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Computer Networks and the Internet |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (2) |
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The "Matrix" and Cyberspace |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (4) |
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Some Computer Networks of Interest to Educators |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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The Internet and the World Wide Web as a Force for Educational Change |
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15 | (2) |
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2 GETTING CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET |
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How Powerful a Machine Do I Need to Get Access to the Internet? |
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How Up-to-Date Do My Computer and Modem Need to be to Get Access to the Internet? |
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How Do I Get Connected to the Internet? |
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22 | (1) |
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Navigating the Internet and the World Wide Web |
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23 | (3) |
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Can My School Afford to Go on the Internet and the World Wide Web? |
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26 | (3) |
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3 THE INTERNET AND EDUCATION |
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29 | (14) |
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The Internet and the World Wide Web as Redefining the Curriculum |
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31 | (2) |
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Technology and Its Use in the Schools: An Historical Perspective |
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33 | (3) |
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36 | (4) |
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Collaborative Projects Over the Internet |
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40 | (1) |
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40 | (2) |
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Does the Internet Have to be in My Classroom to Use It in the Curriculum? |
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42 | (1) |
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4 INTEGRATING THE INTERNET INTO THE CURRICULUM |
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46 | (1) |
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Research a Contemporary Problem |
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47 | (1) |
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Research a Favorite Topic |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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Newspaper or Newsletter Exchange |
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49 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (1) |
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Explore a Foreign Language |
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51 | (1) |
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Explore African-American History |
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52 | (1) |
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Russia at the Time of the Czars |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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Discover American History Through Photographs |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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Research a Foreign Country |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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Discover Other Student Writers |
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57 | (1) |
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Rediscover Leonardo da Vinci |
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58 | (1) |
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Visit the World's Great Museums |
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59 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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Create a Timeline of Aviation History |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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Look for the Best in Books |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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Study an Animal in Your Region of the Country |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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5 MODEL INTERNET LESSON PLANS |
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Creating Lesson Plans for the Internet |
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81 | (1) |
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Getting Started: A Model for an Online Lesson Plan |
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82 | (1) |
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Endangered Animals in the Florida Everglades: An Internet and World Wide Web Curriculum |
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83 | (3) |
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Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1992) |
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86 | (5) |
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Models for Creating Your Own Curriculums Online |
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91 | (3) |
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Curriculum Exploration Cards |
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94 | (3) |
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97 | (8) |
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99 | (3) |
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Electronic Bulletin Boards |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (2) |
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7 ESTABLISHING AN ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY FOR YOUR SCHOOL |
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105 | (8) |
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Problems Arising From Using the Internet in Schools |
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107 | (2) |
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Establishing an Acceptable Use Policy |
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109 | (1) |
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Protecting Students Using the Internet |
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110 | (2) |
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Helping Parents Understand the Internet |
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112 | (1) |
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8 LEARNING ABOUT OTHERS THROUGH THE INTERNET |
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113 | (8) |
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Connecting Classrooms and Cultures |
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115 | (1) |
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Harnessing the Internet to Undertake Global Student Exchanges |
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116 | (2) |
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MUDs (Multiple User Dungeons) and MOOs (Mud Object Oriented) |
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118 | (3) |
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9 USEFUL WEB SITES FOR TEACHERS |
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121 | (10) |
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10 SETTING UP YOUR OWN WEB SITE |
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131 | (16) |
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Hypertext Markup Language |
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133 | (3) |
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Creating Your Own Web Pages |
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136 | (1) |
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Students and Schools on the Internet |
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137 | (1) |
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Using the Internet to Share a Class Field Trip With Others |
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137 | (1) |
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Personalized Student Home Pages for an Entire School |
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138 | (9) |
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147 | (8) |
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155 | (4) |
| APPENDIX A: BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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159 | (8) |
| APPENDIX B: ACCEPTABLE USE POLICIES AND FORMS |
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167 | (12) |
| APPENDIX C: "WHAT IS?" INDEX |
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