internet Communication in Six Classrooms: Conversations Across Time, Space, and Culture

Contents: C. Bruce, Foreword. Preface. List of Contributors. Part I:Introduction. Introduction to Internet Conversations As Intensely Social Activity. Part II:Internet Communication in Six Classrooms. Ruth Coleman's Fifth-Grade Classroom: Involvement Strategies. Chris Meier's Fifth- and Sixth-Grade Classroom: Village Stories That Entertain and Teach. Hugh Dyment's High School Classroom: Talk Between Equals. Kathy Plamondon's Seventh-Grade Classroom: Social Activity on an E-Mail List. Daniel Wilcox's High School Classroom: A Collegial and Public Kind of Teaching. Kathy Nell's Fourth-Grade Classroom: Literature and Social Studies Activities On the Web. Part III:Patterns. Continuity Across Classrooms.