Presents descriptions of over four hundred educational Internet sites, grouped in eleven categories, including the arts, education, foreign languages, math, sciences, and social studies/social sciences. Includes a companion CD-ROM.
Today's students need to know how to find credible, trustworthy sources on the Internet. This skill is not only a necessity for success in school, it is also an important step in becoming a discerning individual in a world full of misinformation.
Explains what the World Wide Web is and how it works, and explains how to evaluate information found on the Internet to determine whether it is accurate, and how to use that information correctly.
Contains an e.encyclopedia science online learning resource with hundreds of links to science Web sites, describes and explains over two hundred twenty different science topics, and includes a comprehensive reference section, science facts and figures, glossaries, and charts.
Explains how to conduct research on the Internet, covering Web browsers and search engines, "ask an expert" sites, E-mail lists and newsgroups, chat rooms, Webcasts, and homework helpers.
Contains activities and lessons featuring the world's continents and related topics as themes, designed to help students learn how to use a variety of research methods and techniques.
Presents a collection of essays that examine the role of the Internet in day-to-day life, including a discussion of its utility and benefit to society.
Explains how to avoid the common pitfalls, dangers, and misinformation that can be found on the Internet and discusses how to stay safe and find accurate information.
