Internet Literacy for Educators: Ed 526

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Internet Literacy for Educators Ed 526

• Robin Hertzler

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Part I. Effects of the Internet on Education
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Positive Effects of the Internet

• Gives the opportunity for the teacher and student
  to take on new roles during the learning process.
• Trains our students in computer knowledge they
  will have to learn later in life, since computers
  now play an integral part of everyday living.
• Interactive learning for the students.
• Offers a high availability of resources which
  gives information to the students which
  textbooks cant.
• Encourages independent thinking while maintaining
  the face-to-face communication with a teacher.
• Allows teachers the opportunity to try new ways
  of teaching.
• Encourages the role of the teacher as a
  facilitator instead of a lecturer.
• At-risk learners may find using the Internet to
  learn is easier for them.
• Distance-learning enables students who live in
  remote areas access to reading materials and
  eliminates the need to travel great distances.
• Enables an increase in parent/teacher
  communication using a grading program such as
  Integrade Pro.

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Negative Effects of the Internet

• Educators fear face-to-face communication(F2F)
  will decline thus risking a quality education for
  the students.
• Teachers must use the Internet as a productive
  tool in the classroom for it to be effective.
• Students must view the Internet as a resource
  rather than a place to surf, e-mail, or play
  games on.
• Some students may be incapable of the
  self-directed learning via the Internet and need
  the F2F with the teacher.
• New students entering a school with Internet
  Education having no prior background may find it
  difficult to adjust.
• Curriculum within the schools may have to be
  reorganized to make room for Internet Education
  thus removing something from the current
  curriculum.
• The cost of having the Internet in every
  classroom is very expensive.
• The wealthier suburban areas have the best
  technology because they pay higher taxes which
  funds the new technology available and the poor
  urban or rural areas are not able to afford
  incorporating the Internet into their schools.
• The cost of training teachers to have the
  computer knowledge necessary to teach at their
  grade level.

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Internet Safety

• Netiquette Rules are designed to educate the
  students on acceptable Internet/school network
  behavior.
• Firewall software is designed to protect the
  school network from unauthorized access such as
  hackers and viruses.
• Filtering Software is designed to protect
  students by denying access to a list of specific
  sites deemed inappropriate due to language,
  violence, graphics, and/or other content.
• Most students use the Internet for school
  research. Therefore it is important that the
  students understand the necessity of website
  evaluation including the author, validity, and
  accuracy of the site.
• When students "copy and paste" they do not fully
  understand the severity of plagiarism. 
• It is the responsibility of the teacher to
  monitor the students use of the Internet.

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Sources

• Internet Safety in the Classroom
• http//edtech2.boisestate.edu/houstong/EdTech580/i
  nternet_safety_in_the_classroom.htm
• Education and the Internet
• http//socserv.mcmaster.ca/soc/courses/stpp4C03/Cl
  assEssay/education.htm

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Part 2 Blogs
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Blogs

• Web Log weblog
• or we blog
• Can be created easily
• Can be easily updated
• Blogging is as easy as e-mailing
• Visitors make comments on blogs.

www.technorati.com
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• What is a Blog?
• blog(n.)A weblog.
• blog(v.)To write entries in, add material to, or
  maintain a weblog.
• A weblog is a website where entries are written
  to provide commentary or news on a variety of
  subjects such as food, politics, or local news.
• Some weblogs are primarily used as online
  personal diaries.
• Most weblogs combine text, images, and links to
  other blogs and web sites related to the subject.
  
• Most blogs are primarily textual.
• Blogging combines a personal web page with links
  to other pages.
• Weblog search engines allow bloggers to track
  threads that connect to others with similar
  interests.

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• Benefits of Blogging for Kids
• Comminication and sharing ideas
• Teach parents and peers about new technology
• Learn how to be computer safety smart.
• Learning how to keep a journal while using
  responsibility and discipline
• Creates an outlet for their creativity
• Learning new computer and internet technologies
• Improve typing, writing, spelling and editing
  skills.

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Sources

• Education World Log On to a Blog
• http//www.educationworld.com/a_curr/voice/voice12
  3.shtml
• History of Blogging
• http//nymag.com/news/media/15971/
• Definition of Blogging
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog

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Part 3 Hoaxes and Frauds
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• Internet Hoax
• A hoax is a threat of something that is not real.
• Computer hoaxs can be sent through chain letter
  e-mails or newsgroups.
• They are created to be sent to everyone you know.
• They prey on people with little technology.
• Usually are a threat to peoples computers that
  dont actually exist.
• Warns people not to open an e-mail. Note
  OPENING AN E-MAIL CAN NOT ACTIVATE A VIRUS. A
  PROGRAM MUST BE EXECUTED.

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• Internet Fraud
• "Internet fraud" Refers to any type of fraud
  scheme that uses one or more online services -
  such as chat rooms, e-mail, message boards, or
  Web sites - to present fraudulent solicitations
  to prospective victims, to conduct fraudulent
  transactions, or to transmit the proceeds of
  fraud to financial institutions or to others
  connected with the scheme.
• Phishing is the sending of fraudulent e-mails
  designed to get consumers to go to fraudulent
  websites ( very realistic looking websites) for
  the purpose of stealing credit card numbers and
  other valuable information.
• A web site ( http//www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com
  ) will provide consumers with Internet Fraud
  awareness.

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• Fraud Tips
• The Internet Fraud Complaint Center is designed
  to address fraud committed over the internet.
• Guard your personal information.
• Read user agreements. Be cautious downloading
  websites you are not familiar with.
• Credit Cards are the safest way to pay for
  merchandise.

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RESOURCES
Computer hoaxes http//www.justbajan.com/computer
/tips/viruses/prnt.htm Virus FAQS
http//www.trincoll.edu/depts/c
c/virus.htm ComputerFraud http//www.jmu.edu/com
puting/security/index.shtmlvirus Internet Fraud
Reporting http//www.windhampolice.com/internet_f
raud.htmSCAM Fraud Tips
http//www.fraud.org/internet/intse
t.htm