2. Web-based Tools for Supporting Health Education William B. Hansen, Ph.D. Tanglewood Research Greensboro, North Carolina

3. Our Focus Tanglewood Research: Develops programs to prevent unhealthy behavior and build student competence Designs programs to build teacher competence Develops tools for social science research and program evaluation

4. Products and Services That Use Internet Technology Student Instruction –All Stars & All Stars Technology –College Alcohol Teacher Training –Advanced Training for All Stars Teachers –Online Training for Prevention Research Tools –Evaluation Lizard –Automated Social Network Data Collection

5. Instruction for Students

6. All Stars is a drug abuse prevention program for teenagers delivered through schools and community groups

7. Internet Applications for All Stars Identify peer leaders and social isolates Collect, organize and report student opinions Create individualized commitment certificates All Stars Digital Yearbook Identify future behaviors activity Design artwork for personal crests Feedback to reinforce positive norms

8. College Alcohol Online course for college students Supplements live instruction Gives feedback to create positive norms Analyzes students’ expectancies about alcohol and gives tailored messages that address students’ risk status.

9. Competency Building for Teachers

10. Advanced Training for All Stars Teachers Online teacher skills survey Online calendar Just-in-time reminders and support Online feedback to program developer Online help request form Message board Online video clips of teaching skills

11. Effective Prevention Strategies for Educators Online continuing education course Online Instructional modules Online demonstrations Online quizzes and tests Linked resources to the Internet

12. Tools for Research and Evaluation

13. Evaluation Lizard

14. Comprehensive online system for evaluating drug prevention programs in schools that includes : –Evaluation design –Selection of measures that match the program being evaluated –Online data collection –Online reports and data analysis

15. Automated Social Network Data Collection Online survey research tool for social scientists that will allow them to: –Design of survey applications –Complete Internet-based data collection –Automate data reduction and database creation –Complete data analysis online

16. Conclusions The Internet: Potential to augment educational functions currently performed directly by people. Does not entirely replace need for people during data collection process Convenient way to get help for specialized data collection and instructional functions.