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PART I: ENHANCING TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Challenge of Professional Development. Jere Johnston describes the increasing difficulty facing the professional development activites of school districts today.
Web Authoring. Darryl Wahlstrom critiques the role of two Internet Tools for Web authoring and editing. The tools are Claris' HomePage--a WYSIWYG web authoring tool, and Fetch--a tool to make it easy to transmit a web page to the server for others to see. Use of "Tools" for teacher collaboration is discussed.
Electronic Mail & Chat Rooms. Gloria Martinez explains how e-mail and chat rooms can support group processes for educators.
News Groups and Video Conferencing. Soo Young Lee concludes with a look at ways that Newsgroups and inexpensive video conferencing can enhance professional development activities.
References on Internet Tools. For further information on any of the tools discussed in these articles, select either the Internet Tool Review Concept Map for an overview or go directly to th in-depth reviews in the Internet tool summary.
PART II: WEB RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS
Resources for K-12 Teachers - A Review. Susan Sutherland presents a collection of Web resources that are valuable for K-12 teachers and students. They sites provide lesson plans, content area info, and technology support in a wide range of curriculum areas.
Resources for Educational Researchers. Bill Mull provides hot links to several web sites that are good resources for educators conducting educational research. Bill brings the unique perspective of a district business manager to his assessment of the value of the Web.
K-12 School District Web Sites. Web sites for school districts are becoming more popular. Dan Behm visits a number of them and identifies design elements that make sites more and less useful to district staff and to the community at large.
Internet For Educational Development in India. Schools in India do not yet have access to the Internet. Tsering Phuntsok identifies a number of sites that will be useful to educators and students in Indian India when the Internet arrives.
Web Sites for Tibetan Schools in India. Tibetan schools in India soon will be getting Internet access. Norbu Tsering describes sites that will be of use to educators and students there. He also takes viewers to the home page of his homeland: Tibet.
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