internet in education

A collection of essays and reports in which teachers and librarians discuss the pitfalls and successes of getting kids on the Internet, with explanations of how innovative projects were created, descriptions of specific lesson plans using the Internet, and discussion of future scenarios for Internet usage in schools.

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.

A guide to using the Internet in kindergarten through twelfth-grade classrooms, discussing how the Internet can enhance teaching effectiveness; explaining how to integrate the Internet with different instructional styles; and exploring ways to incorporate the Internet into specific curricular areas.

Explains how digital technologies are shaping children's daily lives, describes the fundamental characteristics of children in the digital generation, and argues that traditional teaching methods must be modified to support and increase literacy skills.

Presents critical thinking questions and activities for use with more than seventy science Web sites containing primary documents, covering ancient to twenty-first century science, and provides details on hundreds of related Web sites.

Profiles over one hundred Web sites on topics in political science, economics, and contemporary world issues.

Contains descriptions of over 440 Internet sites that can be accessed by students in the classroom for information about history, different countries and states, outer space, the outdoors, aquatic and marine life, animals, science and industry, math and logic, art and language, sports and leisure, and notable people.

Presents guidance and lesson plans for librarians, teachers, and parents in teaching children to use the Internet creatively and safely, and includes "webquests," nearly four hundred Web links, filtering software, firewalls, and SnagIt shareware on CD-ROM.