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TEACHING
NAVIGATION STRATEGIES
Teaching With the Internet:
Joe Montero's Class
• Joe Montero organized a workshop activity,
using Nasa
for
Kids. This activity developed Internet navigation strategies as
it introduced a unit on space exploration during the first week of
school. NASA has such wonderful resources for teachers available on the
Internet, including:
• In addition to the NASA site, take a look at
the Hubble
Space Telescope (HST) site. It provides more
pictures about deep space to students.
• Joe loaded a plug-in from the Internet
called Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• He was teaching his students navigation
strategies
at the beginning of the year. He used Yahooligans
and Ask Jeeves for
Kids, search engines  that screened selections for child
appropriateness.
• His district used a filter program as part
of its child safety strategy. The district based their policy on one
they located at a site organized by the Houston Independent School
District, Acceptable Use Policies .
Lessons From the Classroom
Important Tools for
Navigating the Internet
 E-MAIL FOR YOU
From:
Susan Silverman
Susan recommends
School Notes, if you would like to post homework assignments on the
web or have a place to showcase student work. |
• Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator are
the most
powerful browsers available so far. The latest version of Internet
Explorer may be downloaded at
Microsoft's home page for Internet Explorer. The latest version of
Netscape Navigator (Communicator) may be downloaded at
Netscape's Download page.
Internet Explorer &
Netscape Navigator:
A Powerful Internet Browser
•
Joseph Wu’s Origami Page contains directions for
creating many wonderful paper objects as well as information about this
Japanese art form.
• URL (Uniform Resource Locator) input
practice
E-MAIL FOR YOU
From: Terrie Gray
Terrie created her first Web page related to her students'
assignments. She is directing ED's Oasis,
a site that seeks to support teachers new to the Internet. |
 TEACHING TIP
Visit the two locations below to see how to
evaluate web sites.
• Selection Criteria is for teachers and parents. It
is from the American Library Association and describes the set of
criteria used at their web site.
• ICYouSee has great ideas for web site evaluation
and activities for your students to help them develop these important
critical thinking skills. |
Multimedia Tools for Your
Computer:
Using All of the Resources on the Internet
• Visit the Galileo
Project at Rice University to discover a vast
amount of
historical material about this famous scientist. You can also use Poetry HiFi
to hear modern poets read their work and
discover
the nature of a poetry "slam."
• You can find out more about software filters
and download evaluation copies for free at the following commercial
locations:
• You can find out more information about
acceptable use policies and read about other teachers'
experience by visiting the following Internet sites:
Instructional Strategies
for Developing Navigation Skills
Search Engine
and Other Research Strategies:
Saving Time in Busy Classrooms
Locating Information With a Central Site
Strategy
Locating
Information With a Search Engine Strategy
TEACHING TIP
A meta search engine searches multiple
search engines and deletes duplicate results. This approach yields a
more thorough search. Try these meta search engines:
• Ask Jeeves
• Dogpile
•
Metacrawler
• Chubba |
Navigation Resources on the Internet
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• Adam Rosen's Quick Guide to
Viewing the World Wide Web (Lost)
• Beginners Guide
to the Internet
Developed by The BBC, this provides a quick and easy overview of
navigating on the Internet.
• The Educator's Reference Desk
At this location you may ask any question regarding educational
research or practice and receive a personalized response back via
e-mail within 48 hours.
• Beginners
Central is an outstanding guide to the Internet, especially if
you and your class are just starting out.
• Ed's Oasis
is a wonderful location for all teachers who are using the Internet in
their classroom.
• From Now On is a free electronic journal
with some of the best ideas on using the Internet and other
technologies in the classroom.
• Global
Connections Online is a free web-based Internet training course
designed specifically for K-12 teachers. It offers a great series of
tutorials for effectively using the Internet with your students.
• Glossary
of Internet Terms is an extensive set of Internet terms,
precisely defined for your use.
• Internet 101 is a good on-line guide to the
Internet. It covers everything you need to know.
• Introduction to Netscape Communicator is
the official Netscape introduction to your Netscape browser containing
all kinds of useful information.
• K-5
Cyber Trail is a great location to develop navigation skills as
you see how other teachers are using the Internet in their classroom.
• Learn
the Net: An Internet Guide and Tutorial
A comprehensive set of explanations about how the Internet works and
how to use the two major browsers.
• Net Lingo is a great location if you want
to find out about all the new vocabulary the Internet is generating.
• RealNetworks allows you to download most
versions of their wonderful multimedia plug-ins for free.
• Surf the Web: Web Browsers provides you
with a quick and to-the-point explanation of the functions of both
Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer.
• Teacher
Talk is a useful discussion area for teachers to talk about
issues of instruction and technology.
• The Internet
Index
Here you will find a collection of interesting Internet statistics.
• The Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and
Kids
A wonderful resource for both parents and children containing child
safety strategies and information on how to best use the Internet.
• The Net:
User Guidelines and Netiquette
This Internet book provides a useful discussion about socially
responsible ways of using the Internet.
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