2. Fall into the Internet “How can the Internet Helps us to learn?” By Rachel Gonta Design your own interactive site for the classroom visit: http://www.webboard.com/products/webboard/prodinfo/index.cfm?gtse=GOOG&gtkw=virtual+classroom http://www.webboard.com/products/webboard/prodinfo/index.cfm?gtse=GOOG&gtkw=virtual+classroom

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4. Using the internet in the classroom has been known to “Rake” up a lot of interests!

5. According to the Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism: A study was conducted on how useful course websites are. The study was based on student’s perception of coursework online. “The findings of this study suggest that students make use of course websites, and they perceive that course websites enhance the learning experience.”

6. You’ll Be “blown” away once you discover all the ways that the internet can help you in the classroom including…. Lesson Planning Student Activities Classroom Trips Parental Involvement Monitoring Information

7. Lesson Plans How about visiting…. How about visiting…. http://www.educationworld.com/ http://www.educationworld.com/ http://www.educationworld.com/ Current Lessons: For additional lessons, be sure to visit these Education World archives: Education World archives: Lesson Plan of the Day Lesson Plan of the Day Lesson Plan of the Day Lesson Plan of the Day Showbiz-Science Lesson Plans Showbiz-Science Lesson Plans Showbiz-Science Lesson Plans Showbiz-Science Lesson Plans Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plans Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plans Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plans Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plans Tech Lesson of the Week Tech Lesson of the Week Tech Lesson of the Week Tech Lesson of the Week Lesson Plans By Subject Lesson Plans By Subject Lesson Plans By Subject Lesson Plans By Subject (Click on any of the links and you’ll be wisped away to some great lesson plans for your classroom)

8. Student Activities How about sending the students to… How about sending the students to… http://www.awesomelibrary.org/ http://www.awesomelibrary.org/ http://www.awesomelibrary.org/ With the click of a mouse, students have access to the entire Internet as it relates to areas such as… TECHNOLOGY ENGLISH MATH SCIENCE HEALTH

9. http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/ This is another wonderful site for students to “roam around” and learn about recycling…

10. Can’t “leave” the classroom… Why not have an internet class trip? (Don’t Forget the Camera) Visit… http://www.virtualfreesites.com/museums.html http://www.virtualfreesites.com/museums.html

11. You’ll never believe what you’ll be able to see from a virtual tour..

12. Tour the Olympic Museum Tour the Olympic Museum

13. Tour The American Museum of Natural History Tour The American Museum of Natural History

14. With over 300 virtual tours you can also visit… Museum of HP Calculators Tour The Museum of Unnatural Mystery and.. The First Virtual Mousepad Museum but don’t forget to include the parents… Museum of HP Calculators Tour The Museum of Unnatural Mystery The First Virtual Mousepad Museum of HP Calculators Tour The Museum of Unnatural Mystery The First Virtual Mousepad Museum

15. Parental Involvement According To…..

16. http://dante.udallas.edu/edu5350s/tech_forum /_tech1/00000056.htm http://dante.udallas.edu/edu5350s/tech_forum /_tech1/00000056.htm Giving parents lists of children orientated and interactive sites would allow parents to not only see what their children are using the Internet for but also to guide them away from inappropriate material. Because many parents are not up to date on Internet software, they should be given information on filters and other programs to make their home computers child friendly. In a technologically growing society, children cannot be shielded from using the Internet for research simply because they may stumble across something inappropriate. It is these inappropriate things they should be taught how to deal with in order to make Internet usage valuable.

17. Speaking of Monitoring Student activity on the internet…

18. THE MAIN REASON FOR CLOSE MONITORING IS…. 1. Student safety, to be certain no personal information is given out on-line. 2. Appropriate usage, to be sure students are not accessing inappropriate materials.

19. HOW DO WE MONITOR

20. By simply staying attentive to our students!!!

21. So, the internet is good for… Lesson Planning Student Activities Classroom Trips Parental Involvement Monitoring Information

22. LEARN MORE ABOUT INTERNET USAGE IN THE CLASSROOM BY READING MY RESEARCH Click on the link below for the full research document… GontaRassng4.doc GontaRassng4.doc GontaRassng4.doc