Internet and the World Wide Web for Preservice Teachers

From the Publisher: This brief handbook is an excellent resource for educators who want to use the Internet and the World Wide Web. Following the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher (NCATE) guidelines on "Technology and the New Professional Teacher," it offers an introduction to the basics teachers need to know and shows how the Internet can be used as a research resource as well as a tool for the teacher's own studies, curriculum development, and more. A central web site links the user to hundreds of web site addresses listed in the book. The book first explains why the Internet and World Wide Web are important to educators, then presents the basics of using them. Specific information is included on libraries, books, literature, and museum resources; creating curriculum and developing a Web based educational portfolio; and using the Internet as a resource for studies in and outside of education. For teachers and others who want to use the Internet for educational purposes.