Among the Internet's many resources is the World Wide Web, a global network of information servers provided by individuals, organizations, businesses, and federal agencies who are offering documents, data, images, and interactive sessions. For teachers, students, and parents this means access to information not in textbooks or the local library,…

This book helps teachers learn how to bring the Internet's World Wide Web into their classrooms and encourage students to tap into this resource. Using the dozens of examples and strategies provided, teachers can help students: use search engines effectively; quickly find Web sites and understand their content; conduct sound research; think…

Although resources and training vary from program to program, adult English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) teachers and English learners across the country are integrating computers and Internet use with ESOL instruction. This can be seen in the growing number of ESOL resources available on the World Wide Web. There are very good reasons for…

This article outlines an approach to creating a Web-supported, hybrid, first year language course using WebCT software. Beginning with a statement of the pedagogical rationale for the project and an explanation of what is meant by a hybrid course, the article traces steps in the course development process. A brief summary of the suite of course…

This paper explores how faculty from various disciplines at one southeastern university used the threaded discussion group feature of such integrated Web packages as FrontPage, Blackboard, and WebCT. Ten faculty members from the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Communication, Engineering, and Nursing were surveyed. Qualitative…

This document contains the following papers on issues related to telecommunications and online learning in preservice teacher education: (1) "Using WebQuests as an Introduction to Methods" (Sarah A. Fernald and Philip E. Molebash); (2) "The Effectiveness of Preservice Teacher Training through the Internet" (Elaine Hoter); (3) "Innovation in Using…

Describes a project where students publish their work on the World Wide Web. Enables students to share their work with other students and researchers around the world and to receive feedback from new sources. Discusses cyberscience, implementing web lab reports, and assessment strategies. (JRH)

Describes experiences using the World Wide Web (WWW) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Offers teaching tips, describes problems encountered, and considers possible changes in teaching. Notes that assignments with the WWW in courses in environmental and chemical engineering are popular, but the best ways of using the WWW for teaching are still…

Describes the development of the Campus Global portal at a public university in Spain. The project aimed to change the ways in which the university community worked, taught, and learned. Examines how the project was carried out, the transformations it instigated inside the organization, the improvements it has brought about, and the current state…

Presents activities for using the Internet to teach mathematics. Includes various web sites. (NB)

As demands for more education facilities rise, Web-based program management tools can help reduce costs. Online program management systems such as e-builder (which improves communication between project participants, increases accountability, and streamlines the development process) can help control costs, minimize claims, and handle schedules.…

Describes the development, implementation, and Web-based support for a new comprehensive system designed for the annual evaluation and professional growth of all teachers in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida. The system has been developed to embrace newer philosophies of professional teaching practice and new theories of teaching and…

Presents results from two computer-based knowledge-mapping studies developed by the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST): in one, middle and high school students constructed group maps while collaborating over a network, and in the second, students constructed individual maps while searching the Web.…

Presents an Earth Day reproducible that involves online activities. Students are taken on a tour of earth-friendly Web sites, answering questions relating to such vital issues as recycling, land conservation, and the long-term survival of all living things. The sites offer children many opportunities for independent learning in the forms of…

Argues that composition instruction should be based upon a design model mirroring composition's process-based pedagogy, by asking students to plan, transform, evaluate and revise media-rich, hypertextual documents. Comments on an assignment that demonstrates how an integrated composition might be constructed using the design model. Concludes that…