INTERNET IN EDUCATION

IITE TRAINING MATERIALS

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION

INTERNET IN EDUCATION

SUPPORT MATERIALS FOR EDUCATORS

UNESCO INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION

MOSCOW 2003

IITE TRAINING MATERIALS

5-902116-08-2

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION

INTERNET IN EDUCATION

SUPPORT MATERIALS FOR EDUCATORS

UNESCO INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION

MOSCOW 2003

UNESCO UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE)

IITE PROJECT COORDINATION: Azat Khannanov

CONTRIBUTORS:

Introduction

Evgenia Polat (Russian Federation)

Part I and Appendix Azat Khannanov (Russian Federation)

Part II

Juan Ignacio Martinez de Morentin (Spain) Juan Mar?a Ferreras Orbegozo (Spain)

Part III

Marina Moisseeva (Russian Federation)

ADVISING EXPERT TEAM: Mike Aston (United Kingdom) Zdena Lustigova (Czech Republic)

REVIEWER:

Silvia Charp (United States of America)

The authors are responsible for the choice and presentation of the facts contained in this book and for the opinions expressed therein, which are not necessarily those of UNESCO and do not commit the Organization. The designations employed and the presentation of the material throughout this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or borders.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education 8 Kedrova St. (Bld. 3), Moscow, 117292, Russian Federation Tel.: 7 095 129 2990 Fax: 7 095 129 1225 E-mail: info@iite.ru Web: iite-

Cover photo: photo agency "EAST NEWS" ISBN 5-902116-08-2 (Publishing House "Education-Service") ? UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education, 2003 All rights reserved Printed in the Russian Federation

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................................... 5

USE OF THE INTERNET IN EDUCATION: INTRODUCTION........................................................................... 6

PART I. EXPERIENCE OF INTERNET USAGE IN EDUCATION. ANALYTICAL SURVEY........................... 11

I.1. Existing typologies of Internet applications in education ....................................................................... 14

I.2. Applied technologies ............................................................................................................................. 17

I.3. Usage of Internet technologies in teaching and learning ........................................................................ 19

Successful activities: achievements ........................................................................................................ 19

I.3.1. Information retrieval ................................................................................................................. 19 I.3.2. Individualized learning and teaching.......................................................................................... 20 I.3.3. Group learning and teaching via the Internet ............................................................................. 21 I.3.4. Collaborative activities............................................................................................................... 22

Main problems...................................................................................................................................... 23

I.3.5. Information retrieval ................................................................................................................. 23 I.3.6. Individualised learning and teaching.......................................................................................... 25 I.3.7. Group learning and teaching via the Internet ............................................................................. 25 I.3.8. Collaborative activities............................................................................................................... 27

I.4. The Internet and organizational aspects of education ............................................................................ 28

Successful activities: advantages ............................................................................................................ 28

I.4.1. I.4.2. I.4.3. I.4.4. I.4.5.

Management of educational organizations using Internet technologies ...................................... 28 Intranets.................................................................................................................................... 28 Cost and effectiveness................................................................................................................ 29 Staffing...................................................................................................................................... 30 Distance education: institutional impact of Internet technologies .............................................. 30

Main problems...................................................................................................................................... 31

I.4.6. Management of educational organizations using Internet technologies ...................................... 31 I.4.7. Cost and effectiveness................................................................................................................ 32 I.4.8. Staffing...................................................................................................................................... 33 I.4.9. Legal and ethical issues.............................................................................................................. 33

References ...................................................................................................................................................... 35

PART II. SCOPE AND PROSPECTS OF INTERNET USE IN EDUCATION. MATERIALS FOR DISCUSSION ...................................................................................................... 41

Introductory remarks ...................................................................................................................................... 42

Aims and outcomes.......................................................................................................................................... 43

II.1. The Internet: a cultural change in digital era.......................................................................................... 44

II.1.1. omputer revolution and its consequences ................................................................................ 44 II.1.2. International technologies and culture....................................................................................... 44 II.1.3. The Internet and social problems............................................................................................... 45 II.1.4. The Internet and peculiarities of virtual interaction.................................................................... 46

II.2. The Internet: an educational learning tool............................................................................................. 49

II.2.1. Constructivism .......................................................................................................................... 49 II.2.2. The Internet and constructive learning....................................................................................... 50 II.2.3. Learning as a social phenomenon .............................................................................................. 50

II.3. The Internet: to be educated and to be trained....................................................................................... 52

II.3.1. How distance education is organized ......................................................................................... 52 II.3.2. The Internet as an instrument for the educational process.......................................................... 52 II.3.3. Possibilities and limitations........................................................................................................ 54

II.4. The Internet: examining the pedagogic effectiveness.............................................................................. 56

II.4.1. An additional resource of information and a tool for the development of cognitive skills............. 56 II.4.2. Demand of alternative pedagogic paradigms .............................................................................. 57 II.4.3. Training on the telematic ........................................................................................................... 57

II.5. Learning: the treasure within. Report to UNESCO of the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-First Century ................................................................................................................. 59

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PART III. INTERNET FOR EDUCATORS. PRACTICAL COURSE.................................................................... 61 III.1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 63 III.1.1. What is telecommunication? .................................................................................................... 64 III.1.2. Modem .................................................................................................................................... 65 III.1.3. Communication lines ............................................................................................................... 66 III.1.4. Getting access to the network ................................................................................................... 67 III.1.5. Dial-up and network connection .............................................................................................. 68 III.1.6. Software tools for networking.................................................................................................... 69 III.1.7. Internet in MS Office 2000 ....................................................................................................... 70 III.2. Electronic mail ....................................................................................................................................... 71 III.2.1. What is the Internet? ................................................................................................................ 72 III.2.2. Electronic mail......................................................................................................................... 73 III.2.3. Structure of a message .............................................................................................................. 74 III.2.4. MS Outlook Express................................................................................................................. 75 III.2.5. Shared accounts ....................................................................................................................... 76 III.2.6. Rules of the netiquette for e-mail.............................................................................................. 77 III.2.7. E-mail languages and coding .................................................................................................... 78 III.3. Teleconferences ...................................................................................................................................... 79 III.3.1. Teleconferences........................................................................................................................ 80 III.3.2. Mailing lists.............................................................................................................................. 81 III.3.3. Usenet newsgroups ................................................................................................................... 82 III.3.4. Reading the conferences........................................................................................................... 83 III.3.5. Rules of the netiquette for conferences ..................................................................................... 84 III.3.6. Real time conferences .............................................................................................................. 85 III.3.7. NetMeeting.............................................................................................................................. 86 III.3.8. Collaborative creation and discussion of the documents............................................................ 87 III.4. Internet information resources................................................................................................................ 89 III.4.1. Types of Internet information resources .................................................................................... 90 III.4.2. MS Internet Explorer ............................................................................................................... 91 III.4.3. An access to Internet resources ................................................................................................. 92 III.4.4. Search engines and catalogues .................................................................................................. 93 III.4.5. Web browsing ........................................................................................................................... 94 III.4.6. WWW Favorites ....................................................................................................................... 95 III.4.7. Reading the web pages .............................................................................................................. 96 III.5. Tools to develop a web site in MS Office 2000 ......................................................................................... 97 III.5.1. Web site tools............................................................................................................................ 98 III.5.2. HTML language....................................................................................................................... 99 III.5.3. HTML formatting .................................................................................................................. 100 III.5.4. Linking HTML documents with other files ............................................................................. 101 III.5.5. Web page background color .................................................................................................... 102 III.5.6. Interactive forms..................................................................................................................... 103 Attachments.................................................................................................................................................. 105 Attachment 1. List of recommended publications ......................................................................................... 106 Attachment 2. Examples of the names of the conferences ............................................................................. 108 Attachment 3. Examples of the hierarchies of the USENET newsgroups....................................................... 109 Attachment 4. List of popular educational sites ............................................................................................. 110

APPENDIX. List of www resources on Internet use in education............................................................................ 111

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