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Enhancing Classroom Learning Through Internet Resources

Explore innovative ways to integrate the internet into classroom learning with insights from Sault Area Public Schools. This guide provides educators with valuable resources, including email communication, mailing lists for collaboration, keypal connections, lesson plans, and educational research. Discover how to engage students through online projects and create a global classroom experience. Learn effective techniques for searching the internet, accessing quality educational sites, and utilizing tools that enhance both teaching and learning.

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Enhancing Classroom Learning Through Internet Resources

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  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.

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