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Statement of Problem:
The classroom is a puzzle, and there are already too many pieces to
fit. Now we are asking teachers to integrate into that over stressed puzzle
something as global and nebulus as the Internet.
On top of that, the Internet brings with it brand new problems:
- Protect students from inappropriate and dangerous information
- Evaluate the information brought into the classroom through the
Internet
- Protect student's identities on the Internet
- Deal with the sometimes wasted instructional time that students spend
surfing for information
- Deal with brand new copyright and plagiarism issues
A Solution:
Teachers need to be able to shape the Internet, to mold it so that
it fits into the puzzle of the classroom, and perhaps even serving as a mortar in the
attempt to seamlessly bind other puzzle pieces together.
ClassWebs are web pages or sites created by teachers to help their
students attain specific educational objectives. ClassWebs:
- Proactively point the student in the direction of educationally
appropriate Net resources
- Provide for students a work space for conducting their activities, in
many cases collaboratively with other students or experts
- Provide a context for what the student is learning, integrating the
task into the general educational expections and into real-world problems
- Can be constructed more easily and in less time than it takes to
prepare a paper work sheet
The ClassWeb Web Site -- http://landmark-project.com/classweb/
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