The organization of research activity of students in a virtual international laboratory

The article deals with means and methods of the organization of research activity of future teachers of informatics in a virtual laboratory of problems of education and educational technology informatization. The article notes the importance of integration of pedagogical and technical institutions and schools, and representatives of the IT business in order to obtain generally valid results. It also describes the structure and contents of the virtual laboratory, which allow providing synchronized, coherent and efficient interaction of participants, focused on joint research and exchange of experience.