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Enhancing Communication and Resource Access in Education through the Internet

This document by Kim Hollingsworth explores how the Internet has transformed communication in education. It highlights various online tools such as email, listservs, discussion groups, and forums that connect educators, students, and professionals. These platforms facilitate professional communication for reminders, questions, and collaborative learning. Additionally, it covers the Internet as a resource for educational materials, research tools, and professional development. The use of search engines and effective searching techniques is emphasized for better access to information.

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Enhancing Communication and Resource Access in Education through the Internet

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  1. Section 1: Access to People By Kim Hollingsworth ETEC 562

  2. Communication is enhanced via use of the Internet by: • Colleagues • Professionals • Teachers • Students

  3. Email Listservs Mailing lists Discussion groups Chats Bulletin boards Newsgroups Forums Ways to Communicate

  4. Email for Professional Purposes • Reminders • Questions • Messages • Notes on school events • Non-traditional email connected via Internet web site

  5. Non-traditional E-mailExamples • AskEric • Provides educational info • http://askeric@askeric.org • Teacher-2-Teacher (Mailing list) • Focuses on exchange of ideas in k-12 • http://www.teachnet.com/t2t/

  6. E-Mail For Instructional Purposes • Connect Students around the world to: • Enhance the curriculum • Establish new friendships • Enrich student communication skills

  7. Listservs/Mailing Lists • “Listserv” and “Mailing List” - interchangeable • Users must subscribe • Individuals send e-mails to subscribed list of members

  8. Discussion Groups • Another type of listserv • Resembles conversation between many people on a common topic of interest • Asynchronous

  9. Chats • Synchronous • Sender and receiver communicate in real time • Kidlink • http://www.kidlink.org Offers chat channels for teachers and students Online activities for 15 and under

  10. Bulletin Boards, Newsgroups and Forums • Different from mailing lists and discussion groups: • Messages not delivered to e-mail • Must visit website to read • No subscription required • Warning: Uncensored, open nature allows for variety of different beliefs.

  11. Ways to find Listservs • Liszt - directory of e-mail discussion groups • http://www.liszt.com • Tech.learning – link to Well Connected Educator • Forums to share success stories about using technology in teaching • Includes publishing center for student work • http://www.techlearning.com

  12. Telementoring Online mentor Mentor Center http://mentorcenter.bbn.com/ Tutor 2000 http://www.tutor2000.com Ask an Expert Qualified expert Nasa’s Quest Project http://quest.arc.nasa.gov Ask Jeeves for Kids http://www.ajkids.com Additional Resources for Communication on Web

  13. Section 2: Access to Resources Four main uses of the Web:

  14. Information Source • Use Search Engines Yahoo, Google, Dogpile, Altavista • Use Boolean Logic • Using keywords and the use of and, or, and not • Narrows or broadens your search

  15. For Effective Searching • Seven Steps to Better Searching • http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/sevensteps2001.html • Four NETS for Better Searching • http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm

  16. Research Tool • Explore libraries • Locate articles and other documents • Visit websites related to topic

  17. Sites for Educational Research • United States Dept. of Education • http://www.ed.gov • Peterson’s Education Center • http://www.petersons.com/ugrad • JASON Project • http://www.jasonproject.org

  18. Lesson Plan Bank • Variety of lesson plans and activities • Categorized by grade level or subject • Education World • http://www.education-world.com

  19. Professional Development • Tutorials, online forums, and text resources • Distance Education Courses • Scholastic Magazine • http://scholastic.com

  20. Information on the Internet • Web Page – a document that is viewed with a browser (IE, Netscape) • Web Site – a group of web pages • Web Server – a computer that runs software that allows Web pages to be shown by a browser

  21. Web Page Publishing • Authoring Tools – software packages that provide an easy way to create Web pages: • Microsoft FrontPage • http://microsoft.com • Adobe Systems PageMill • http://ww.adobe.com • 30 Day free trial

  22. Programming LanguageHTML • Hypertext Markup language • most common programming language of the web • Platform independent • Tags used to format text • 24 Hour Html Café • http://www.24hourHTMLcafe.com • Webmonkey HTML Cheatsheet • http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/reference/html_cheatsheet/

  23. The World Wide Web • The World Wide Web is used extensively today because of web pages that have been published over the last decade.

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