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THE INTERNET/VIRTUAL LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM
By: Jason Williamson
&
Jace Crossland
The Internet
The Internet is a worldwide, publicly accessible series of interconnected computer networks (“Internet and Higher Education”)
Cons of the Internet in the Classroom
Maintenance and installation Paid Tech Staff Malfunctions Teacher training
Cons of the Internet in the Classroom New features on websites bog down servers
Objectionable material difficult to monitor
Cons of the Internet in the Classroom
Computers already in use are not good enough for Internet
Schools cannot afford to replace obsolete equipment
Pros of the Internet in the Classroom
• Current Events
• Up-to-date information to the second
Pros of the Internet in the ClassroomPrepares student for life and workplaceEstablishes networking skills
Pros of the Internet in the Classroom
Students can publish their work Limitless resource
Pros of the Internet in the Classroom Access to weather
Expose students to different cultures
Integrating the Internet into the Classroom
Step 1 Decide what you want the internet to do? Lesson plan,
worksheets, online activities, ect.
Step 2 Research your topic with a search engine.
Step 3 Visit the sites and review their contents to make sure that they
are pertinent to your unit and appropriate for your students. When you find a site that you want to use, Bookmark it. Make your lesson plan.
Integrating the Internet into the Classroom
Step 4 Run through your lesson plan the day before you
use any Internet sites to make sure that the site is still posted and you can get to it.
Step 5 Finally, organize all of your internet sites by
bookmaking the sites, for later use in lesson plans. ("How to...integrate the Internet." Teaching PreK-8 v 29 p 22-23
September 2002 )
Virtual Learning Environments A VLE will normally work over the Internet and provide a collection
of tools Tools normally included with a VLE are
Uploading content Return of students work, Peer assessment Administration of student groups Collecting and organizing student grades Questionnaires Tracking tools
New features on some VLE’s include Wikis Blogs 3D Virtual Learning Spaces
Why aren’t VLE’s in every classroom?
Fear of change! Teachers not wanting to change there
already “perfected” ways of presenting material
Other Theories
“Effective communication is not happening virtually, which is leading to fragmentation of a learning community with feelings of isolation and confusion among some students.”– According to: “Collaborative learning in the virtual
classroom Dr. Julie Ann Richardson”
Virtual learning Environments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC6QnSEChss
References• Phillips, M. R. & Horton, V. (2000). Incorporating the internet
into the classroom: Problems Opportunities and Thoughts. Internet and Higher Education, 1, 223-230.
• Sharma, P. & Maleyeff, J. (2003). Internet Education: Potential Problems Solutions. International Journal of Educational Management, 17, 19-25.
• Arbaugh, J. B. (2000). Virtual Classroom Versus Physical Classroom. Journal of Management Education, 24(n2), 213-233.
• Youngen, G. K. & Davidoff, G. (1988). Incorporating the Internet into Science and Technology. Science and Technology by Race, 17(n2), 23-30.
• "How to...integrate the Internet." Teaching PreK-8 v 29 p 22-23 September 2002
• Swain, Colleen. "The World Wide Web : A Classroom adventure." Intervention in School & Clinic v 32 p 82-88 November '96.