QuickTopic free message boards and the Quick Doc Review collaborative online document review service are excellent tools for all kinds of teachers. Below are a few examples of citations by teaching resource sites that we've found.

• "...this amazingly easy site will also send you emails of newly posted messages. ... Also check out the Document Review tool for posting text and eliciting feedback generously provided by QuickTopic" NC State University - Teaching Literature for Young Adults - Resources for teachers.
• "QuickTopic (www.quicktopic.com) is a free tool that many teachers have found to be simple, safe, and powerful for engaging students in written discussion about curriculum topics." How To Become a TechKnow-Savvy Teacher in Five Easy Steps
• 2002-2003 Great Teacher Sites: QuickTopic Listed under Teacher Tools: Technology and Telecommunications for Teachers
• QuickTopic listed as recommended tool for online projects and collaboration: Alabama Learning Exchange (Alabama Department of Education)
• "QuickTopic - includes QuickThread, which allows you to create a QuickTopic from 2 or more email messages, and Doc Review, that allows you to post an .html document for comment and peer editing." Cool Free Tools: Online Tools for Teachers
• "On QuickTopic, students will be able to share questions, comments and concerns about the reading with other children outside of their classroom. This will act as a springboard for healthy and respectful discussions between children of different backgrounds, communities and beliefs." Long Island University Electronic Educational Village
• Cool Tools for Online Teachers
• "This free, web-based message board allows you to set up a web-based discussion board for your class where your students can post messages to one another, to students in another class, or to a parent "expert." These message areas are closed to outside users because they are set up by invitation." Bank Street Center for Urban Teacher Education and Technology
• Appalachian State University - Technology Resources for Faculty

You can find many more educational and teacher resource references to QuickTopic by searching for "QuickTopic teacher" or "QuickTopic educator".

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