Internet in the Classroom

1. Internet in the Classroom Steve Gordon Director of Technology sgordon@eup.k12.mi.us Michael Spuhler Internet Coordinator mspuhler@eup.k12.mi.us Sault Area Public Schools http://eup.k12.mi.us/sault

2. How can we Use the Internet • E-Mail • Mailing Lists • Net 101 • Good General Sites • Searching • Lesson Plans & Projects • Educational Research & Studies

3. E-Mail • This “Tool” puts you in contact with thousands of other educators • It is a convenient form of communications • Participate in projects with other schools • Allows students to communicate • Take the time to learn E-mail

4. What to Use for E-Mail • Netscape • Internet Explorer • Eudora http://www.eudora.com/

5. KeyPals Club Mighty Media presents the KeyPals Club, a place for young people, teachers and students to locate and correspond with other youth and students around the world. http://www.mightymedia.com/keypals/

6. Pen-Pal Connection A pen-pal (or if you prefer a web-pal) is a friend from a different country, language, culture. Many countries are listed. http://alberti.crs4.it/pen-pal/

7. Finding Keypals If you are interested in finding keypals for your class, the hyperlinks below should be useful. http://www.oxford.net/~ocbe/keypals.htm

8. Mailing Lists • Lets you see on-going discussions • An easy way to ask a question to Thousands of educators • Lots of E-mail

9. OnlineClass They create original K-12 programming for the Internet, delivering a planned, organized and moderated e-mail/Web learning experience. http://www.onlineclass.com/

10. Global SchoolNet Foundation They are a nonprofit corporation, is a major contributor to the philosophy, design, culture and content of Internet-based learning. http://www.gsn.org/

11. Learn the Net A website dedicated to helping you save time and money when roaming through cyberspace. http://www.learnthenet.com/english

12. Classroom Connect A free, interactive mailing list! In all, more than 3,500 K-12 educators have subscribed to the list. http://www.classroom.net/classroom/maillist.html

13. Other Lists Thousands of Lists to join http://www.liszt.com/

14. Net 101 • Learn the “Net” on the “Net” • There are many on-line tutorials • Some are introductory and some are advanced

15. A Gentle Introduction to the Internet • What it the Internet? • Why Would I Want to Be Part of the Internet? http://www.lm.com/info/Internet/gentle.html

16. About the Internet Various tutorials and information on the Internet thanks to Netscape. http://home.netscape.com/home/about-the-internet.html

17. Beginners Guide to Life on the Internet The information in this section will provide a consistently reliable starting point for your own exploration of the Internet. http://www.screen.com/start/guide/

18. Good General Sites • Education Oriented with links • K-12 oriented • Grade level oriented • Subject oriented

19. Web66: A K12 World Wide Web Project Just as U.S. Highway Route 66 was a catalyst for Americana, we see the World Wide Web as a catalyst that will integrate the Internet into K12 school curricula. http://web66.coled.umn.edu/

20. Reber's Resources for K-6 Teachers This site is intended to help teachers cut down on the amount of time they spend looking for quality sites on the Internet. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8854/

21. Kid Source On-Line K-12 They have great articles and information that will help you raise your child from who is from 6 to 18 years old. http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/k12.html

22. Sharing NASA These projects allow students to share in the excitement of NASA's scientific and engineering pursuits like flying the shuttle, spacecraft explorations of distant planets, and space-based life sciences research. http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/interactive/

23. WWW 4 Teachers For teachers powering learning with technology http://www.4teachers.org

24. Searching • The art of finding “Stuff” • There are Millions of computers on the Net • Learn the techniques • Try it before your students

25. Search Engines • A variety of Search Engines exist. • You should try various ones. http://www.classroom.net/searching/

26. Yahooligans Kids Safe Searching http://www.yahooligans.com/

27. Lesson Plans& Projects • Gold Mines • Sharing

28. Connections+ Lesson plans, activities, curriculum resources--linked with corresponding subject-area content standards. http://www.mcrel.org/connect/plus/

29. School Net Sample Internet lesson Plans and Learning Projects http://schoolnet2.carleton.ca/english/ext/aboriginal/lessons/index.html

30. Global SchoolNet'sInternet Projects Registry Created for busy teachers who are searching for online projects for classroom integration. http://www.gsn.org/pr/index.html

31. Bonus They sell stuff but also offer a wide variety of on-line activities. Check out the teacher section. http://www.bonus.com

32. Educational Research & Studies • Studies are always being done • Current • At your finger tips

33. The Impact of Technology Surveys, Bibliographies, Literature Reviews, Articles, Reports, Case Studies and Additional Resources . http://www.mcrel.org/connect/tech/impact.html

34. ERIC Educational Resources Information Center http://www.aspensys.com/eric/

35. Citing Electronic Materials - Guidelines The new MLA rules generally treat electronic materials as if they were printed texts that require additional information to be fully described. http://www-dept.usm.edu/~engdept/mla/rules.html

36. Next Steps • Make Time/Take Time • Experiment • Try one easy application • Then another • Then another • Publish and share what you do.