1. Internet for Education Issues and Tips of How to Use Internet for Education

2. Two or more computers connected together is called a network

3. Internet --- World Wide Web, or say, Globalized Network

4. Total Intranet Partial Intranet Intranet--- The Internal Network

5. Professional Terms WWW --- world wide web, it is a collection of interconnected computers that offers text, graphics, sounds and video images. URL (Uniform Resource Locator)--- means the web address. Web browser --- in interface tool that enables you to visit the web sites and see pictures and images, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape. Hypertext or hyperlinks --- the linked text, buttons or graphics on which you can click to surf web pages. Web Server---The equipment that host the website. Web Space---The physical space in web server that can hold the amount of the data.

6. Domain Name and Host Name http://www.aamu.edu The “aamu” is a host name. The “edu” is a domain name. The same is to www.msn.com, www.census.org, www.ed.gov, and http://stinet.dtic.mil

7. Commonly Used Search Engines yahoo.com --- It is the most and largest comprehensive of all the subject directories. It is very good at providing information for the masses, such as sports, current news, stock quotes, etc. askjeeves.com and answers.com --- They are unique subject directory search engines. Each allows the user to enter a question in a plain English, or select from the list of the most popular questions, or dropdown menu for the user to choose. google.com --- It is the most powerful search engine with 35 billion of searched pages each time. It is multimedia effective. bing.com --- A powerful multimedia and information search engine.

8. Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 Two negations of the world wide web Web 1.0, the first generation of the world wide web, mainly provides information, like information in text, color, graphics, photos, animation, video, sound, etc. (A sample site for Tech class, a sample Social Studies site )A sample site for Tech classa sample Social Studies site Web 2.0, is the second generation of the tools enhanced world wide web. It mainly provide online interaction, collaboration, joint work, effective tools for people to use.

9. Web 2.0 Tools A broad range of web tools that enhance the use of the digital tools on the Internet. They include but not limited to the tools 1.For interaction and communication --- Email, listserv/group Email, discussion board, bulletin board, chat room, Skype, 2.Social media like Facebook, Twitter, linkedIn, 3.For collaboration or team work Wikipedia, 4.For multimedia use Video downloader, audio downloader, graphics designer, photo editor, 5.Personal use --- online drop box, Windows Cloud, Google account 6.Other like widely used website like --- screen capture, sound recorder (Freecorder), video downloader, ebay, amozon, business site, school site for registration, Banner account, etc.

10. Example of Web 2.0 --- Google Google is not only a powerful search engine, it is also a rich internet tool provider 1.Gmail with google forms, word processor, spread sheet, slide show, survey, test, (docs.google.com)docs.google.com 2.Google earth, Google map 3.Wikipedia, 4.Wiki tools, 5.Apps 6.Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers: EdudemicEdudemic, Teaching Tools, Cool ToolsTeaching ToolsCool Tools 7.Web 2.0 Tools for Students Student Web 2.0 ToolsStudent Web 2.0 Tools, 50 Tools online50 Tools online

11. Social media for communication and learning

12. Online Class Communication Tools www.netmeeting.com Netmeeting tools Instant interaction:  See and hear people Chatting Transfer files Netmeeting image viewer

13. Netmeeting’s Chatroom Netmeeting’s chat room. It can chat, transfer files, hear the speech and view the image of the speaker.

14. Skype (and Google Hangout)--- a social media

15. Google Hangout

16. Advantages of the Learning Network Provide learning resources through network Enhance communication: Internal & external Enhance learning interaction Student-student, student-teacher, student-content, teacher-teacher, Teacher-content, teacher-parents Learning anytime and anywhere Distance education, online learning resources, synchronous and asynchronous communication

17. Social and Ethic Issues of Technology Use Copy right, online privacy, hacking and online invasion, Virus dissemination and antivirus measures Possible online fines, and penalty, Networked theft, computer fraud sample,sample Network communication language style: politeness in email, listserv, discussion board, and bulletin board.

18. Downside of Internet 1. Email trash 2. Network transmitted virus 3. Online gambling 4. Uncontrolled online shopping 5. Internet addict/Internet love 6. Online sexual and violence influence 7. Online alienation and dehumanization

19. Be open to the Internet resources Critically analyze and evaluate the selected resources Carefully design the class by integrating other people’s resources Broaden the students’ vision through online learning resources (see Dr. Li’s sample instructional websites collection page) Creative Use of Internet Resources

20. Sample Useful Educational Sites