What are some examples of how the Internet is being used in classrooms now?
Projects which use the Internet sometimes request sites from all over the world to contribute data from the local area then compile that data for use by all. Weather patterns, pollutants in water or air, and Monarch butterfly migration are some of the data that have been collected over the Internet. In Appendix C, “Examples of Educational Projects Using the Internet,” you will find several examples collected from various online servers and electronic mailing lists pertaining to education, each from a different content area and representing different ways of using the Internet. Some of the projects require only that you be able to use email, some require that you have access to the most advanced Internet services, and some offer varying levels of participation. There are a number of specific projects you may find interesting: KIDS. KIDS is a project managed by the nonprofit KIDLINK Society. It includes discussion lists and services, some of them only for people who are ten through fifte
