for each tool.
Email. Email is probably the most basic tool on the Internet. It is
short for electronic mail and may be used in a couple of ways. You
can send messages back and forth with just one person, or you can
participate with a group of people who discuss topics of common
interest. These groups are called mail lists. You join and leave the
lists by sending email to one address, and you post messages to all
the people on the list by sending email to a slightly different
address. Sometimes a human does the list registration and sometimes a
software program does it. For more information see the entries for
email and mailing lists in the Glossary. A list of mail lists
related to primary and secondary education can be found in Section 9,
"Resources and Contacts."
Network News. Also known as Usenet News or Net News. Reading news is
similar to joining an email list, but instead of the messages coming
to your mailbox, you use news reader software to read messages on a
computer where they are accumulated. For more information see the
entry for Usenet News in the Glossary.
FTP. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, and just as the name
implies, it allows you to transfer files from one computer to
another. It is the name for both the protocol and the program. A
special kind of FTP, Anonymous FTP, allows you to access the many
public archives on the Internet. FTP is not used by itself as much as
it used to be, since people often use Web browsers and Gopher clients
which incorporate FTP when they want to retrieve files. For more
information see the entries for Anonymous FTP and FTP in the
Glossary.
Telnet. Telnet allows you to log into a computer somewhere else on
the Internet and use the services there. For example, if you don't
have a Gopher client or a Web browser, there are some public access
sites that you can telnet to in order to use a Gopher client or a
text-based Web browser.
Gopher. Gopher is a tool that lets you browse for information on the
Internet using menus. If you know what you're looking for and have an
idea about where to find it, Gopher can make your search easier. And
when you have located something of interest, whether it's a document,
a data set, or a picture, Gopher will retrieve it for you. For more
information see the entry for Gopher in the Glossary.
Searching and Indexing Tools. Archie is a tool for searching FTP
sites; Veronica (Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Network Index to
Computerized Archives, which works the same way Archie does) is a
tool for searching Gopherspace; WAIS (Wide Area Information Service;
pronounced "wayz") is a tool for searching indexed databases, whether
the databases are full of numbers, text, or graphics files; and
Yahoo, Lycos, and WebCrawler are some of the many searching and
indexing tools available on and for the World Wide Web. For more
information see the entries for Archie, Gopher, WAIS, WWW, and
Veronica in the Glossary.
Videoconferencing. At the time of this writing, schools are beginning
to participate in conferences, meetings, and collaborative activities
via video. The two services or applications used are Multicast
Backbone (MBONE) and CU-SeeMe, both of which allow for desktop
videoconferencing, or videoconferencing via computer.
MBONE is an option for videoconferencing using several operating
systems at the time of this writing: Unix, Windows NT, Windows 95,
and Mac Operating System 7.5.2. It requires that your Internet
service provider be a part of the MBONE, which depends on a
specialized routing strategy. Ask your service provider if they are
equipped to support MBONE traffic. If so, you will need to work
fairly closely with your provider to establish working configurations
for your network. More information on MBONE is available at the MBONE
Information Web. (See Section 9, "Resources and Contacts.")
CU-SeeMe, developed by Cornell University, also presents conferencing
capabilities over an IP network. You may participate in a CU-SeeMe
videoconference as a sender, a recipient, or both. Through use of
reflectors, multiple sites may participate in any given conference.
For any of these activities, you'll need a PC or a Macintosh with a
connection to the Internet and CU-SeeMe software. Additionally, if
you'd like to send video and audio, you will need a video camera and
a video board in your computer. Full information on the hardware
requirements is available at the CU-SeeMe Web site; there is also a
mailing list for CU-SeeMe information. For guidance and discussion
about using CU-SeeMe as an instructional tool, the Global SchoolNet
Foundation hosts a mail list called cu-seeme-schools which announces
opportunities for participation in CU-SeeMe events. For information
on the Web site and mailing lists, see Section 9, "Resources and
Contacts."
6. Questions About Classroom Resources, Projects, and Collaboration
6.1 How can I find specific projects using the Internet that are
already developed?
When you have learned to use some of the Internet services discussed
in Section 5, "Questions About Using Internet Services," particularly
the search tools, you will be able to answer that question more fully
for yourself. In the meantime, since there are several resources on
the Internet that are directed specifically at the primary and
secondary school communities, here are some ideas to get you started.
Computer Information Servers:
Global SchoolNet. The Global SchoolNet Foundation's World Wide
Web site contains a wealth of valuable information and materials,
including help setting up projects by learning what has worked
best based on others' experience. The GSN site also contains a
landmark registry of projects in which schools can participate.
EdWeb. Andy Carvin's EdWeb is an excellent source of K-12
information.
CoSN. The Consortium for School Networking maintains an Internet
server.
NASA. NASA's Spacelink and Quest are directed at primary and
secondary school educators, and both house lesson plans,
Internet-based curriculum units, and interactive projects and
activities. Many NASA projects also maintain computer information
servers.
Empire Internet Schoolhouse. The New York State Education and
Research Network (NYSERNet) hosts the Empire Internet Schoolhouse,
an extension of its Bridging the Gap program.
K-12 Schools on the Internet. Gleason Sackman of North Dakota's
SENDIT network for K-12 educators maintains an active list of K-12
schools on the Internet.
National School Network Testbed. The Bolt Beranek and Newman
(BBN) project called the National School Network Testbed provides
links to numerous schools and projects.
Internet School Networking. The Web pages for the group which
brings you this paper contain a collection of documents and case
studies on projects.
Mail lists:
Many people on electronic mailing lists such as Ednet, Kidsphere,
and the Consortium for School Networking Discussion List post
their projects and ask for partners and collaborators.
News groups:
The K12 hierarchy of Usenet News has several groups where
educators post these invitations as well. For subscription to
these and other electronic lists and for names of news groups see
Section 9, "Resources and Contacts."
Conferences:
There are also a number of conferences worth looking in to. The
National Education Computing Conference (NECC) and Tel-Ed, both
held annually, are conferences sponsored by the International
Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). The Internet Society
(INET) conference is the annual conference for the Internet
Society. See Section 9, "Resources and Contacts" for contact
information for these organizations.
Specific computer information servers, mail lists, news groups,
and conference sponsors are listed in Section 9, "Resources and
Contacts." A number of Web sites also provide favorite
"bookmarks," or lists of sites for educators. Bookmarks are not
included in Section 9, but you will quickly find them if you begin
at any of the Web server entry points listed here.
6.2 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 fifteen years old.
Academy One. Academy One is part of the National Public Telecomputing
Network (NPTN) and usually has a number of projects running at a
time.
I*EARN. The International Education and Research Network (I*EARN), a
project of the nonprofit Copen Family Fund, facilitates
telecommunications in schools around the world.
Chatback Trust. Initiated to provide email for schools in the United
Kingdom and around the world with students who have mental or
physical difficulty with communicating, Chatback Trust and Chatback
International maintain a network server that you may want to
investigate.
ESP. The European Schools Project (ESP) involves approximately 200
schools in 20 countries and has as its goal building a support system
for secondary school educators.
Electronic Field Trips. The online interactive projects on NASA's
Quest server and the JASON Project are designed especially to provide
classroom contact with real science and scientists.
For contact information on these groups and computer information
servers refer to Section 9, "Resources and Contacts."
6.3 Are there any guides to using the Internet in schools that list all
these resources in one place?
Printed guides to using the Internet in education are appearing along
with the new books on the Internet and you can expect to see more in
the near future. The problem with paper resource guides is that the
Internet is a changing environment so they become outdated quickly.
Most (like this document) try to list only the most stable resource
sites, and even if not everything you try is available, these guides
can be particularly helpful if you are new to the Internet. Try the
books entitled "Education on the Internet," "Teaching with the
Internet: Putting Teachers Before Technology," and "Brave New
Schools" listed in Section 8, "Suggested Reading," for a sampling of
those available at the time of this writing. Check bookstores,
libraries, and booksellers' catalogs for others.
One answer to the problem of printed Internet guides is the
newsletter. Two we recommend are specifically for primary and
secondary school educators interested in networking and contain
information on new services on the Internet that are of interest to
educators, projects for collaboration, conferences, new books and
publications, essays, and practical tutorials on using network tools
and services. NetTeach News is published ten times a year and is
available both hardcopy and via email. Classroom Connect is
published nine times a year. Information on subscribing and related
online services for both newsletters can be found in Section 9,
"Resources and Contacts."
Internet computers which act as guides to the Internet for educators
are, among others, BBN's Copernicus server, the Global SchoolNet
server, NASA's Quest server, the University of Illinois College of
Education's Learning Resource Server, and Web66. All are listed in
Section 9, "Resources and Contacts."
6.4 How can I add my own contributions to the Internet?
In addition to sharing your knowledge and expertise on the electronic
mail lists and news groups mentioned, as you gain experience you may
find you have the knowledge and inclination to put up a Web page for
your own site. Many K-12 schools are maintaining Web pages, either
on Web servers they set up at the school or on a computer at another
site, to publish student projects and information about their
schools. Gleason Sackman's Hot List of K-12 Internet School Sites and
Web66 offer a comprehensive listing of these schools and provide
links to their home pages. These pages may give you ideas about ways
your school can use the World Wide Web to contribute to the K-12
Internet community. There are also a number of sites which give
instruction in how to publish on the Web and how to maintain Web
sites, including Web66, the National Center for Supercomputing
Applications (NCSA), and the Geometry Forum. For the Internet
locations of these resources see Section 9, "Resources and Contacts."
7. Questions About Security and Ethics
7.1 I've heard that there is a lot of objectionable material on the
Internet. How do I deal with that problem?
Because sensational media accounts tend to downplay the educational
uses of the Internet in favor of the more controversial material
available, this will almost certainly be an issue raised when you
discuss getting an Internet connection in your school. Concerned
educators should learn more about this issue and formulate a strategy
for resolving problems before they arise. One important point to
realize early is that students do not accidentally bump into
objectionable material in the course of most educational
explorations. Although we are not suggesting that people never run
across objectionable material by chance, most find this material only
because they're looking for it.
At the time of this writing the most important and effective action
schools can take is to develop clear policies to guide students' use
of the Internet and establish rules - and consequences for breaking
them - that govern behavior on the Internet. These policies, called
Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs), work best when they are in line with
rules governing other behavior at school. Additionally, schools
should integrate issues around technology and ethics into the
curriculum [3]. Schools need to exercise reasonable oversight while
realizing that it is almost impossible to absolutely guarantee that
students will not be able to access objectionable material. It may be
wise to make this clear to parents and students before a student is
given access to the Internet. To limit a school's liability, some
systems obtain signed releases from students and parents stipulating
that they have read the AUP and that the student agrees to abide by
it.
Several commercial software products are available which attempt to
address the problem of access to objectionable material. They block
access to controversial sites, look for specific text in email
messages, or do both. Some can be configured in the home or school
and some block a preconfigured collection of sites which is
maintained and configured by the company.
Some success has been achieved through the use of proxy servers. A
school hooks up all its computers to a single computer that has full
Internet access. This computer server then becomes the gateway to the
Internet for all of the school computers. The server can be
configured to mask away sites that have objectionable material,
including Web pages, Gopher and FTP sites, and network news and WAIS
servers. One further step can be taken by also installing a caching
server on the gateway machine. A caching server can hold Web pages
locally after they have been retrieved from other sites. Once a page
has been loaded into the server it can thereafter be fetched from the
cache, useful if a set of Web pages needs to be accessed frequently
from a site that is usually busy.
Although proxy and caching servers are relatively easy to set up by a
system administrator, entering all the sites that are objectionable
and keeping the cache up to date can be time consuming. Also, this
method does not stop teachers and students from receiving and sending
objectionable material as email attachments.
The store-and-forward method is one way to filter information to
which students are exposed. Usenet News and email (both described in
Section 5, "Questions About Using Internet Services") are "stored" on
a computer until the time appointed for that computer to contact the
next one along the path to the final destination, at which time it is
"forwarded" along its way. Most computers are set up to process
outgoing requests at least every 30 minutes. This method requires
quite a bit of management on the part of humans.
It is also possible to control the times and opportunities that
students have to access the Internet and only allow access under
supervision. Many teachers find that engaging their students in
meaningful, supervised learning activities operates as an effective
deterrent to unauthorized Internet exploration.
At the time of this writing none of the technical solutions discussed
above has proven wholly successful in addressing the problem of
student access to controversial material. However, this area is
currently the focus of intense development efforts. In the mean time,
these solutions may be used in combination with clear policies and
consequences for breaking them to ensure the integrity of the school,
its students, and its educators. No matter what option or combination
of options you choose, teaching the ethics of Internet access as a
matter of course is imperative.
There are resources for further exploration of the issue of students
and objectionable material available on the Internet. The National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children has produced a sensible and
practical brochure entitled, "Child Safety on the Information
Highway," written by Los Angeles Times columnist Lawrence J. Magid.
It is available both online and hardcopy. Another good document,
"Internet Parental Control Frequently Asked Questions," describes the
tools available at the time of this writing to help with issues of
children using the Internet, from guidance by parents to government
restrictions to rating and filtering systems. It is produced by the
Voters Telecommunications Watch and is available on the Internet.
There is also at least one mailing list which you may want to join
called Children Accessing Controversial Information (CACI). For
information on all of these, please see Section 8, "Suggested
Reading," and Section 9, "Resources and Contacts."
7.2 How do we keep our own and other people's computers safe from
student "hackers"?
In the language of computer folks, a "hacker" is someone who is
excellent at understanding and manipulating computer systems. A
"cracker" is someone who maliciously and/or illegally enters or
attempts to enter someone else's computer system.
Computer security is unquestionably important, both in maintaining
the security of the school's computers and in ensuring the proper
behavior of the school's students (and others who use the network).
In this area, not only school policy, but also state and national
laws may apply. One source of information which you can read to help
you sort through security issues is the Site Security Handbook (FYI
8), which suggests to site computer administrators, Network
Information Centers, Network Operation Centers, and others how to set
up security policies and directs you to further information. A good
book available commercially is "Computer Security Basics" by Russell
and Gangemi. The full reference for these two sources of information
can be found in Section 8, "Suggested Reading."
Your school's AUP (see Question 7.4) should specify the consequences
for such activity, and it may also be prudent to require a signed
release from each student stating that he understands these
consequences and possible legal implications of intentional
exploitation of computer networks.
In the unlikely event that someone from outside your school breaks in
to a computer on your network, you should report the activity to the
CERT Coordination Center. Contact information for the center can be
found in Section 9, "Resources and Contacts."
7.3 How do we keep viruses from attacking all of our computers if we
get connected to the Internet?
Even if you use the Internet to exchange only data (such as text or
pictures), virus infection can be a problem. This is because many
programs today allow data files to include commands which are run
when the data is loaded. Certainly when you download software
programs and run them on your own computer you should use caution.
Anything you download over the Internet or an electronic bulletin
board system could have a virus. For that matter, any program and
even some documents, whether on tape or a disk, including commercial
software still in its original packaging, might possibly have a
virus. Therefore there are two precautions you should take. First,
install virus protection software on all your computers. Second, use
only trusted sources from which to download software and files. If
you are uncertain about whether to download something, ask someone
first.
Virus checking software is available free over the Internet via
Anonymous FTP from the CERT Coordination Center. Your hardware or
software vendor, your network access provider, your technical support
resources, or your colleagues on network mailing lists should be able
to provide more specific information applicable to your site. Contact
information for the CERT Coordination Center can be found in Section
9, "Resources and Contacts."
7.4 What are the rules for using the Internet?
When your Internet connection is established, your access provider
should acquaint you with their Acceptable Use Policy. This policy
explains acceptable and unacceptable uses for your connection. For
example, it is in all cases unacceptable to use the network for
illegal purposes. It may, in some cases, be unacceptable to use the
network for commercial purposes. If such a policy is not mentioned,
ask for it. All users are expected to know what the acceptable and
unacceptable uses of their network are.
Remember that it is essential to establish a school-wide policy in
addition to the provider's AUP. A school's AUP is usually more
restrictive and specific than the one used by the service provider. A
repository of sample school AUPs can be found on the Armadillo Web
server, listed in section 9, "Resources and Contacts." As mentioned
earlier, some school systems have found it worthwhile to make
Internet access contingent upon a student's signed agreement to abide
by the school's AUP.
Beyond your service provider's AUP and the one you create for your
school, there are no overreaching rules for Internet use. There are,
however, community standards and conventions that should be observed.
You can review some generally agreed-upon guidelines at Arlene
Rinaldi's etiquette page and by reading FYI 28 (RFC1855),
"Netiquette Guidelines." See Section 9, "Resources and Contacts," for
the location of the etiquette page, and Appendix B, "Ways to Get
RFCs" for instructions on obtaining FYI 28.
8. Suggested Reading
Those items marked with an asterisk (*) are available free online.
For information on retrieving RFCs and FYIs, see Appendix B, "Ways to
Get RFCs."
* Connecting to the Future: A Guide For Building a Network
Infrastructure for Education. NASA IITA, Department of Education
NCES. 1995. Gopher: quest.arc.nasa.gov/How to Get Connected to and
How to Use the Internet (Also available from NASA CORE with
accompanying video. See NASA Central Operation of Resources for
Educators in Section 9, "Resources and Contacts.")
* Conrad, L. B. "Getting US Educators Online"
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/online/table.html (State-by-state
compilation of Internet service offerings especially for teachers.)
Cummins, J. and D. Sayers. Brave New Schools: Challenging Cultural
Illiteracy Through Global Learning Networks. New York: St. Martin's
Press, 1995.
Ellsworth, J. H. Education on the Internet: A Hands-on Book of
Ideas, Resources, Projects, and Advice. Indianapolis, Indiana:
Sams Publishing, 1994.
* Electronic Frontier Foundation. EFF's (Extended) Guide to the
Internet.
http://www.eff.org/pub/Net_info/EFF_Net_Guide/netguide.eff
and from the EFF online archives at ftp.eff.org, gopher.eff.org,
AOL keyword EFF, CIS EFFSIG forum.
Estrada, S. Connecting to the Internet: An O'Reilly Buyer's Guide.
Sebastopol, California: O'Reilly and Associates, Inc., 1993.
* FYI 4 "FYI on Questions and Answers: Answers to Commonly asked
`New Internet User' Questions," Marine, A., J. Reynolds, and
G. Malkin. (fyi4.txt or rfc1594.txt)
* FYI 5 "Choosing a Name for Your Computer," Libes, D. (fyi5.txt or
rfc1178.txt)
* FYI 8 "Site Security Handbook," Holbrook, J.P. and J.K. Reynolds.
(fyi8.txt or rfc1244.txt)
* FYI 18 "Internet Users' Glossary," Malkin, G. and T. LaQuey Parker.
(fyi18.txt or rfc1392.txt)
* FYI 20 "What is the Internet?" Krol, E. and E. Hoffman. (fyi20.txt
or rfc1462.txt)
* FYI 26 "K-12 Internetworking Guidelines," J. Gargano, D. Wasley.
November 1994. (fyi26.txt or rfc1709.txt)
* FYI 28 "Netiquette Guidelines," Hambridge, S. (fyi28.txt or
rfc1855.txt)
Giagnocavo, G., et. al. Educator's Internet Companion (with diskette
and video). Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Wentworth Worldwide Media,
1995.
Harris, J. Way of the Ferret: Finding and Using Educational Resources
on the Internet. Eugene, Oregon: International Society for
Technology in Education, 1995.
Krol, E. The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog, Second Edition.
Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., 1994. (Also available
in textbook version)
* National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
http://www.missingkids.org/information_superhighway.html (Online
brochure "Child Safety on the Information Highway")
Also available from
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
2101 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 550
Arlington, VA 22201-3052
1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
Protheroe, N. and E. Wilson. The Internet Handbook for School Users.
Arlington, Virginia: Educational Research Service, 1994.
* RFC1480 "The US Domain," Cooper, A. and J. Postel. June 1993.
(rfc1480.txt)
[This document will also be useful to people not in the United
States. See the sites listed under the FYI documents for the
location nearest you from which to download the file.]
* Rinaldi, A. "The Net: User Guidelines and Netiquette,"
http://rs6000.adm.fau.edu/rinaldi/netiquette.html
* Rogers, A. "Global Literacy in a Gutenberg Culture,"
http://gsn.org/gsn/article.gutenberg.html
Russell, D., and G. T. Gangemi, Sr. Computer Security Basics.
Sebastopol, California: O'Reilly and Associates, 1991.
* Safdar, S. J. "Internet Parental Control Frequently Asked Questions,"
Voters Telecommunications Watch, 1995.
http://www.vtw.org/pubs/ipcfaq, or email vtw@vtw.org and in the
subject line type "send ipcfaq" without the quotes
Steen, D.R., M.R. Roddy, D. Sheffield, and M.B. Stout. Teaching with
the Internet: Putting Teachers Before Technology. Bellevue,
Washington: Resolution Business Press, Inc., 1995.
9. Resources and Contacts
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CONFERENCES
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A list of other conferences, primarily in the United States, can be
found at http://www.classroom.net/classroom/conf.htm
NECC and Tel-Ed
International Society for Technology in Education
1787 Agate Street
Eugene, Oregon 97403-1923
USA
Phone: 503-346-4414 or 1-800-336-5191
Fax: 503-346-5890
Email: iste@oregon.uoregon.edu
(CompuServe: 70014,2117)
(AppleLink: ISTE)
See also "Internet Computers" in this section.
INET
Internet Society
12020 Sunrise Valley Dr.
Suite 210
Reston, Virginia 22091
USA
Phone: 703-648-9888
Fax: 703-620-0913
Email: isoc@isoc.org
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ELECTRONIC MAIL LISTS
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INTERNET COMPUTERS
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Academy One (National Public Telecomputing Network)
via WWW:
http://www.nptn.org/cyber.serv/AOneP/index.html
Armadillo's WWW Server
via WWW:
http://riceinfo.rice.edu:80/armadillo/
BBN National School Network Testbed
via Gopher:
copernicus.bbn.com
via WWW:
http://copernicus.bbn.com:70/testbed/
Censorship/Freedom of Speech/Child Safety on the Internet Web page
via WWW:
http://www.voicenet.com/~cranmer/censorship.html
Classroom Connect on the Net
via WWW:
http://www.classroom.net/
via FTP:
ftp.classroom.net/wentworth/Classroom-Connect/aup-faq.txt (for an
FAQ document on Acceptable Use Policies)
Chatback Trust and Chatback International network server
via WWW:
http://www.tcns.co.uk/chatback/welcome.html
CERT Coordination Center
via WWW:
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/SEI/programs/cert/CERT.info.html
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/technology/trustworthy.html
via email:
cert@cert.org
via FTP: info.cert.org
cd pub/
Consortium for School Networking
via Gopher:
cosn.org
via WWW:
http://cosn.org/
CU-SeeMe
via WWW:
http://cu-seeme.cornell.edu/
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
via WWW:
http://ericir.syr.edu/
via Gopher:
ericir.syr.edu
via telnet:
telnet bbs.oit.unc.edu
login: launch
(Follow directions on screen for registration. At the main menu,
choose number 4, "Topical Document Search (WAIS)", and move to
eric-digests. For help in WAIS, type a question mark.)
via email:
askeric@ericir.syr.edu
(In your message ask for the topic you're interested in. A human
will answer you.)
Empire Internet Schoolhouse
via Gopher:
nysernet.org (port 3000)
Electronic Frontier Foundation ("A non-profit civil liberties
organization working in the public interest to protect privacy,
free expression, and access to online resources and information.")
via WWW:
http://www.eff.org/
via email:
ask@eff.org
via snailmail, telephone, and fax:
The Electronic Frontier Foundation
1550 Bryant Street
San Francisco CA 94103 USA
+1 415 668 7171 (voice)
+1 415 668 7007 (fax)
EdWeb
via WWW:
http://edweb.cnidr.org:90/
European Schools Project
via WWW:
http://www.educ.uva.nl/ESP/
Foundation Center
via WWW:
http://fdncenter.org/
Geometry Forum
via WWW:
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/~steve/steve/wwwhtml.html ("Learning
to Use the Web and Create Web Pages")
Global SchoolNet Foundation
via WWW:
http://gsn.org/
http://gsn.org/gsn/article.connect.levels.html ("Internet
Connectivity Levels")
http://gsn.org/gsn/article.design.project.html ("How to Design a
Successful Project")
http://gsn.org/gsn/article.gutenberg.html ("Global Literacy in
a Gutenberg Culture")
Grants Web
via WWW:
http://infoserv.rttonet.psu.edu/gweb.htm
Hot List of K-12 Internet School Sites (Gleason Sackman, SENDIT)
via WWW:
http://www.sendit.nodak.edu/k12/
International Education and Research Network (I*EARN)
via WWW:
http:// www.iearn.org/iearn/
via Gopher:
gopher.iearn.org (port 7008)
via email:
iearn@iearn.org
Internet School Networking (ISN) working group home page (publishers
of this document)
via WWW:
http://spider.lloyd.com/isn/index.html
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
via WWW:
http://isteonline.uoregon.edu/
via Gopher:
isteonline.uoregon.edu
KIDLINK
via WWW:
http://www.kidlink.org/
via Gopher:
gopher.kidlink.org
Learning Resource Server, University of Illinois College of Education
via WWW:
http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/
http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/Activity-Structures/ (Judi Harris' Network-
Based Educational Activity Collection)
via Gopher:
gopher.ed.uiuc.edu
MBONE (Multicast Backbone)
via WWW:
http://www.mbone.com/techinfo/
NASA Jason Project
via WWW:
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/JASON/JASON_HOME.html
NASA Online Educational Resources
via WWW:
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/OER/
NASA Quest
via WWW:
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/essay/essay-index.html ("Networks, Where
Have You Been All My Life" student essay contest winners)
via Gopher:
quest.arc.nasa.gov (port 70)
via FTP:
ftp quest.arc.nasa.gov
NASA Spacelink
via WWW:
http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov/
via Gopher:
spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
via telnet:
telnet spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
login: guest
via FTP:
ftp spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
To find information on the NASA Teacher Resource Center Network,
choose "Educational Services," then "Teacher Resource Center Network."
For television schedules, follow the menu for "Educational Service"
to nthe menu option, "Technology."
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
via WWW:
http://www.missingkids.org/
http://www.missingkids.org/information_superhighway.html (Online
brochure "Child Safety on the Information Highway)
National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
via WWW:
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/Mosaic/NCSAMosaicHome.html
(Mosaic Home Page)
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimer.html
(A Beginner's Guide to HTML)
via FTP:
ftp ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu (to download the Mosaic WWW browser)
National Center for Technology Planning
via Gopher:
gopher.msstate.edu
Choose "Resources Maintained at MS State University," then select
"National Center for Technology Planning."
National Science Foundation's (United States) Science and Technology
Information System (STIS)
via WWW:
http://stis.nsf.gov/
via Gopher:
stis.nsf.gov
via telnet:
telnet stis.nsf.gov
login: public
Follow instructions on screen.
Netscape Communications
via WWW:
http://www.netscape.com/
via FTP:
ftp ftp.netscape.com
Netscape's WWW browser can be downloaded from Netscape's FTP sites at
ftp.netscape.com, ftp2.netscape.com, ftp3.netscape.com...through
ftp7.netscape.com.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (U.S. Department of
nEducation)
via WWW:
http://oeri.ed.gov/
via Gopher:
gopher.ed.gov
Providers of Commercial Internet Access (for a list of Internet
Service Providers)
via WWW:
http://www.celestin.com/pocia/
THE LIST (for a list of Internet Service Providers)
via WWW:
http://thelist.com
Voters Telecommunications Watch
via WWW:
http://www.vtw.org/
http://www.vtw.org/pubs/ipcfaq [Internet Parental Control
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by Shabbir J. Safdar]
World Wide Web Consortium
via WWW:
http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/