The Value of Internet Resources for Education

2009-07-06T18:35:00.000-07:00

The value of using internet resources for education allows teachers access to free materials for curriculum subjects content areas, project ideas, and lesson plans and rubrics for classroom instruction. The use of internet resources helps teachers to develop curriculum, collaborate with colleagues, and use Web 2.0 social networking tools with students and colleagues.

The value of using internet resources for education allows 21st century learners to engage in project and problem based learning with real-world experiences. It promotes students to collaborate and work in teams on projects, take on complex problems, and learn critical thinking, content, and how to research. It encourages the 21st Century learner to use web 2.0 social networking tools.

The value of using internet resources for education allows the school librarian to provide the library collection online and school districts to provide online databases for research. School librarians are also using Lib 2.0 tied to Web 2.0 with students and teachers, which is interactive access to library services and resources using technology. The Library 2.0 tools are Blogs, Wikis, Social Networking, Streaming Media, and eBooks.

There are valuable internet resources for education in every subject for teachers and students in the classroom, and parent and child at home. Library databases can be assessed by teachers and students online at school and home.

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The Value of Internet Resources for Education