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Using the Internet As an Active Learning Tool. By: Odis Franklin. Table of Contents. How can we use the internet as a learning tool? Digital literacy Difference Searching Website building Tips Ineffective site Effective sites Sources. How Can We Use the Internet As a Learning Tool?.
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Using the Internet As an Active Learning Tool By: Odis Franklin
Table of Contents • How can we use the internet as a learning tool? • Digital literacy • Difference • Searching • Website building • Tips • Ineffective site • Effective sites • Sources
How Can We Use the Internet As a Learning Tool? • Build a class web site that is to be used in conjunction with the regular classroom curriculum. • Design activities for students that incorporate the use of the Internet. • Have the students use the Internet on a regular basis in the classroom.
Digital Literacy Digital Literacy – The ability to understand, evaluate, and integrate information in multiple formats that the computer can deliver.
How Is Digital Literacy Different From the Traditional Concept of Literacy? • Information found on the Internet is different in many ways. It is not only text, it has many multimedia components such as video,audio, and pictures. Next
Other Differences • Being digitally literate is interactive and multidimensional. • - Files can be saved, printed, e-mailed, shared, and talked about in newsgroups.
Searching the Internet • Teach students guidelines for searching • use Boolean searches • Check the sources • Check hyperlinks • Communicate with the author
Building an Effective Classroom Website • Supplement teaching • Share information • Create a place for guided learning • Present New Learning experiences for students
Web Site Tips • Keep it Simple • Use a weekly schedule • Break information into groups • Promote Collaboration
Ineffective Classroom Web Sites • http://216.167.182.203/3way/3wayhomepage/faculty/teacherswebpages/webpages/kingsley.htm • http://www.springlake-earth.org/faculty/hs/hsteachers/hsfacpg1.html • http://wwwstd.enmu.edu/franklio/welcome.htm
Effective Classroom Web Sites • http://edtech.boisestate.edu/educ573/ • http://www.hc.cc.tx.us/ofranklin/boise.htm • http://edtech.boisestate.edu/educ583mm/
Sources • http://www.esc17.net • http://www.ascd.org/readingroom/edlead/9711/pool.htm • http://edtech.boisestate.edu/educ573 • http://hc.cc.tx.us