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Internet Projects. Steve Gordon Director of Technology sgordon@eup.k12.mi.us Sault Area Public Schools http://eup.k12.mi.us/sault. How can we Use the Internet. E-Mail Mailing Lists Net 101 Good General Sites Searching Lesson Plans & Projects Educational Research & Studies.
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Internet Projects Steve Gordon Director of Technology sgordon@eup.k12.mi.us Sault Area Public Schools http://eup.k12.mi.us/sault
How can we Use the Internet • E-Mail • Mailing Lists • Net 101 • Good General Sites • Searching • Lesson Plans & Projects • Educational Research & Studies
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
What to Use for E-Mail • Netscape • Internet Explorer • Eudora http://www.eudora.com/
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/
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/
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
Mailing Lists • Lets you see on-going discussions • An easy way to ask a question to Thousands of educators • Lots of E-mail
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/
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/
Learn the Net A website dedicated to helping you save time and money when roaming through cyberspace. http://www.learnthenet.com/english
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
Other Lists Thousands of Lists to join http://www.liszt.com/
Net 101 • Learn the “Net” on the “Net” • There are many on-line tutorials • Some are introductory and some are advanced
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
About the Internet Various tutorials and information on the Internet thanks to Netscape. http://home.netscape.com/home/about-the-internet.html
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/
Good General Sites • Education Oriented with links • K-12 oriented • Grade level oriented • Subject oriented
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/
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/
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
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/
WWW 4 Teachers For teachers powering learning with technology http://www.4teachers.org
Searching • The art of finding “Stuff” • There are Millions of computers on the Net • Learn the techniques • Try it before your students
Search Engines • A variety of Search Engines exist. • You should try various ones. http://www.classroom.net/searching/
Yahooligans Kids Safe Searching http://www.yahooligans.com/
Lesson Plans& Projects • Gold Mines • Sharing
Connections+ Lesson plans, activities, curriculum resources--linked with corresponding subject-area content standards. http://www.mcrel.org/connect/plus/
School Net Sample Internet lesson Plans and Learning Projects http://schoolnet2.carleton.ca/english/ext/aboriginal/lessons/index.html
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
Bonus They sell stuff but also offer a wide variety of on-line activities. Check out the teacher section. http://www.bonus.com
Educational Research & Studies • Studies are always being done • Current • At your finger tips
The Impact of Technology Surveys, Bibliographies, Literature Reviews, Articles, Reports, Case Studies and Additional Resources . http://www.mcrel.org/connect/tech/impact.html
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center http://www.aspensys.com/eric/
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
Next Steps • Make Time/Take Time • Experiment • Try one easy application • Then another • Then another • Publish and share what you do.