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As a teacher and lifelong learner, one of the most powerful instructional tools at your fingertips is the Internet. Within seconds, an entire civilization or country thousands of miles away is at your desktop. Questions that would have taken hours to find an answer to are not only answered but also expounded upon. Due to its timeliness and currency, the Internet can capture teachable moments - as you see students' eyes light up with excitement, the Internet can expand that moment with pictures, facts, and human stories that make learning come alive. The Internet provides a wealth of resources and information that make teaching exciting and new. Some of what you can find on the Internet include: |
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The Internet is also ideal for encouraging students to assume responsibility for their own learning. As students find different learning resources on the Internet, they become active participants in their quest for knowledge. Incorporating the Internet into your classroom provides students with more opportunities to structure their own learning. Students are able to define their learning needs, find information, assess its value, build their own knowledge base, and communicate their discoveries. Yet before you can begin to use the Internet in your classroom, students need to have the foundation of two main sets of skills to help them navigate the Internet and then manage the large amounts of information they find. Additionally, you may need some help on where to begin and ideas for how to integrate the Internet into your existing curriculum. These links can give you a starting point to begin your journey on the "information superhighway." |
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