Getting Started with the Internet : An Easy and Practical Guide for Teachers

by Levy, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780439141147
• ISBN10: 0439141141
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Scholastic
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Summary

This beginner's guide tells teachers everything they need to know about hooking up to the Internet, using e-mail, joining discussion groups and mailing lists, searing the Web, evaluating sites, creating bookmarks for the classroom, ensuring Net safety, and much more.

Table of Contents

Introduction	5	(2)
Internet by the Numbers	7	(1)
Net Speak	8	(2)
Connecting to the Internet	10	(3)
Internet Safety	13	(4)
Sample Acceptable Use Policy	14	(2)
Safety on the Net	16	(1)
New Ways to Talk	17	(9)
Electronic Mail	17	(5)
Mailing Lists and Discussion Groups	22	(2)
Chat	24	(1)
Netiquette	24	(1)
Rules of the Net	25	(1)
Enter the World Wide Web	26	(13)
Address, Please!	26	(1)
Anatomy of a Browser	27	(1)
Search Engines and Directories	28	(5)
Evaluating a Web Site	33	(1)
Bookmarks and Favorites	34	(1)
Copying and Saving Text and Images	35	(1)
Citing Your Sources	36	(1)
Web Site Evaluation Sheet	37	(2)
Internet Activities	39	(12)
Activity #1: Send a Postcard From the Zoo!	39	(1)
Activity #2: Ask a Scientist	40	(2)
Activity #3: Take Part in a National Poll	42	(1)
Activity #4: Make Your Voice Heard!	43	(2)
Activity #5: Make New Friends and Explore a Different Community With a Partner Class	45	(2)
Activity #6: Get Published on the Web	47	(2)
Activity #7: Go on an Internet Scavenger Hunt	49	(2)
Sites You Should Not Miss	51	(12)
Language Arts	51	(2)
Math	53	(1)
Science and Technology	54	(2)
Social Studies and History	56	(4)
Teacher Resources	60	(2)
Young Children	62	(1)
Afterword	63