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Selecting & Integrating Resources:
Communicating with Internet
After completing this chapter, you’ll be able to:
- Select hardware and software for telecommunications.
- Define important terminology regarding telecommunications, networking, and Internet.
- Select an Internet Service Provider.
- Use asynchronous communication including email, mailing lists, listservs, discussion groups, and blogs.
- Use synchronous communication including chat, audio and video conferencing.
- Develop communications projects for K-12 students.
Chapter Weblinks
Student Internet Project Sites (Page 110)
Teacher Tap: Collaboration
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic1.htm
Global SchoolHouse
http://www.globalschoolhouse.org/gsh/pr/
Steven's Institute Collaborative Projects
http://k12science.ati.stevens-tech.edu/collabprojs.html
Flat Stanley Projects
http://flatstanley.enoreo.on.ca/
Global Grocery List
http://landmark-project.com/ggl/
Globe
http://www.globe.gov/
Grassroots - Canada
http://www.schoolnet.ca/grassroots/e/index.asp
I*EARN
http://www.iearn.org/
IECC
http://www.iecc.org/
International Telementor Project
http:// www.telementor.org/
JASON
http://www.jasonproject.org/
Journey North
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
Kidlink
http://www.kidlink.org/
NASA
http:// quest.arc.nasa.gov
Project Center
http://www.eduplace.com/projects/index.html
Teacher Tap: Travel Buddy Project
http:// eduscapes.com/tap/topic1h.htm
ThinkQuest projects
http:// thinkquest.org
Internet Connections
Email for Students
Teacher Tap: Email Tools
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic101email.html
Epals
http://epals.com
Gaggle
http://gaggle.net
Electronic Phone Books
Switchboard
http://www.switchboard.com
Library Spot
http://libraryspot.com/
whitepages.htm
InfoSpace
http://www.infospace.com
White Pages
http://www.whitepages.com/
Yellow Pages
http://yellowpage.com/
Teacher Tap: Cool Schools
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic13.htm
Online Discussions
Teacher Tap: Discussion Tools
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic101discuss.html
Epals
http://epals.com/forum/
Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/calendars
Blackboard
http:// blackboard.com
Nicenet
http:// nicenet.org
Group Resources
http://groups.google.com
http://groups.yahoo.com
Blogging Resources
Blogging
http://escrapbooking.com/blogging
Blogger
http://blogger.com
Class Blogmeister
http://classblogmeister.com
Diaryland
http://diaryland.com
Edublog
http://edublognews.com/
School Blogs
http://schoolblogs.com
Blog from Bulterville Elementary
http:// www.butlerville.net/
Instant Messenging
AOL - IM
http://www.aim.com/
MSN
http://messenger.msn.com/
Yahoo
http://messenger.yahoo.com/
Video
Global Schoolhouse - CU-SeeMe Projects
http://www.gsn.org/GSH/cu/
Expert Connections
Expert Central
http://expertcentral.com/
Teacher Tap: Ask the Expert
http:// eduscapes.com/tap/topic14.htm