Integrating the Internet

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Integrating the Internet

• A Tool for Communication

Darlene Griffin, Linda McDonald Jennifer
SmolkaCECS 6800 Technology Integration Fellows
Dr. Gerald Knezek
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Tool for Communication

• Email (one to one)
• Mailing Lists (group)
• Chat
• Discussion Boards
• Asynchronous Voice
• Video Conferencing

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Email typical classroom uses

• Project collaboration between students
• Communication between parents
• Communication between experts, scientists or
  educators

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Email Uses expanding the box

• Send students instructions for a project
• Students submit journals
• Mailing a progressive story between students
• Send answers to discussion question on test
• Communicate with you when they are homebound
• Give and take a quiz
• Debrief a learning activity

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Email - Concerns

• Safety primary concern
• Protect email address (hosting, mailing lists)
• Control - responsibility
• Email Etiquette

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Email where to get started

• Epals http//www.epals.com/
• Keypalshttp//www.teaching.com/keypals/

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Mailing Lists nuts and bolts

• Free discussion forum
• Similar interests
• Ask questions and share information
• Topic is called a thread
• Individual responses posting
• Question either in a central location or emailed
  to members
• Usually moderated by an administrator

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Mailing List

• IEARN Learning Circles
• Eight to ten group of students sharing their
  learning experience over a semester.
• LISZT directoryhttp//www.liszt.com/
• INCLASS - Internet in the Classroomlistproc_at_scho
  olnet.carleton.ca
• WWWEDU - Educational Web Discussion
  listserv_at_lists.lightspan.com

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Chats for Students

• Apple Learning Exchange
• http//ali.apple.com
• Talk City EduCenter
• http//www.jamz.com
• Teacher Chat
• http//www.realkids.com/tlchat.shtml
• Women in NASA
• http//quest.arc.nasa.gov/webchat/won-chat.html
• Kidlink
• www.kidlink.org

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Chat Rooms Use Caution

• CAUTION safety
• Individuals may hide identity and/or purpose
• Controlled Access
• Monitored conversations - etiquette
• Advertising appropriate for students?
• Read fine print on membership contracts legal
  responsibility

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Discussion Boards

• Asynchronous
• Provides time to think about writing
• Blackboard
• Lotus Notes
• FrontPage generated

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Asynchronous Voice

• Wimbahttp//www.wimba.com/
• Example of it in usehttp//www.eurecom.fr/ross/
  aln.html

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Video Conferencing- Types

• Desktop Units (ProShare, CUSeeMe)
• Ideal for person to person or small group
  connections
• Portable Units (Vtel 500)
• Ideal for classroom integration
• Conferencing Rooms
• Room allocation, Usually contains additional
  equipment projectors, etc.

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Video Conferencing - Connections

• Person to Person
• Mentoring, tutoring, cross age teaching
• Classroom to Remote Site
• field trips, expert
• Classroom to Classroom
• Project Collaboration, cultural sharing, special
  presentation
• Multipoint Connections
• Staff development, project collaboration

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Video Conferencing - Tips

• Purpose Expand learning opportunity
• Plan ahead make connections, send
  questions/names of students,
• Prepare familiarize yourself with equipment,
  test call
• Behavior Students practice with equipment
  before call especially with room units

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Video Conferencing - opportunities

• Virtual Field Trips museum, zoo, etc.
• Expert author, scientist
• Career Investigation Conference professionals
• Collaborate with another teacher
• Audience for presentations

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Interpersonal Exchanges

• Keypals
• Global Classrooms
• Electronic Appearances
• Electronic Mentoring
• Impersonations

http//ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/jbharris/Virtual-Archit
ecture/Telecollaboration/interpersonalexchange.htm
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Information Collections

• Information Exchanges
• Publishing
• Tele-field trips
• Pooled Data Analysis

http//ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/jbharris/Virtual-Archit
ecture/Telecollaboration/informationcollection.htm
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Problem Solving Projects

• Information Searches
• Electronic process writing
• Parallel problem-solving
• Sequential creations
• Social Action Projects

http//ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/jbharris/Virtual-Archit
ecture/Telecollaboration/problemsolving.html
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CMC Advantages

• Place Independence
• Time Independence
• Rate of response
• Student Participation

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CMC Potential Problems

• Student Behavior
• Connectedness
• Skills

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Summary

• Should you give a carpenter a hammer and tell him
  to build?
• Should you give a student the Internet and tell
  her to learn?

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Reference

• Grabe, M. Grabe, C., (2000). Integrating the
  Internet for Meaniful Learning. Houghton Mifflin
  Company. Boston.