1. Electronic Field trips and Museums: Students can travel all over the world on electronic trips or virtual trips.

2. Teamwork: Cooperation and collaborative learning within the classroom or with students around the world

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/month5/index.html

What are the benefits of cooperative and collaborative learning?

3. Global Connection: Students can learn to think globally and build relationships with others all over the world.

http://tepadmin.ucsd.edu/courses/tep231/su97/harris.html

4. Research: The Internet introduces new methods and considerations along with an unimaginable quantity and variety of information

http://www.internet101.org/

http://www.academicinfo.net/refengines.html

http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2002/10/copyright_quiz.html

5. Visualization: Computer models of complex concepts help students experience and understand them in a meaningful way

http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Edu/RSE/RSEindigo/modelhomepage.html

http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Edu/RSE/RSEindigo/frog.html

6. Publishing: The Internet provides quick easy, inexpensive ways to publish student works with a real audience.

http://www.surfnetkids.com/pubpoem.htm

http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/writers/home.html

*blog (blôg) n. Online diary or journal with dated entries. From a concatenation of "web log."

http://www.blog-city.com/

This one is for teachers!! http://www.teachersblogs.com/

7. Home and Community: Break down the barriers between home, school, and the community with the communication and resource sharing now possible.

http://www.schoolnotes.com

Visit my site to learn more about setting up your own site: http://www.schoolnotes.com/22712/itrt.html

Dont forget to view the flashcards.

8. Individualizing: The new variety of electronic tools and media available to display and manage information can be a real benefit to students with a variety of learning styles and needs.

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/month1/index.html

What do multiple intelligences have to do with my classroom?
What are some benefits of using the multiple intelligences approach in my school?
How can applying M.I. theory help students learn better?

Example of lessons online that allow the teacher to differentiate instruction: http://www.southcentralrtec.org/tpc/

9. Professional Growth: You have the opportunity to connect and benefit from the experiences of other teachers, learn about new ways to teaching, learn new skills and explore current professional resources around the world.

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/

Check out Constructivism as a Paradigm for Teaching and Learning

http://www.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/

How people learn.

10. Kids Corner (Kid Appeal): The Internet facilitates the development of a sense that learning is fun by providing them with access to resources that are attractive to kids as kids, not just to kids as students.

Puzzles:http://puzzles.apte.com/index.cfm?action=dsp_home&CFID=922391&CFTOKEN=67699891

Math: http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/