Lenape Technology 'N Teaching In-service 

 

	Contents	Introduction What we're going to do -- the nature of tips & tricks session #1  session #2 What you'll walk away with Especially for teachers Other learning materials
	Introduction	Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler. -- Albert Einstein Seminar purpose: To provide... background information about the Internet suggestions for effective use of your browser software techniques to make efficient use of your limited surfing time suggestions for how you can continue your Internet learning Surfing the Internet is easy! Following the very next link that piques your interest, going from page to page, web site to web site, can be a rewarding and exciting pastime. Locating the information on the Internet you need to solve a specific problem or answer a particular questions, can often be a daunting & frustrating encounter. Furious activity is no substitute for understanding.
	What we're going to do -- the nature of tips and tricks	The Internet is constantly expanding and changing. Your question to learn about must be ongoing. I'll share some of my experiences and what has worked well for me. The tips and trick we are going to talk about fall into three categories: Good old fashion keystroke counting -- the fewer keys you have to press (or less 'mousing' around) the quicker you can get the job done "I didn't know about that feature/aspect/facility." -- learning what tools are available to work with "I never looked at it that way before." -- working smarter, not harder Surfing is more of an art than a science. Successful surfing requires your general knowledge and common sense coupled with a basic understanding of the Internet.
	Session #1...	This session is designed for: those who have never surfed the World Wide Web and want some help getting started as well as novice surfers (less than six months) who want to improve their confidence and skills by gaining a better understanding of 'how the whole thing works'. I presented this session for the first time at the XPLOR Global Conference in November of 1997. Introduction World Wide Web overview  At the office  At home  Now that I'm on the Internet... what do I do next?  Other Preferences Bookmarks Tips #1 Tips #2 Tips #3 Search Learning a little each day... More... Other learning materials
	Session #2...	This session is designed for surfers with more than six months experience on the World Wide Web who find that there is never enough time to surf all the sites they want. The session demonstrates time-saving techniques and practices that will make you a more efficient surfer. I presented this session for the first time at the XPLOR Global Conference in November of 1997. Introduction Bookmarks  Create your own home page  Searching Cocktail chatter Newsgroups Privacy & security Plug-ins Tips Leaning a little each day... Give me more....  Other learning materials
	What you'll walk away with	Some of what you will hopefully leave here today with... a headache -- you'll feel that you may know even less than you thought you did (...or you'll realize how much more there is to learn) a more comfortable feeling about the Internet, your browser, and your level of skill a list of information sources and a plan what to learn next specific suggestions for making Internet learning a daily habit
	Especially for teachers	We won't overcome the [labor] shortage if the students know more about computers than their teachers do. -- Education Secretary Richard Riley, speaking at the National Information Technology Workforce Convocation in Berkeley California, January 1998 Stats: 70% of U.S. schools are now connected to the Internet (double from 1994) 14% of individual classrooms have Internet connections 3% of American schools are at the leading edge of effectively integrating technology in the classroom Points to ponder: Wiring and installing connections is the easy part. The hard part remains. Quite simply, teachers and students alike need to learn how to learn through the Internet. If you are serious about learning to use the Internet... let your students know you are interested in learning more about the Internet give students your E-mail address! make the Internet a daily habit They call it the Information Superhighway, not the Knowledge Superhighway! Be sure you and your students understand how to evaluate website content. If you and your students are going to use the Internet as a research tool, you'll need to know how to reference the Internet in your work. Don Tapscott in his recent book Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation, emphasizes that "education must become more interactive."
	Other learning materials	Occasionally I put together learning materials for presentations or other sessions I give. The material may be useful to you as a general reference on the topic. If you like the flavor of this page, here are some other pages that may interest you.

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