In response to the escalating threat of war, South Carolina Educational Television has developed a guided, moderated online message board called OPEN LINES that challenges teens to think about world events from new perspectives and to share their emotions, ideas and solutions with a global audience.

For Teens — talk about global conflict
OPEN LINES is a place where you can discuss world events and what you're concerned about with kids around the globe.

Every week new questions will be posted based on world leaders' speeches, political presentations and news reports. You can post replies to those questions, respond to replies posted by other users, or submit questions that may be hot topics in your part of the world.

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For Teachers — foster classroom discussion
You can use OPEN LINES as a classroom activity to foster discussion about government, world geography, history, foreign languages, culture and conflict resolution. Any of your K-12 initiatives can be broadened with the inclusion of this project.

OPEN LINES also includes a list of websites recommended for teachers to use in the classroom and links to read the latest headlines.