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An Introduction to Internet Resources for K-12 Educators, Part 2 |
CreditsSourceERIC Digest ContentsPart 1Question Answering Listservs Usenet Newsgroups References and Readings ForumsEducation and KidsRelated ArticlesKids Belong on the Net, They Just Need a Guide |
The Internet is an international computer network composed of thousands
of smaller networks. As K-12 schools
connect to the Internet, a new method of communication opens up to
educators and their students. This digest describes
some sample services and resources that are available to the K-12
community by electronic mail over the Internet.
Question AnsweringThe number of services that use electronic mail to deliver information is increasing. Services that teachers will find on the Internet include: AskERIC: AskERIC is the Internet-based education information service of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system, headquartered at the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology at Syracuse University. Teachers, library media specialists, administrators, and others involved in education can send a message requesting education information to AskERIC. AskERIC information specialists will respond within 48 hours with ERIC database searches, ERIC Digests, and Internet resources. The benefit of the personalized service is that it allows AskERIC staff to interact with the user, and provide relevant education resources tailored to the user's needs. E-mail: askeric@ericir.syr.edu AskERIC Virtual Library: Resources developed from questions received at AskERIC are archived at the AskERIC Virtual Library: KidsConnect: KidsConnect is a question-answering, help and referral service for K-12 students on the Internet. The goal of KidsConnect is to help students access and use the information available on the Internet effectively and efficiently. KidsConnect is a component of ICONnect, a technology initiative of AASL (American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association). Students use e-mail to contact KidsConnect and receive a response from a volunteer library media specialist within two school days. E-mail: AskKC@iconnect.syr.edu http://www.ala.org/ICONN/kidsconn.html Ask a Young Scientist: A question answering service for students in grades 1-6 on scientific topics. Questions are researched and answered by advanced chemistry students at Christiansburg High School. Students are asked to limit their questions to five per message, but are encouraged to post as many times as they wish. E-mail: apscichs@pen.k12.va.us Ask Dr. Math: "Ask Dr. Math," a service for elementary, middle, and high school students, is administered by students and professors at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, PA. E-mail: dr.math@forum.swarthmore.edu http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/dr-math.html ListservsListservs are automated programs that serve as distribution centers for mail messages. Listservs focus on a single topic that may be very broad or extremely narrow. People join a listserv by subscribing, then participate by reading messages, or actively contribute by sending messages to the listserv. Below are listservs of special interest to K-12 educators: (1) ECENET-L: Early childhood education, to age 8. To subscribe, send a message to: listserv@postoffice.cso.uiuc.edu Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message, write: subscribe ECENET-L your firstname lastname Archives: http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Listserv^Archives/ For more information: http://ericps.crc.uiuc.edu/eece/listserv/ecenet-l.html (2) EDNET: Internet use in education. To subscribe, send message to: Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message, write: subscribe EDNET your firstname lastname Archives: http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Listserv^Archives/ (3) Edres-L: Educational Resources on the Internet. To subscribe, send message to: Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message, write: subscribe Edres-L your firstname lastname (4) EdTech: Educational Technology. To subscribe, send a message to: Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message, write: subscribe Edtech your firstname lastname Archives: (5) GiftedNet: National science and language arts curriculum projects for high ability learners. To subscribe, send a message to: Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message, write: subscribe GiftedNet your firstname lastname (6) K12ADMIN: K-12 educational administration. To subscribe, send a message to: Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message, write: subscribe K12 Admin your firstname lastname Archives: http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Listserv^Archives/ (7) KIDLINK: Kidlink Society runs several listservs in support of a global dialog for 10-15 year-old students. Subscribe to KIDLINK listserv to receive information about the other lists. To subscribe, send a message to: Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message, write: sub Kidlink your firstname lastname (8) KIDSPHERE: Global network for K-12 children & teachers. To subscribe, send e-mail message to: KIDSPHERE-request@vms.cis.pitt.edu Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message, write: subscribe Kidsphere your firstname lastname Archives: http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Listserv^Archives/ (9) LM^NET: School library/media services. To subscribe, send a message to: Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message, write: subscribe LM^NET your firstname lastname Archives: http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Listserv^Archives/ For more information: (10) MIDDLE-L: Education of children 10 to 14 years of age. To subscribe, send a message to: listserv Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message, write: subscribe Middle-L your firstname lastname Archives: http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Listserv^Archives/ For more information: http://ericps.crc.uiuc.edu/eece/listserv/middle-l.html (11) MULTIAGE: Mixed-age grouping, mostly in elementary and middle schools. To subscribe, send e-mail message to: listproc@mail.connect.more.net Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message, write: subscribe Multiage your firstname lastname (12) NET-HAPPENINGS:Internet related news and announcements. To subscribe, send e-mail message to: Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message, write: subscribe Net-Happenings your firstname lastname (13) TAG-L: General discussion about all topics related to gifted children. To subscribe, send e-mail message to: Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message, write: subscribe Tag-L your firstname lastname Usenet NewsgroupsUsenet Newsgroups are an electronic bulletin board system, accessible via the Internet, that consists of discussion forums on literally thousands of topics. Users should contact their system operator for instructions. Some of the Usenet Newsgroups are: k12.chat.teacher -- General discussion between K-12 Teachers k12.ed.art -- Arts and Crafts Education k12.ed.business -- Business Education k12.ed.life-skills -- Life Skills Education k12.ed.math -- Mathematics Education k12.ed.music -- Music and Performing Arts k12.ed.science -- Science Education k12.ed.soc-studies -- Social Studies Education k12.ed.special -- Educating students with special needs k12.ed.tech -- Technology Education References and ReadingsAbilock, D. (1996). Integrating e-mail into the curriculum. Technology Connection, 3(5), 23-25. (EJ 531 026) Hill, J. A. & Misic, M. M. (1996). Why you should establish a connection to the Internet. TechTrends, 41(2), 10-16. (EJ 520 228) The Internet roadmap for educators. (1996). Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service. (ED 397 520) Junion-Metz, G. (1996). K-12 Resources on the Internet: An instructional guide. Internet workshop series, Number 5. San Carlos, CA: Library Solutions Press. (ISBN-1-882208-14-5). (ED 389 316) K-12 computer networking. (1995). The ERIC Review, 4(1). (ED 392 413) Lankes, R. D. (1996). Bread and butter of the Internet. ERIC Digest. Syracuse, NY: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology. (ED 402 925, IR-97-02) Laughon, S. & Kurshan, B. (1996). A monster of a job! MultiMedia Schools, 3(1), 12-18. (EJ 516 636) Miller, E. B. (1996). The Internet resource directory for K-12 teachers and librarians, 95/96 edition. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, Inc. (ISBN-1-56308-366-3). (ED 389 330) Tennant, R. (1996). Internet basics: Update 1996. ERIC Digest. Syracuse, NY: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology. (ED 392 466). Walter Shelby Group Ltd. Tile.net/Lists: The reference to Internet discussion groups. Internet WWW page, at URL:http://tile.net/(copyright 1997). CreditsED407928 Apr 97 An Introduction to Internet Resources for K-12 Educators.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology, Syracuse, NY. THIS DIGEST WAS CREATED BY ERIC, THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ERIC, CONTACT ACCESS ERIC 1-800-LET-ERIC This ERIC Digest was prepared by Nancy A. Morgan, AskERIC Coordinator for the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology. nmorgan@ericir.syr.edu ERIC Digests are in the public domain and may be freely reproduced and disseminated. ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology, 4-194 Center for Science & Technology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y. 13244-4100; (315) 443-3640; FAX (315) 443-5448; e-mail: eric@ericir.syr.edu This publication was prepared with funding from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education under contract no. RR93002009. The opinions expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the positions of OERI or ED. |
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