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The World Wonders Project is a valuable resource for students and scholars who can now virtually discover some of the most famous sites on earth. The project offers an innovative way to teach history and geography to students of primary and secondary schools all over the world. Feel free to download these educational packages for your classroom use.

"MIT World™ answers that question by publishing key presentations by the MIT faculty and guest speakers who are shaping the future. These free, on-demand videos, available 24/7 to viewers worldwide, reflect and extend MIT's educational mission-to provide the best education in science, technology, and related fields-to engaged learners anytime, anywhere."

"Adobe Youth Voices Essentials provides free curricula and tools for educators to inspire young people to create digital media on issues they care about. Based on the best practices of educators from around the world, our curricula promotes youth expression, creativity, and engagement, helping young people build critical 21st century technology and life skills."

he virtual world GAME FOR SCIENCE enhances the educational success of 21st century learners. Interactive and fun, the site provides a fertile ground a greater sense of ownership of various science and technology subjects by learners. GAME FOR SCIENCE offers a library of educational resources for all levels: elementary, high school and college.

Safer Internet Day (SID) is organised by Insafe in February of each year to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world. Safer Internet Day 2012 took place on Tuesday 7 February 2012, centred on the theme "Connecting generations and educating each other", where we encouraged users young and old to "discover the digital world together...safely"!

Free! THINKING WORLDS is a drag-and-drop 3D scene builder and visual programming editor that allows non-coders to build immersive gaming experiences and simulations. It appears more suited for creating virtual training exercises in large organizations, but with a free developer license it should provide a sufficient challenge for the ultra-techie educator. Beware. This is more of a summer project than weekend quick pick -- just imagine the learning curve if there were Scratch controls for every movement in Sim City. But if you're up to the task, there's still time to join this recently started MOOC on gameification. After all, a tool is only as good as the outcomes it makes possible.

iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) is the world's largest non-profit global network that enables teachers and youth to use the Internet and other technologies to collaborate on projects that enhance learning and make a difference in the world.

Connect your classroom to the world. A free and easy way for teachers to open up their classroom. Meet new people, talk to experts, share ideas and create amazing learning experiences with teachers from around the world.

The 21st Century learner encounters different perspectives, different cultures, and different languages when involved in global collaborative learning. These technology-savvy students will develop personal skills that include the ability to self-assess their behavior, to develop and achieve goals, and to react to real world situations. 

Program by Design is an innovative project for computing education that combines motivation with principles. On the surface we use engaging contexts-our "hello world" program is an animation, and students have the opportunity to program games, mashups, phones, etc.-while teaching a principled and scalable approach to computing.

Welcome to SecretBuilders, where your students can undertake a amazing journeys! SecretBuilders is a safe, fun virtual world where kids live, learn and play in an interactive, educational setting.

Creaza offers you an integrated, web-based toolbox for creative work, both at school and in your free time.  You use the toolbox along with various fully developed thematic universes:  historical periods, fairy-tales, fantasy worlds, and current challenges, such as climate/environment. 

"The concept is simple: classrooms Skype call each other and try to guess where the other classroom is located either in the United States or in the world."