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Steve R. Gordon Director of Technology sgordon@eup.k12.mi.us. Internet in the CLassroom. NOW WHAT ?. Linda Donaldson Teacher/Building Tech Representative lindado@eup.k12.mi.us. Sault Area Public Schools http://eup.k12.mi.us/sault. Gail Storey Teacher/Building Tech Representative
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Steve R. Gordon Director of Technology sgordon@eup.k12.mi.us Internet in the CLassroom NOW WHAT ? Linda Donaldson Teacher/Building Tech Representative lindado@eup.k12.mi.us Sault Area Public Schools http://eup.k12.mi.us/sault Gail Storey Teacher/Building Tech Representative gstorey@eup.k12.mi.us
Classrooms in Transition • Unprecedented Pace of Change
Encyclopaedia Britannica Premier Product $1500 - $2200 Cost $300 Purchased to “do the right thing” CD-ROM Free with books or $1000 Encarta Funk and Wagnalls $50 or installed Cost $1.50 Full Multimedia Computer purchased to “do the right thing” Changing Economics of Information Automobiles, Insurance, Real Estate, Travel, Tourism, Research
Internet Timeline • 1971 23 Hosts • 1984 Number breaks 1000 • 1987 Number breaks 10,000 • 1989 Number of hosts breaks 100,000 • 1996 number of hosts 9,472,000 • 1997 number of hosts 16,146,000 • 1998 number of hosts 29,670,000
- Our Choice • Fast, easy, AUTOMATIC update of filter files. • Smaller filter files for faster updating. • Update only those files you select. • Third party filter files available. • Selectable port filtering. • Optionally blocks ALL Newsgroups, FTP, & Chat. • Full support for PICS compliant ratings systems. • Can be set to ignore e-mail. • User definable filtering criteria.
Computer Safety Rules for Kids • Don’t give out personal information -- your last name, address, phone number -- on-line • Don’t give out your password EVER • Remember that the people you meet on-line are strangers. They aren’t always who they say they are. Be smart. If you wouldn’t tell it to a stranger, don’t say it in Cyberspace
Computer Safety Rules for Kids • Don’t meet someone in person who you met on-line without your parent’s permission... • Even better, if you do want to meet up with someone, have your Mom or Dad go with you • Don’t answer messages that make you uncomfortable. Get your Mom or Dad if you are ever afraid of ANYTHING.
Be a Good Netizen • Remember: The Internet is a public place. Don’t say or do things on the Internet that you wouldn’t say or do in public. • The Golden Rule: Don’t be rude or cruel to others. Even if someone is rude to you, be smarter. • Follow the rules of your on-line or Internet service provider
Be a Good Netizen • Be smart -- everything you read in a magazine or hear on the street isn’t true. Neither is everything you read or hear on the Internet. • A.U.P. http://eup.k12.mi.us/sault/usf/aup98.html
Safety Rules for Parents • Consider placing the computer in a family room, particularly if you have young children • Be interested! Ask your kids where they go on line; let them know you are interested in what they are doing and learning on-line. • If your children know more about the Internet than you do, let them be your guide. Learn about the Internet together.
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/ • Download Eudora 3.0.6 from: ftp://ftp.qualcomm.com/eudora/eudoralight/windows/english/306/eul306.exe
Problem of the Weekend • Teacher sends Question • Involves students and parents at home • or parents work • or grandparents • They respond via E-mail • Teacher sends a certificate
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/
100th Day of School • 100 E-mails http://sun.lssu.edu/sault/elem/mckinley/100days/ • 100 Points of Kindness
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 hyperlink 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
Question of the Week • One E-mail per week • We answer by E-mail • Panel of people judge the answers • Winners list sent by E-mail kellyd2@ocps.k12.fl.us
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. ftp://ftp.classroom.com/Classroom-Connect/crcposts/crc-faq.txt
EUP Elementary List • Send mail to majordomo@eup.k12.mi.us • subscribe elementary • No Subject • No signature line
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/netcenter/newnet/index.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
Share Curriculum • ISD sponsored Sharing http://curriculum.eup.k12.mi.us http://science.eup.k12.mi.us http://math.eup.k12.mi.us http://history.eup.k12.mi.us http://language.eup.k12.mi.us
Searching • The art of finding “Stuff” • There are Millions of computers on the Net • Learn the techniques • Try it before your students • Yellow Pages Book
Search Engines • A variety of Search Engines exist. • You should try various ones. • Search Tools for Mining the Internet http://www.classroom.com/resource/search.asp
Kids Safe Surfing • Yahooligans http://www.yahooligans.com/ • Super Kids http://www.super-kids.com/ • Ask Jeeves for Kids http://www.ajkids.com/
Lesson Plans& Projects • Gold Mines • Sharing • No need to invent the Wheel
Chinese New Year • Enhance your units with Web Resources HTTP://www.chinapage.com/china.html
Fox Exchange • Send your animal aroundthe country. • Writing, Sociology, Communications • Geography • Kids involved • Follow with E-mail http://www.ncal.verio.com/~lafiesta/trav.htm
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
Magic School Bus • Science unit materials • Free educational games http://www.microsoft.com/kids/msb/