Educational Uses of Electronic Networks

Members of this class have created and coordinated exciting educational network-based projects.
Here are the best of this year's projects.
Here are web pages for many of the projects.
Here are the proposals for all the class projects.

Resources for the class

• Educational Network Project Planning Guide

• The CU-SeeMe web site
• The Visible Human viewer Java-applet
• NCSA's Habanero project

• Exemplary educational network projects identified by class members
• Reports on educational network projects joined by class members

• Our "NetworkPlace"
• Global Schoolnet's web page
• Global Schoolnet's newsgroup for project proposals
• Deborah Adelman's class' newsgroup (Please look but don't post)
• Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections

• The class syllabus
• Here is a list of some dial-up Internet providers in the state of Illinois.
• How to make a PPP dialup network connection with a Mac
• PPP Setup For Win95 & UIUC
• the best of the projects conducted in Spring 1996 SATEX course
• the best of the projects conducted in Spring 1995 SATEX course
• The best of the projects conducted in the Spring 1994 SATEX course.
• Judi Harris' collection of 236 exemplary educational network activities
• Guidelines for Educational Uses of Networks
• GSN Projects Registry

• Textbook: Williams, Bard (1995). The Internet for Teachers. Foster City, CA: IDG Books (ISBN 1-56884-600-2)
• The web pages from previous versions of this course

This course will help teachers learn how to use long-distance electronic networks for instruction. It is a project-oriented course, with participants involved in several telecommunication projects, connecting their own students with students elsewhere in Illinois and around the world. Initially, participants will join in ongoing network activities while learning the technical skills of telecommunication.

It is not necessary that participants have any significant experience with microcomputer-based telecommunications. However, participants will need to have some prior experience with word processing on a microcomputer. Participants will need access to an IBM or compatible computer running the Windows 95 operating system or a Macintosh running System 7 and a modem (minimum speed of 14.4 Kbaud) and a telephone line or a direct network connection to conduct the electronic network interactions which will be a substantial portion of the course.

The class will will meet in Room 10 of the Education Building at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1310 S. 6th St., Champaign IL), with the rest of the course conducted via the network. The four face-to-face meetings will be on:

• January 25, 1997 (snow date February 1)
• February 1, 1997 (snow date February 8)
• March 8, 1997 (snow date March 15)
• May 3, 1997

For further information about the course content or necessary equipment, contact: Dr. Michael Waugh (217/333-3676) or Dr. Jim Levin (217/244-0537); 311 Education Building; 1310 S. 6th St., Champaign IL 61820.
For information about registration, contact Marlene Wentworth at Extramural Programs, 217/244-2030.

Accesses to the SatEx web pages during December 1996.