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Internet as an Educational Tool: Case Studies in The Gambia By Isatou Secka Jah

Internet as an Educational Tool: Case Studies in The Gambia By Isatou Secka Jah. Topics Covered. Recap of how educational institutions can benefit from the Internet Case Studies Primary School Level; Sukuta, Bakau Secondary School Level; Marina, St.Peters Tertiary School Level; GTTI

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Internet as an Educational Tool: Case Studies in The Gambia By Isatou Secka Jah

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  1. Internet as an Educational Tool:Case Studies in The GambiaBy Isatou Secka Jah Seminar on "Internet in Education": Case Studies

  2. Topics Covered • Recap of how educational institutions can benefit from the Internet • Case Studies • Primary School Level; Sukuta, Bakau • Secondary School Level; Marina, St.Peters • Tertiary School Level; GTTI • Summary Seminar on "Internet in Education": Case Studies

  3. How can the Internet benefit Educational Institutions? • Communication • email, discussion groups, exchange documents • Teaching and Training • distance learning programs • collaborative teaching • Peer Tutoring and professional development Seminar on "Internet in Education": Case Studies

  4. How can the Internet benefit Educational Institutions? • Research • Search engines • Resource sharing • Publishing • web presence, newsletters, brochures, reports • Fundraising • research funding opportunities, requests for proposals, general info Seminar on "Internet in Education": Case Studies

  5. Sukuta Primary & Bakau New Town • Using Internet to enhance education • Distant learning experience with GLOBE • hands-on International environmental science & educational program • 80 countries/ over 6000 schools • follow protocols, collect information about the environment & send it to scientist • Series of investigations looking at the environment Seminar on "Internet in Education": Case Studies

  6. Sukuta & Bakau New Town • www.globe.gov provides access to any data sent in by schools • Project being implemented at Sukuta & Bakau Primary Schools • e.g. learning about soils, this site is a good resource for knowing more about soils in other parts of the world including graphs Seminar on "Internet in Education": Case Studies

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  8. Sukuta Primary & Bakau New Town • Web Presence • sukuta primary school http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Forest/3499/ • photos of important events • history of Sukuta Seminar on "Internet in Education": Case Studies

  9. Sukuta Primary School Seminar on "Internet in Education": Case Studies

  10. St. Peter’s Senior Secondary School • Communication • communicate with friends/peers in other parts of the world • respond to newspaper articles, sports team fan clubs • Information Resource • information on higher education • apply to colleges/universities • funding sources/scholarships Seminar on "Internet in Education": Case Studies

  11. St. Peter’s Senior Secondary School • Resource Sharing • mailing list tech_afrique@onelist.com • help desk for computer hardware & software related questions • Web Presence • Web page development http://www.geocities.com/stp_lamin • developed entirely by student • using javascript Seminar on "Internet in Education": Case Studies

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  13. Marina International School • Teaching tool • introducing an idea • use of computers in businesses/use of databases • how databases are organized • how to use a database • estate agent as an example http://www.century21.com • type of information stored in databases • how to search databases • locate houses for sale Seminar on "Internet in Education": Case Studies

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  15. Marina International School • Distant learning/peer tutoring • taking part in contests • www.cybersurfari.org • sponsored by educational & computer companies • students are given 100 clues and they have to surf the net to find answers to clues • clues lead students to interesting sites where they can learn from • Marina computer club students work in pairs - a pair already with 44 answers! Seminar on "Internet in Education": Case Studies

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  17. Marina International School • Information Resource • information on higher education • apply to colleges/universities • funding sources/scholarships • communication • using email to correspond with peers/relatives especially those abroad Seminar on "Internet in Education": Case Studies

  18. GTTI • HND Program in collaboration with South Bank University • communication • staff in constant contact with construction management program • GTTI management for international communication • Online ordering • Ordering texts/material Seminar on "Internet in Education": Case Studies

  19. GTTI • Assessment • coursework assignment • collaborative authoring • working with counterparts at SBU to prepare handouts for students • Peer-interaction • students contact their counterparts at SBU to exchange ideas Seminar on "Internet in Education": Case Studies

  20. GTTI • Information resource • www - student research tool • GTTI librarian searches for bibliographic info via web Seminar on "Internet in Education": Case Studies

  21. Summary • We have seen • an overview of how Internet can be useful in the educational arena • specific examples in The Gambia • primary, secondary, tertiary institutions • Each and everyone of us, as a student, parent or teacher, has an important role to play!!! Seminar on "Internet in Education": Case Studies

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