Here are the strategies elementary and secondary level teachers, library media specialists, and computer coordinators need to support and enrich their curriculum utilizing the Internet. Topics, suggested activities, and handouts follow most state curricula and require little or no modifications. Each unit plan provides step-by-step instructions,…

As higher education institutions move into forms of distance learning enabled by technologies such as video conferencing and the Internet, the ownership of course materials becomes an issue. Who owns these materials, the school or the individual? This paper describes the issue, covers two different views on ownership (i.e., comparing online course…

Distance education is an alternative method for delivering academic course work to students unable to attend traditional campus-based classes. This Digest presents information on the many forms of distance education and keys to successful teaching with distance education. Distance education is a method of education in which the learner is…

The presentation describes the revisions to a course and the resulting student attitudes and learning. Learning Tools was revised in 2003 from oncampus only to both oncampus and online delivery. Revisions were made by standardizing the two versions, updating the technology applications presented, and modifying the instructional strategies used.…

Suggests that possibly one of the most profound changes in classroom writing has come with the ease and excitement of publishing electronic text on the Internet. Discusses publishing student work on the Internet, and Internet publishing of traditional writing assignments, collaborative writing projects, and multimedia presentations. (RS)

Proposes some procedures to aid teachers in detecting plagiarism and preventing students from choosing to plagiarize. Includes a list of Internet writing resources. (DDR)

Describes the use of learning cells to facilitate Socratic-like discussion and discusses how they can be adapted to the Internet. (EV)

To determine how the Internet is being used in education, researchers surveyed newsgroup participants. Questions concerned demographics and usage. Responses totaled 147. Results indicate that there is a solid foundation of users who are optimistic about the future despite hardware and software problems and concerns about offensive material. Seven…

State, federal, and corporate grants enabled Georgian Court College (New Jersey) to connect to the Internet, establish a multimedia lab, and purchase equipment for interactive distance learning. Describes the implementation of new programs utilizing Internet technology and highlights sample Internet projects in social work, education, aquatic and…

Describes the potential of multimedia and hypermedia technologies and explains how they can facilitate literacy teaching and learning. Discusses various software projects, showing how multimedia and hypermedia technologies are changing traditional definitions of literacy and learning. Describes new challenges for teachers to consider as access to…

Investigates whether students who had access to Internet study rooms would make use of them for out-of-class group study and how students perceived their online group study experience in comparison with face-to-face group study in an introductory biology class. Survey results indicate that 47 students used online study rooms. (Author/SOE)

School guidance counselors can use computers to enhance students' abilities to get into top colleges. One high school counselor has established a Web site with online forms requesting that transcripts be sent to colleges and search tools for finding financial assistance; an Internet discussion forum for seniors to discuss college admissions; and…

Proposes a variety of criteria for evaluating the potential of natural history museum websites for enhancing student learning in science, especially in those aspects of the science curriculum concerned with processes, methods, evidence, and interpretation. Reveals a diversity of perspectives and assumptions about the scientific research undertaken…

Describes a program created by the Nebraska Earth Science Education Network (NESEN) called "Students and Teachers Exchanging Data, Information and Ideas (STEDII)" for K-12 audiences that emphasizes data collection mixed with weather education. Compares and contrasts the vision for STEDII from NESEN's and the participant teachers' points of view.…

Describes the process of using collaborative technologies to team teach elementary science methods courses across three different institutions: a private liberal arts college, a small state university, and a large research university. Describes the project and the Internet-based collaborative technologies used at each site. (Author/MM)