world wide web

Web hunts and virtual field trips help students to advance research skills, information management and technology skills.

Fourteen-year-old Lexie is only at peace while using her computer, so when her mother dies suddenly, Lexie tries to connect with her online and not only discovers that her mother was murdered, she learns that her father's new girlfriend is big trouble.

Explains how the World Wide Web was created, including who invented it, where, and why, and discusses the Internet's move from only academic circles to the public at large.

A guide to effective Internet searching, providing information on how search engines and related software and utilities work, and including lists of sites that help further understanding of Internet searching, and details of useful utilities.

Offers practical and easy-to-use techniques and tools that teachers and students can use to find quality information on the Internet.

Contains over one thousand entries that provide the name, logo and sponsor, a brief description, and commentary on the outstanding features of some of the best educational sites on the World Wide Web, suitable for students in kindergarten through grade twelve; grouped by subject area.