Historically, one of the strengths of computer networks has been their ability to bring people together. Educators have long recognized this and have used computer networks for education in various contexts. The Web creates new opportunities for information spaces and communication for a wide range of activities. In this chapter, we explore examples of how the Web can be used for education, including specific applications that rouse minds to the excitement of learning, and the webs educators have created to reflect their activities, projects, and resources. Finally, we explore how scholarship and research can be supported on the Web and Net through online applications and organizations that foster online communication and the exchange of information.
Online applications discussed with updated URLs:
- JASON Project
- Hillside Elementary School
- Virginia L. Murray Elementary School
- Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
- Claremont High School
- Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction
- College and University Home Pages List
- The World Lecture Hall from the University of Texas at Austin
- CMC Course syllabus at Rensselaer
- Internet Web Text
- Course 70-451, Management Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon
- Anatomy Module List
- Virtual Frog Dissection Kit
- AskERIC
- The DeweyWeb
- Educational Online Sources
- The Full Rossetti Archive
- Coalition for Networked Information
- Scholarly Communications Project of VPI & SU
- Web Pages of Scholarly Societies
- Communication Institute for Online Scholarship
- Centre for Networked Access to Scholarly Information
- Religion in England
- The University of Waterloo's Web Pages of Scholarly Societies.
For more information:
- Resources for Education
- Scholarly Communication Resources
- Information dissemination and retrieval
- Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine special issue on education, June 1995.
- Web 66, resources and information to facilitate the introduction of Web technology into K12 schools.