Welcome to the worlds of K12IMC

images showing the many areas covered by K12IMC.org Over 2,100 carefully selected and annotated resources will propel you into the center of telecommunications action in education on the Web.

Like an IMC in the real world, you will find...

  • tools for planning, using and managing your own environment,
  • a solid foundation for supporting standards and assessment practices,
  • classroom projects, lessons, units, field trips, extended studies, international databases in almost any subject and across subjects,
  • references and contests for students,
  • multimedia creation and samples,
  • professional development and publishing opportunities,
  • tips for school, family and community partnerships, public groups and private industry, and
  • space to conference with colleagues

Start by selecting one of the items to the left, do a search on an area of interest or check out the worlds of K12IMC.


Focus on GeographyPage of The Day logo

  Today's Page-Of-The-Day

The CIA World Factbook includes maps of each country in the world as well as high resolution regional and global reference maps. National Geographic also shows wonderful maps of individual countries for which the information in some texts is out-of-date.

Google Earth has created innovative software application for 3D imaging of the ENTIRE EARTH. The newest form of atlas! You can plug in your ... see more


Animals: WildlifeHot Topic logo

  Today's Hot Topic

During the early days of the Web wildlife sites seemed to hurl animals into the classroom because they appeared so "real". For instance, a student can look into the eye of the panther--Bagheera ala Kipling! Listen to bear growls at the portage site (Other useful information is there, also.). Virtual reality is used at the Gorilla site to improve visualization of actual tribal wanderings. Be sure ... see more