Internet Applications of Type II Uses of Technology in Education (Computers in the Schools)

Give your students a powerful learning resourcethe Internet!

The Internet, though brimming with potential, is still vastly underused as a teaching resource. Internet Applications of Type II Uses of Technology in Education gives teachers new strategies for the Internet’s use as a dynamic educational resource. Where Type I teaching applications technologically mimic the procedures previously used by teachers, Type II teaching applications involve innovative thinking in the use of technology in learning. Using Type II applications with the Internet, students are actively empowered to look to its use as an effective partner in their learning process. This book clearly reviews several Type II teaching applications and integrative software for use in all educational levels, including Internet videoconferencing, instant messages, WebQuests, and WebCT.

Though now readily available, even those schools with the capability fail to effectively integrate computer and Internet technology into meaningful classroom activities. Using the Internet as a teaching and learning tool offers a flexibility that can be extremely effective. Internet Applications of Type II Uses of Technology in Education clearly shows how some creative educators have implemented inventive Type II applications in their teaching plans to give their students a more enriching learning experience.

Internet Applications of Type II Uses of Technology in Education explores:

• critically evaluating Web site information
  
• how perceptions and behaviors change when Internet access becomes universally available
  
• Internet2 Videoconferencing
  
• integrating online communication into courses
  
• utilizing computer-mediated communication (CMC) tools
  
• structured online class discussions using Instant Messenger (IM)
  
• increasing vocabulary through software and online texts
  
• online learning in second-language acquisition (SLA)
  
• a project in New Zealand in which teachers and students learn Web design with the help of an external expert
  
• WebQuests as a Type II application
  
• WebCT as a Type II application
  
• achievement testing through the computer
  
• the Global Forum on School Leadership (GFSL) as a Type II application
  
  

Internet Applications of Type II Uses of Technology in Education is a valuable, idea-generating resource for all academics working in information technology and education, and for K-12 teachers and administrators at all levels.

Cleborne D. Maddux, PhD, is Foundation Professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he teaches courses on statistics and on integrating technology into education. He has co-authored 10 books with D. LaMont Johnson, including Distance Education: Issues and Concerns and the textbook Educational Computing: Learning with Tomorrow’s Technologies, now in its third edition.,
D. LaMont Johnson, PhD, Professor of Educational Technology in the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), is a leading specialist in the area of educational computing and related tech- nologies. He is the founding editor of Computers in the Schools and is Program Coordinator of the Information Technology in Education pro- gram at UNR. He has co-authored 10 books, including Distance Educa- tion: Issues and Concerns and the textbook Educational Computing: Learning with Tomorrow’s Technologies, now in its third edition. A popular speaker and conference presenter, Dr. Johnson is active in sev- eral professional organizations concerned with advancing the use and understanding of educational technology.