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Supplemental Readings
Anderson, L.S. 2002. The untethered scholar: free at last! Multimedia Schools 9(March/April): 50-52.
Anderson, M.A. 2002. We've been NIMDAed!. Multimedia Schools 9(March/April): 21-23.
Barabási, A.-L. 2002. Linked :the new science of networks. Cambridge, Mass.: Perseus Pub.
Bowe, F.G. 2002. Deaf and hard of hearing Americans' instant messaging and e-mail use: a national survey. American Annals of the Deaf 147(October): 6-10.
Breck, J. 2004. Connectivity, the answer to ending ignorance and separation: can you hear me yet? Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Education.
Brown, D. G. (2002, January) Interactive teaching. Syllabus, 15, 23. [e-mail]
Cain, C. (1999, November/December) Networking classroom workstations. School Executive, 8-9.
Cifuentes, L. & Murphy, K. L. (2000) Sharing art via videoconference. Tech Trends, 44, 52.
Doyle, D. (2000) Administrative software. School Executive, 10.
Ellis, A.E. 2003. Personality type and participation in networked learning environments. Educational Media International 40(July):101-114.
Gal-Ezer, J. & Lupo, D. 2002. Integrating Internet tools into traditional CS distance education: students' attitudes. Computers & Education 38(May): 319-329.
Goldberg, L.2002. Lose the wires? Network design in a wireless world. Learning and Leading with Technology 29(May): 28-31.
Green, K. C. 2001/2002. Identity, anonymity, and community. Converge, 41(December/January): 62-63.
Hamza, M. K., Alhalabi, B., & Hsu, S. 2002. Remote labs: the next high-tech step beyond simulation for distance education. computers in the Schools 19(3/4): 171-190.
Cornish, M. & Monahan, B. D. 1996. A network primer for educators. Educational Technology (March/April): 55-57.
King, P.A. 2003. Instant messaging: personal use, business use, and educational use. Business Education Forum 58(December): 51-53.
Khine, M.S. 2003. Computer mediated communications [Symposium]. Educational Media International 40(July): 5-169.
Loveless, Avril.; Dore, B. 2002. ICT in the primary school. Philadelphia: Open University Press.
Lowe, D. 2003. Networking for dummies. New York, NY : Wiley Pub.
McIntire, T. 2002. Consolidating your school network. Technology & Learning 22(March): 9-10.
McLester, S. 2000. Building a classroom Web site reinforces foundation skills. The Los Angeles Times (November 16).
Olsen, F. 2002. Managers of fast networks see growing need for international backbone [Global Terabit Research Network]. The Chronicle of Higher Education 48(March 1 2002): A34.
Schofield, J. W. & Davidson, A. L. 2002. Bringing the Internet to school: lessons from an urban district. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Shotsberger, P. G. 2000. The human touch: synchronous communication in Web-based learning. Educational Technology, XL(January-February): 57.
Simpson, C. M. & McElmeel, S. L. (2000). Internet for schools: A practical guide (3rd ed.). Worthington, OH: Linworth.
Smith, J. & Walker, J. 2002. Using electronic gradebooks. Principal82(November/December): 64-65.
Snyder, B. A. 2001. Seeking value on the Internet. T.H.E. Journal 28(January): 66.
Strate, L. & Jacobson, R. L. 2003. Communication and cyberspace: social interaction in an electronic environment. Creskill, N.J.: Hampton Press.
Varvel, V.E.Jr. & Thurston, C. 2002. Perceptions of a wireless network. Journal of Research on Technology in Education 34(Summer): 487-501.
Additional Research
Chou, C., Chan, T., & Lin, C. 2003. Redefining the learning companion: the past, present, and future of educational agents. Computers & Education 403(April): 255-269.
Looking toward networked learning environments in the future, this research into the development of a “learning companion system“ that will provide an intelligent tutor that also serves as a learning companion. The concept of a learning companion is redefined in this article so it can be applied to a broader range of applications as our networks evolve.
Hackbarth, S. Changes in 4th graders' computer literacy as a function of access, gender, and email networks. TechTrends 46(November/December): 46-55.
In this study, the researches looked at computer literacy among fourth graders. Equitable access and attention to a potential gender gap were suggested as areas of concern. Finding that the available computers were not being fully used and other opportunities to take advantage of the way technology can open the classroom to the world suggests that we need to be alert to ways to take advantage of the way the world is networked together today.
Mioduser, David, Nachmias, Rafi, Lahav, Orly, and Oren, Avigail "Web-Based Learning Environments: Current Pedagogical and Technologogical State" Journal of Research on Computing in Education v33 n1 p55-76 Fall 2000
This study of the characteristics of Web sites for learning reveals that many Web sites fail to employ valid pedagogical principles in their design. Overuse of text is decried and the potential for powerful communication and the use of virtual tools to manipulate information is encouraged.
Scheider, R.A. 2003. Improving student achievement by infusing a web-based curriculum into global history. Journal of Research on Technology in Education 36(Fall): 77-94.
This article looks at the potential of a Web-based curriculum to give students greater access to information as they gain greater access to the world through our global networks. Finding how teachers can effectively incorporate the World Wide Web into their teaching is the key to empowering students.
Trotter, A. New Web Tool Calculates Costs of School Computer Networks 2003. Education Week 22(June 4):10.
Description of a Web-based calculator to determine the total cost of a network to provide better information and to help save money for school districts.
Audio Visual Supports
Chatting on the Internet
Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Along with new ways to communicate using the Internet–email, chatrooms, cyberlingo, and cybermanners, this video shows a segment contrasting traditional communication with Internet-driven communication.
Code Rush
PBS Home Video
The Netscape engineers are the subjects of Code Rush as their stories are revealed to be as daring and thrill-packed as a wartime adventure epic.
Integrating Computers in the Curriculum
Teachers’ Video Company
This is Volume 4 in the Excellence in Teaching video collection. It offers tips and techniques to reinforce learning through Internet-enabled projects, as well as instruction in basic skills for using the Internet.
The Internet: Behind the Web
A & E Television Networks
Presenting interviews with the inventors of email, TCP/IP protocols, and the Web itself, a more interesting video than this one would be hard to find.
Internet for the Educator
Insight Media
Email, telnet, FTP, gopher, and the Web are explained and extolled in their functions as research tools to be integrated into the curriculum.
Internet: No Brainers
Teachers’ Video Company
An introduction for teachers to the instructional potential of the Internet, covering a wide range of resources with important implications for enriching the curriculum
Internet Searching Skills: Navigate the Web with Ease
Library Video Company
Here is a comprehensive approach to searching the Web to find information needed for working with higher order thinking projects to ensure the best use of the Web. It is accompanied by a teacher’s guide and a model problem to exemplify the strategies shown on the video
.Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet
PBS Home Video
From its beginning, the Internet is followed as it develops and impacts the world with a speed and intensity never witnessed before–a dramatic and ongoing occurrence attested to by its inventors who are interviewed by Robert Cringely.
Web Sites of Interest
http://www.edu-soft.org/library/index.shtml
The Educational Software Cooperative (ESC) Software Library
Many useful downloads available from this site
Internet Public Library
Extensive source of information on the Internet
Tutorial on ISDN
Offers a somewhat technical tutorial on ISDN technology
Video Conferencing Atlas
Commonly asked questions and information on other sites pertaining to video conferencing
Discovery School
Ideas for using the Internet in teaching and links to other sites
Web-4M in education and training
Web-4M is a comprehensive eLearning environment. Instructors can give distributed presentations with streaming audio
http://www.virtualschool.edu/mon/K12/index.html
Virtual Schools – A Distributed Learning Community
Rich information on networking the K-12 classroom
http://www.w3.org/Security/Faq/www-security-faq.html
W3 Consortium
A question-and-answer site that addresses queries those who access it have about Internet security
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