Gail D Conner IDT 7064 M 51 November

Gail D. Conner IDT 7064 -M 51 November 3, 2009

10 Best Uses of the Internet in the Classroom

E-Mail E-mail allows messages comprised of text and other media to be sent between computers. Students can communicate with each other quicker and more accurately using e-mail to complete projects and. E-Pals (http: //www. epals. com/) Email

Web Quests A Web Quest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. Web Quests are a fun, interactive method of teaching that allow students to increase understanding through involvement. The Teachers First Web quest Collection (http: //www. teachersfirst. com/webquest. htm) Internet

Research Searching, locating, and evaluating information resources published on the World Wide Web. Students can complete Web Quests, Scavenger Hunts, and take electronic field trips. Surfaquarium (http: //www. surfaquarium. com/) Internet

Online Publishing Tool Creating your own on-line tools. No more boring stories. Students can create their own digital story telling and wacky web tales. Wacky Web Tales (http: //www. eduplace. com/tales/) Internet

Online Learning Interactive tutorials workshops available through the internet. The students are able to practice skills using these websites. Stanford Math (http: //epgyschools. stanford. edu) Internet

Electronic Portfolios Use multimedia to collect and organize documents that are published on the internet. The students can create their own websites and insert their work into it for projects. Weebly (www. weebly. com) Internet

Lesson Plans Lesson plans created by other teachers and published on the internet. No more in-effective and boring lessons. Teachers are able to gain ideas for lessons and use them in the classroom. Learning Village (http: //lv 2. mcsk 12. net/_layouts/Learning. Village/) Websites

Keypals Electronic penpals using e-mail, because pals no longer have to read illegible handwriting and can receive messages quicker. Kids’ Space Connection (http: //www. ksconnection. org/) E-mail

Collaborative Projects Students in multiple locations around the world working on a common project or task, because it creates relationships and communication skills with students. Uniservity (http: //www. uniservity. com/collaborativeprojects/) Internet

Online Experiments Multimedia guided tours allowing students to complete projects using the web. Students can research and create projects. Brain Pop (http: //www. brainpop. com/) Internet