Internet in the Classroom

With technology having such high importance in today's world, I have found that it will be essential to use a great technological tool in my classroom-the Internet. I have recently found how to use many different Internet tools in my classroom that I never knew could be implemented into a solid curriculum. Internet usage would be of significant help in the classroom because not only would students be getting educated on technology, they would also be engaging in activities at the same time that would help their knowledge grow. This Internet usage would also be very fun and exciting for them that they wouldn't even realize that they were learning such important content at the same time!

There are many different tools that can be used for a variety of educational purposes in the classroom. For example, I found that using blogs can really help students share ideas in a safe community about different topics. In my case, it would be over culture or different cultures. I would allow students to use IM services and Chat services to connect with one another interactively as well as possibly connecting with different classroom throughout the world. This would be a fun way for students to share ideas and really engage in discussion. E-mail projects could also be incorporated into my unit plan easily with pen pals and different e-mail projects where students could interact with different classrooms around the world with different cultural backgrounds. Another good tool would be online surveys where students can be assessed or share their opinions on different projects or units done in the classroom. VoIP is an advanced tool that could be used by students to interact with different children of different backgrounds where they can learn first hand through their words what their culture is like. Images, Sounds, and Videos could also be searched through different search engines designated for each one. Students can search these different items to learn about different cultures' music, videos on certain cultural rituals and images that show different cultures. Incorporating the Internet!