Internet+Learning

The World Wide Web or Internet expands the resources available within our classrooms and provides an amazing wealth of constantly updated and interactive information. It offers powerful and varied ways for students and teachers to interact, collaborate, conduct research, manipulate data, and publish finding and understanding. Some of the classroom activities made possible via the internet include 1. Research 2. Discussion and Collaboration via - Email - Forums 3. Online Activities - Webquests - Treasure hunts - Hotlists 4. Publication of finding new knowledge and understanding eg - Wiki’s - Forums - Webpages - Blogs

Teachers should be sure they know why they are using the Internet for a given lesson. They should carefully supervise their students using the Internet and make sure that an **Acceptable Use Policy** has been put in place and is being complied with. The AUP should set down the "rules of the road" for school use of the Internet and require students to follow them.

Useful resources for Internet Classroom Activities

Research

[|www.education.vic.edu.au/primary]

http://www.primaryschool.com.au/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

http://www.askforkids.com/

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/

Discussion and Collaboration

http://www.phpbb.com/

http://moodle.org/

Publication and Collaboration

http://www.wikispaces.com/

http://edublogs.org/

http://webquest.org/index.php

http://www.filamentality.com/

http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/ict/

http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/toolkit/

Internet Safety

[|http://www.cyberquoll.com.au]

http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/