Everything Teachers and Parents Need to Know About Swine Flu

Online Resource Provides Up-To-Date Information

RESTON, Va., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Parents, teachers, and school
officials are anxiously awaiting the expected return this fall of the H1N1
virus, known as Swine Flu. Declared a pandemic by the World Health
Organization, the virus may prove a significant problem to schools and
families across the country.

To help both teachers and parents prepare for swine flu, TeachersFirst.com has
created a unique online resource at
http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/spectopics/swineflu.cfm. The site
contains links to extensive information on the nature, prevention, and
management of the disease. Teacher-oriented information includes
recommendations for appropriate grade level and suggestions for use in the
classroom; some resources are also designed specifically for home use.

Nonprofit TeachersFirst (www.TeachersFirst.com), now in its twelfth year, is
one of the web's leading sites for teachers. Thousands of teachers from more
than 50 countries visit the site regularly; they use resources that have been
reviewed and approved by master teachers, and are organized by grade and
subject. The service also plays an active role in helping teachers understand
technology and use it productively.

The Source for Learning (SFL -- www.SourceForLearning.org) is TeachersFirst's
parent organization. Steven J. Gorski, SFL's CEO and President, said, "The
swine flu resource page gives accurate, timely, and age-appropriate
information so students, teachers, and parents know what they can do to stay
healthy and limit the spread of the virus. It's an example of one way we help
teachers and students -- and it shows how we combine technology and class
activities to provide a learning experience."

An example of the professional context and teaching ideas provided by
TeachersFirst editors is this suggestion for ways students can learn from one
of the sites listed: "Share this site on your interactive whiteboard or
projector. Challenge cooperative learning groups to create podcasts (maybe
mock news reporting) about the H1N1. Assign each group a different area to
explore (what is Swine Flu, how to stop the spread, and others)."

The Source for Learning is also the creator of www.PreschoolFirst.com,
www.TeachersAndFamilies.com, and the upcoming www.GrowUpLearning.com, slated
to launch later in 2009.

SOURCE The Source for Learning

Steven Gorski of The Source for Learning, +1-703-860-9200, sgorski@sflinc.org;
or John Cosgrove, Cosgrove Communications, +1-412-621-3668, jc@cosgrove.com,
for The Source for Learning