Top Ten Internet Uses in Teaching Top Ten Internet Uses in Teaching and Learningand Learning

By: Stephanie MaddoxBy: Stephanie Maddox

ResearchResearch As a As a Research ToolResearch Tool

Ex: finding electronic sourcesEx: finding electronic sourcesCollecting several sources of data from Collecting several sources of data from

home/anywherehome/anywhereUsing ProQuest and ERIC databasesUsing ProQuest and ERIC databases* http://www.ERIC.edu* http://www.ERIC.edu

Current EventsCurrent Events For For Current Current

Event Event InformationInformation

Ex: Ex: • www.MSN.com www.MSN.com • www.yahoo.comwww.yahoo.com

Salmonella OutbreakSalmonella Outbreak

Ex: Gulf Oil SpillEx: Gulf Oil Spill

Support MaterialSupport Material For For Teacher Support Teacher Support

MaterialMaterial Ex: worksheets and Ex: worksheets and teaching websitesteaching websites

* * www.teachers.netwww.teachers.net

* * www.teacherweb.comwww.teacherweb.com

Lesson PlansLesson Plans

Lesson PlansLesson PlansEx: creating and sharing Ex: creating and sharing lesson planslesson plans

* * www.eduscapes.comwww.eduscapes.com

• www.lessonplans4teachers.cowww.lessonplans4teachers.comm

DiscussionsDiscussions Discussion BoardsDiscussion Boards

Ex: Creating and Ex: Creating and Participating in Discussion Participating in Discussion boardsboards

• www.troy.blackboard.comwww.troy.blackboard.com• www.asuonline.alasu.eduwww.asuonline.alasu.edu

TestingTesting

TestingTesting

Ex: Creating and Ex: Creating and Proctoring TestsProctoring Tests

http://www.tvcc.cc.or.us/Testihttp://www.tvcc.cc.or.us/Testing/proctored_testing_info.cfmng/proctored_testing_info.cfm(information about Proctoring)(information about Proctoring)

CommunicatingCommunicating

Instant Instant Communication Communication between teachers between teachers and students.and students.Ex: E-mail and Ex: E-mail and blackboardblackboard

• www.mail.troy.eduwww.mail.troy.edu• www.Yahoomail.comwww.Yahoomail.com• www.Troy.blackboard.comwww.Troy.blackboard.com

ReadingReading

Reading materials Reading materials

Ex: Books and Ex: Books and other reading other reading material for all material for all ages (news, kids, ages (news, kids, teens)teens)

*www.nytimes.com*www.nytimes.com

* www.Disney.com* www.Disney.com

SearchingSearching

Searching for Searching for events, events, information, and/or information, and/or specific topics.specific topics.

Ex: Ex: www.google.comwww.google.com

and www.yahoo.comand www.yahoo.com

NetworkingNetworking

Networking with Networking with teachers and/or teachers and/or students around the students around the world.world.

Ex: using Ex: using **www.troy.blackboard.comwww.troy.blackboard.com