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You can learn how things are made, explore the human body or that of a life-sized whale, and visit ball parks and theme parks. There is even a section of incredible virtual tours that Google Earth has compiled that shares the world in a whole new way.

The mission of the Skype an Author Network is to provide K-12 teachers and librarians a way to connect authors, books, and young readers through virtual visits.

Take a virtual tour of a World War One trench and experience the conditions under which World War One soldiers fought and lived.

The Internet has made the potential to learn about virtually anything easier than ever. Unfortunately, the signal-to-noise ratio is pretty high, and it can be daunting to try and find quality resources. Luckily, we've compiled a comprehensive list of educational articles, tools, and aids that will help you along your online learning journey. Whether you're trying to learn a foreign language, need help with math, are prepping to take the GMATs, or are looking for resume and interview tips, you'll find a wealth of resources here.

Children and their parents have for years enjoyed attending storytimes, checking out books and participating in a number of other educational, entertaining and participatory programs at the various locations of The Public Library of Charlotte Mecklenburg County. StoryPlace, an interactive web site, came about to provide children with the virtual experience of going to the library and participating in the same types of activities the library offers.

This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box.

Trailblazing is a user-friendly, 'explore-at-your-own-pace', virtual journey through science. It showcases sixty fascinating and inspiring articles selected from an archive of more than 60,000 published by the Royal Society between 1665 and 2010.

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Learning and game-play collide in Conspiracy Code, the first in a revolutionary new series of courses. An innovative, complete online class, Conspiracy Code engages students in interactive learning while maintaining all the engagement of a high-quality entertainment product. All Conspiracy Code courses are teacher-supervised, academically-viable, complete classes that fuse the best of online gaming with proven pedagogical techniques and standards to produce a truly unique learning environment for high school students.