Introduction to the Internet for Teachers

By Nicole Yankelovich

This collection of pages includes material intended to help teachers get started using the Internet in the classroom. Here are the resources included:

Tutorial
The "Introduction to the Internet for Teachers" tutorial is a set of lecture notes that covers the following topics:

Jargon

Themes

Communicating with Electronic Mail

Browsing the World Wide Web

Searching the World Wide Web

Integrating the Internet into the Curriculum

Reality vs. Hype
The lecture notes include links to many other web sites that serve to illustrate the concepts being explained. The examples selected are by no means exhaustive.

Peter Weis Interview
Scattered throughout the lecture notes are links to an interview with Wachusett Regional High School teacher, Peter Weis. The interview document is a written transcript of a videotaped interview conducted at Sun Microsystems in August 1996. For educators who wish to use this material to teach their own version of the course, the videotape can be ordered for the price of reproduction and postage. Contact Nicole.Yankelovich@east.sun.com for more information.

Bibliography
This is a short, annotated list of printed books that are relevant to educational uses of the Internet.

Starting Points
This is an annotated list of links, organized by topic, that educators may find useful in beginning their search for material on the Internet. The list is by no means exhaustive.

The creation of this material was sponsored by Sun Microsystems. The use of the lecture notes or any of the other material included in this collection may be freely reused. It was created as a service to K-12 educators.

	Tutorial The "Introduction to the Internet for Teachers" tutorial is a set of lecture notes that covers the following topics: Jargon Themes Communicating with Electronic Mail Browsing the World Wide Web Searching the World Wide Web Integrating the Internet into the Curriculum Reality vs. Hype The lecture notes include links to many other web sites that serve to illustrate the concepts being explained. The examples selected are by no means exhaustive.
	Peter Weis Interview Scattered throughout the lecture notes are links to an interview with Wachusett Regional High School teacher, Peter Weis. The interview document is a written transcript of a videotaped interview conducted at Sun Microsystems in August 1996. For educators who wish to use this material to teach their own version of the course, the videotape can be ordered for the price of reproduction and postage. Contact Nicole.Yankelovich@east.sun.com for more information.
	Bibliography This is a short, annotated list of printed books that are relevant to educational uses of the Internet.
	Starting Points This is an annotated list of links, organized by topic, that educators may find useful in beginning their search for material on the Internet. The list is by no means exhaustive.