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The Web—Link Your Students to the World This month’s features all discuss the World Wide Web and its uses in education. The Web has engendered much enthusiasm and controversy in education. Many educators have used it personally but still are not incorporating it into their classrooms. Have you found it useful for a particular purpose? Are there more dilemmas yet to be discussed? Please share your experiences through conversations, articles, letters to the editor (e-mail Kate Conley at kconley@iste.org.)

The Web as Instructional Tool: Advantages and Disadvantages    by Mark Francek

Mark outlines the dilemmas of using the Web in education for us, focusing on content quality, time, costs, and more. Mark encourages conversation at all levels to fully explore these dilemmas and find the balance. Download the full article (PDF, 366 KB, PDF Instructions)

Teaching Students to Use the Internet as a Research Tool    by Elizabeth Caulfield Felt and Sarah C. Symans

Elizabeth and Sarah discuss teaching students how to use the Internet as a research tool. They cover finding information, evaluating it, and citing it appropriately. Download the full article (PDF, 383 KB, PDF Instructions)

Metasearching the Net    by Ruth Kohut

Ruth writes about using metasearch engines to find information on the Web and conducting advanced searches using MetaCrawler or SavvySearch. Download the full article (PDF, 351 KB, PDF Instructions)

Links

Need a handy reference of all the Web links in this month’s features? Find it here.

Software Releases    by Judi Mathis Johnson

Read about software to help with reading at all levels and more. Download the full article (PDF, 130 KB, PDF Instructions)

Software Reviews: Save Time Selecting Software    by Judi Mathis Johnson

Judi describes the 2000 Educational Software Preview Guide and the various modes of educational software. Look for mode listings in future software columns. Download the full article (PDF, 208 KB, PDF Instructions)

Read the current letters to the editor. And, submit your reactions to any L&L article or topic to Kate Conley, editor, kconley@iste.org.

Communication in Cyberspace: Powerful Ideas Shaping Our Educational System    by David Moursund

David describes more fully one of his powerful ideas shaping the present and future of education: communication. How does communication fit into education? How can technology enhance communication? Read the full list of powerful ideas. Download the full article (PDF, 117 KB, PDF Instructions)

Processing Ideas: Move Beyond Word Processing into Critical Thinking    by Sara Dexter and Susan Watts-Taffe

Sara and Susan discuss how to help students become critical thinkers by integrating such word processing projects as newsletters into classroom instruction.

Too Few Computers and Too Many Kids: What Can I Do? Part 2    by Jacqueline Scolari, Douglas Bedient, and Tamela D. Randolph

In this second installment of a four-part series, Jacqueline, Douglas, and Tamela provide 30 more activities for teachers and suggest meaningful ways to use technology when means are limited. Find teachers resources, language arts activities, and social studies ideas.

Authentic Science Learning in the Digital Age    by Anne M. Cox-Petersen and Joanne K. Olson

In this authentic, constructivist research project, upper-elementary students used e-mail, the Internet, CD-ROMs, and more to research various science topics. Students presented their work at a science conference. See some of the presentations here.

Meet Harriet Tubman: The Story of a Web Site    by Patty Taverna and Terry Hongell

In response to their study of Harriet Tubman’s life, second graders created a Web site with a time line of Harriet’s life, a multiple-choice quiz, teacher resources, crossword puzzles, and more.

Incorporating Imagery into Instruction    by Glen Bull, Gina Bull, Judy Thomas, and Judy Jordan

Visual literacy is becoming more and more important for students. You can begin fostering it by using images in your instruction. This month’s Mining the Internet column contains strategies and online resources.

Mining the Internet Online
   by Glen Bull, Gina Bull, & Judi Harris
Mining the Internet is an ongoing column in  L&L. Frequently the Internet changes substantially in the six months between the time that a column is submitted and the time it appears in print. The Mining the Internet Web site will provide a location for updates to each issue's column. It will also provide a way to offer active links to Internet locations mentioned in the column and a place for material that would not fit in the confines of a four-page column. The column will therefore become a hybrid mix of print materials that will appear in each issue of  L&L and supplementary materials that will be placed on the Web each month.

http://teach.virginia.edu/go/mining/

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