1. Chapter 7 Introducing the Internet and Other Distance Learning Tools M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

2. 7.2 Technology Integration Example: A Research Paper Website Phase 1: Relative advantage Phase 2: Objectives and Assessments Phase 3: Integration Strategies Phase 4: Instructional Environment Phase 5: Evaluating and Revising http://www.ri.ent/schools/East_Greenwich/research.html M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

3. 7.3 Definition of Distance Learning “The acquisition of knowledge and skills through mediated information and instruction, encompassing all technologies and other forms of learning at a distance.” USDLA – http://www.usdla.org/http://www.usdla.org/ M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

4. 7.4 Classifying Types of Distance Learning M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

5. 7.5 Types of Distance Learning Activities Student Research Online Classroom Materials Web-Based Lessons Virtual Courses and Programs M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

6. 7.6 Current Distance Learning Issues Digital Divide Development and socialization Positive and negative impact on education reform Virtual schooling issues –Curriculum alignment –Teacher certification –Accreditation –Funding –Possible negative consequences M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

7. 7.7 Current Distance Learning Research Distance learning effectiveness Distance learning course quality Successful distance learners Effective distance instructors Cost effectiveness of distance learning M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

8. 7.8 Current Internet Pitfalls Inappropriate Materials Privacy and Safety Fraud Viruses and Hacking Copyright and Plagiarism M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

9. 7.9 Internet Skills The URL – Uniform Resource Locator Types –.org,.gov,.com,.edu,.k12._.us Parts –http://www.nasa.gov HyperText Transfer Protocol World Wide Web Server name Domain designator M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

10. 7.10 Internet Skills (continued) Navigating the Internet –Using links hot links, hot spots –Using buttons –Using the Go menu See Figure 7.14, p. 232 –Exercises in creating and using a Go menu M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

11. 7.11 Bookmarking the Internet Bookmark = Favorite Adding Bookmarks Organizing Bookmarks M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Source: Netscape and the “N” logo are registered trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation. Netscape content ©2005 Netscape Communications Corporation. Used with permission.

12. 7.12 Internet Search Engines Major engines Google – http://www.google.comhttp://www.google.com –keyword Yahoo – http://www.yahoo.comhttp://www.yahoo.com –index AskJeeves – http://www.ask.comhttp://www.ask.com –whole language M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

13. 7.13 Internet Search Engines (continued) Metacrawlers Dogpile – http://www.dogpile.comhttp://www.dogpile.com Visisimo – http://visimo.com/http://visimo.com/ HotBot – http://www.hotbot.comhttp://www.hotbot.com Kartoo – http://www.kartoo.comhttp://www.kartoo.com Mamma – http://www.mamma.comhttp://www.mamma.com M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

14. 7.14 Search Engine Strategies Subject index searching Keyword searching M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Source: Courtesy of Google, Inc.

15. 7.15 Evaluating Internet Sites Content –Provider –Currency –Quality Design M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

16. 7.16 Internet Troubleshooting Site connection failure –URL error –Server down –Server traffic –Bad link –Firewall Feature on site not working –Plug-in –Compatibility –Java or other program M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

17. 7.17 Internet Communication Resources Email Listservs Bulletin Boards (BB) Blogs Chatrooms Instant Messaging (IM) Videoconferencing M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

18. 7.18 Internet Cybercollaboration MUD –Multiuser Dungeons/Dimensions/Domains MOO –MUD Object-Oriented Avatars M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

19. 7.19 Web Course Development and Support Tools Course management systems Site-capturing software Intranet Electronic whiteboards M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.

20. 7.20 Characteristics of Effective Distance Courses Well-designed and structured to support learning Engaging activities Collaborative activities Interactive learning community Effective assessment strategies M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.