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The advances being made in Internet technology has made this powerful broadcast medium perhaps the most popular and exciting educational tool in existence today. Consider the millions of Websites that contain vast amounts of information that is just waiting to be accessed and put to use. Dr. Jane Lasarenko offers her readers important insight into how the Internet can be harnessed to educate school children today!

The contents of this book targets students from Kindergarten through the 12th grade, providing a variety of tips and suggestions for adapting assignments to these different grade level children. Areas covered include English, social studies, math, science, communication, and writing skills. Information about a generous number of Websites is provided to assist readers to obtain and develop their own school lessons from the wealth of materials that are available online.

Lasarenko discusses a number of interesting and challenging topics including the use of virtual online classrooms, maintaining close contact with teachers, keeping in touch with other students, collaborating on classroom projects online, the productive use of computer and communications technology, networking in the educational process, and allowing shy students to express themselves under the cloak of pseudonyms!

This book is ideal for public school classrooms, churches, day care services, and those parents who have chosen to educate their children at home. It will open up the world of the Internet as a dynamic and powerful educational tool in the child development process. Adults and children alike will benefit from the wealth of information available to them. Highly recommended for every child educator!