Bibliography

NetLearning: Why Teachers Use the Internet
Ferdi Serim and Melissa Koch
Songline Studios and O'Reilly & Associates
Copyright 1996
ISBN: 1-56592-201-8

This is an excellent book written by two educators who were early adopters of the Internet. They have collected stories from many teachers around the US about using the Internet in the classroom. This book contains a wealth of ideas and also many interesting Internet addresses and e-mail addresses (see http://www.songline.com/teachers/).

The Teacher's Complete & Easy Guide to the Internet
Ann Heide and Linda Stilborne
Trifolium Books, Inc.
Copyright 1996
ISBN: 0-8077-3645-7

In addition to providing introductory material on how to get started using the Internet, this book, written by two former teachers, includes many specific project ideas. All ideas come complete with recommended grade levels.

A Teacher's Guide to the Information Highway
William Wresch
Prentice Hall, Inc.
Copyright 1997
ISBN: 0-13-621558-0

This book, written by a professor at the University of Wisconsin, has a companion telecourse broadcast nationally by the PBS Adult Learning Satellite Service. The book has primarily a curriculum focus. Information about the telecourse as well as recommended links can be found at http://www.uwsp.edu/acad/math/infohwy/infohwy.html.

World Wide Web for Teachers: An Interactive Guide
Ralph Cafolla, Dan Kauffman, and Richard Knee
Allyn & Bacon
Copyright 1997
ISBN: 0-205-19814-7

This book contains four step-by-step tutorials on using Netscape to find information on the World Wide Web. It also contains a nicely annotated list of education related web sites.

The Internet for Teachers
Bard William
IDG Books Worldwide, Inc.
Copyright 1995
ISBN: 1-56884-600-2

This book, written by a former teacher, provides an easy-to-understand introduction to an array of Internet topics. It features lots of ideas for classroom activities, as well as many web sites, news groups, and e-mail addresses of interest to educators.

Educator's Internet Companion
Gregory Giagnocavo, Tim McLain,
Vince DiStefano, Chris Noonan Sturm
Wentworth Worldwide Media, Inc.
Copyright 1996
ISBN: 0-13-569484-1

This book includes sample lesson plans that include an Internet component as well as some excellent lists of resources including news groups, mailing lists, and web sites. The annotated list of "Top 50 Educational Web Sites" provides some excellent starting points for browsing the Web.

Learning Networks: A Field Guide to Teaching and Learning Online
Linda M. Harasim, Roxanne Hiltz, Lucio Teles, and Murray Turoff
MIT Press
Copyright 1995
ISBN: 0-262-08236

Learning Networks is aimed at educators at all levels, from primary to adult education. Part I provides a selective survey of the field: what are learning networks and who is using them, what kind of courses can be taught online, what approaches to teaching and learning are most successful online, what curriculum can best be supported by networking, and what kinds of teachers and learners benefit from this medium. Part II deals with the design and implementation of learning networks as well as the roles of teachers and learners and gives a realistic assessment of potential pitfalls. In Part III the authors discuss network technologies as a paradigm for education in the next century.

Educator's Internet Yellow Pages
Ron Place, Laus Dimmler, Thomas Powell
Prentis Hall PTR
Copyright 1996
ISBN: 0-13-232356-7

This book offers an annotated list (over 300 pages long) of web sites, news groups, and mailing lists of interest to educators. This list is organized by curriculum area.

The Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages: 2nd Edition
Jean Armour Polly
Osborne McGraw-Hill
Copyright 1997
ISBN: 0-07-8823404

This yellow-page style guide offers a list of annotated web sites organized by topic. The annotations are lengthier than in the yellow pages guide above, but includes only web sites and not news groups or mailing lists. A related web site contains links to 100 Internet experiences for kids (see http://www.netmom.com/ikyp/samples/hotlist.htm).

Computers in the Classroom: How Teachers and Students are Using Technology to Transform Learning
Andrea R. Gooden
Jossey-Bass and Apple Publication
Copyright 1996
ISBN: 0-7879-0262-4

This book describes approaches to using technology (not just the Internet) in the classroom. The book is comprised of stories of six schools' experiences introducing technology into the classroom. It provides examples of student work as well as a resource guide with information on funding sources, technical support, software, and where to find material on the Internet.

Computers and Classroom Culture
Janet Ward Schofield
Cambridge University Press
Copyright 1995
ISBN: 0-521-47924-X

This book describes a study of computer technology in 30 different classrooms. The data for the study includes interviews with 24 teachers and 250 students. The author looks at the importance of social context and organizational barriers. She also discusses gender differences and offers some ideas on how to improve the educational use of computers.