You've heard of CNN? Well, now there's SNN!

SchoolNet News (SNN) is a national Internet project sponsored by Canada's SchoolNet, and developed by STEM~Net. It is a project designed to get students from elementary to high school grades, hooked on the net, but more importantly, writing in a journalistic style specifically for the Internet and make a forum for news-based ideas. SNN will be a monthly publication with stories coming from accross the country.

Journalism has progressed over the years - it has moved from teletype to radio, television, and finally the Internet. SNN is a chance for your students to get in on the ground floor of the fastest-moving development in journalism history.

There are only a handful of newspapers in the world found on the Net, but that is quickly changing.

By getting involved, this project will allow your students’ writing to be published in an emerging media form.

The Internet is the only way of publishing that allows a writer to incorporate everything, with the right accessories. From text to graphics, and from sound to real time movies. The Internet has the capability to have a taped interview available to be played on the Net, for people all over the world to appreciate and listen to. It is the perfect media for a student. The Internet allows a free flow of creativity for a student’s mind, as this is a time when many creative energies are being tapped for the first time.