The Web is always changing and evolving--new information is continually being added, new sites created, and new tools available. This is the spot for staying on top of this evolving world!
It is widely recognized that the information age has begun to revolutionize education, business, science, medicine, the arts, entertainment, social interaction, government, and virtually every human activity. The elementary and secondary students we teach today will need to be skilled in the uses of information technologies, including the Internet the World Wide Web, to participate in the nation's information superhighway.
In his State of the Union address, President Clinton reiterated in his education plan his primary technology literacy goal of connecting every classroom and library in the U.S. to the Internet by the year 2000. This goal has also been set forth as a key priority by the National Governors Association. In the State of the Union address, the President summarized the intent of this effort:
"We must bring the power of the Information Age into all our schools....for the first time in our history, children in the most isolated rural towns, the most comfortable suburbs, the poorest inner city schools, will have access to the same universe of knowledge."
Many educators see current educational technologies, particularly the Internet and World Wide Web, as having the potential to bring about significant advances in the nature, quality and outcomes of education in the U.S. These educators see the resources and opportunities available on the nation's information superhighway as facilitating important changes in K-12 education. They emphasize the new opportunities made available for all students to engage in authentic, challenging tasks, to learn advanced skills, and to participate in collaborative learning with other students from diverse locations around the globe.
What's New on the 'Net identifies a range of sites that address issues related to critical thinking and enable you to use the Internet and the World Wide Web to foster critical thinking in the classroom.
Collaborative Projects Using Internet LearningBringing the Internet Into Your ClassroomThe Internet SchoolhouseConnect Your Students With Students Across the GlobeBusy Teachers' WebSite K-12Mustang: A Web Cruising Vehicle for TeachersGlobal Quest II: Teaching with the InternetGlobal SchoolNet Projects RegistryKnowledge Network Explorer: A Library of Internet-Based InstructionThe World Wide Web in EducationHarnessing the Power of the Web: A TutorialExpanding the Classroom Through E-Mail and The NetCalifornia Web Curriculum ProjectsReinventing Schools: The Technology is NOWLocating, Using and Integrating Internet-Based Mathematics MaterialsThe International Registry of K-12 Schools on the WebChild Safety on the Information HighwaySites to Protect Children OnlineUsing Technology to Support Educational ReformA Vision for Using TechnologyPlugging In: Choosing and Using Educational Technology21st Century Teacher's InitiativeClassroom Connect
December 19, 1996 --Multiple Intelligences TheoryNovember 21, 1996 --Arts EducationOctober 23, 1996 --Mathematics and Science EducationSeptember 18, 1996 --Principles of MotivationAugust 15, 1996 --Promoting safe, disciplined schoolsJuly 16, 1996 --Addressing the Needs of Gifted and Talented Students.June 24, 1996 --Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)May 22, 1996 --Urban Schools and Disadvantaged StudentsMay 1, 1996 --Educational Assessment ApproachesApril 17, 1996 --Diversity in The Nation's ClassroomsApril 3, 1996 --The 1996 National Education Summit: Education StandardsMarch 22, 1996 --Reading and Writing InitiativesMarch 7, 1996 --Education, Motivation, and Life Success Feb. 21, 1996 --Technology and America's SchoolsFeb. 6, 1996 --Social Studies and Character Development
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