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Introduction
The
Internet
-Brief History
-Today's Internet
-Working
Basics
-World Wide Web
-Top 10
Reasons
Communication
-Asynchronous
-Synchronous
MultiMedia
-Streaming
-Virtual Reality
*Virtual Tours
*Avatars
Online Sources
-Field
Trips
-Lessons/Games
-On-line Courses
-Research
-Scavenger
Hunt
-Web Quests
-WebCams
Applications
-GIS
-PowerPoint
-WebCT
Security
-Copyright
-Firewalls
-Filters
The Future
-Internet2
-Wireless Class
-Quicker
Band
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GIS:
GIS is an interactive tool to visualize and manipulate data. GIS
software is usually made for scientific, ecological or economical
purposes.
In school, GIS provides the opportunity
for students to deal with real life problems, improve critical thinking,
problem-solve, and use collaborative working skills across the curriculum.
A
project called, EduGIS was developed
for K-12 students, which is an internet based GIS software.
EduGIS is an interactive tool and the "what-if" games
may guide students to a new way of understanding by doing.
The GIS tools enable students to visualize complex
facts and therewith to understand things, they would not be able to
understand without visualization. GIS enables students not only to view
spatial data, but also historical developments, as well as
biological or actual medicinal developments, like the spread of plagues.
Decision making and information filtering becomes intrinsic feature of GIS
based lessons.
How can GIS be used in the classroom?
GIS can be used to map locations for a science
project. Students and teachers can analyze land use and wildlife
populations.
Social science teachers can use GIS to display how
natural resources are linked to population density.
Math teachers can use GIS to display real world
scenarios when explaining math problems.
GIS is only limited by the imagination of the
teachers and the students. GIS can be implemented into almost any
curriculum.
To see how GIS can be implemented in the classroom,
check out the following websites.
GIS and
Environmental Science for K-14 Teachers, and
From A Distance:
An Introduction to Remote Sensing, GIS, GPS. Take the time to
view a streaming video on GIS applications.
PowerPoint: PowerPoint presentations can be implemented through the Internet.
An excellent example of this is a power point presentation on "What is
GIS?" . To save a
PowerPoint presentation to the web:
Click , . If
you are using PowerPoint 2000, give the presentation a name and
the program will do the rest for you. If you use PowerPoint 97
you will have to follow the Wizard. We recommend the following
values:
- Standard Layout
- GIF Graphic Type
- 800x600 screen
- 3/4 width of page
- Use browser colours
- square button style
- navigation buttons on right of
slide.
- Click Finish, and then Don't
Save.
Both 2000 and 97 will create a
series of HTML (internet) files in a new folder with the same
name as your presentation. You can open the PowerPoint display
from the start within your browser by double-clicking the file
the main index file (called index.htm in 97; in 2000 it will
have the same name as your that you selected earlier) from
Windows (Explorer.http://askit.uq.edu.au/itanswers/microsoftoffice/powerpoint/web.html).
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WebCT : WebCT is a software program that is being used in
many Universities to facilitate learning and administrative
responsibilities. WebCT is a highly
flexible yet structured and sequential tool for presenting course
materials in a consistent form for students. Some of the tools
provided by WebCT are:
- conferencing system
- on-line chat
- student progress tracking
- student self-evaluation
- grade maintenance and distribution
- access control
- navigation tools
- auto marked quizzes
- electronic mail
- course calendar
- student homepages
For more information visit the WebCT
home page.
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