Educational Uses of Electronic Networks

Members of this class have conducted exciting educational network-based projects. Here are the best of this year's projects.

Resources for the class

• Competitions you can submit your SatEx projects to.
• The class syllabus
• Here is a list of some dial-up Internet providers in the state of Illinois.
• Network trouble shooting help
• "How-to" information
• Web pages for the Noon Project
• Here are the messages from Australia about the emerging "North-South" project.
• Digitized video/Interactive video/Networked video
• The "Beginner's Guide to HTML" is a good introduction to the common HTML tags.
• HTML Editor reviews (freeware and commercial)
• You can do low-cost video conferencing with CU-SeeMe software, available for both Macs and Windows computers.
• Here is information about RealAudio (streaming audio).
• Here is the web site for the school network design class that we mentioned at our March meeting.
• Night of the Comet, a virtual star party devoted to the appearance of Comet Hyakutake

• The summary of your responses to Jeff Morrison's survey at our second class meeting
• The summary of responses to our initial questionnaire
• Interesting places on the Internet found by SATEX 1996 members
• Interesting places on the Internet found by SATEX 1995 members
• General educational network resources

• GSN Projects Registry
• 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

• Ballad of an EMail Terrorist by Al Rogers
• Guidelines for Developing K-12 Network Acceptable Use Policies

• 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
• How to make a PPP connection

This course will help teachers learn to use long-distance electronic networks for learning and teaching. It is a project-oriented course, with participants involved in several network-based learning projects, connecting their own students with students elsewhere in Illinois, across the country and around the world. Initially participants will join in ongoing network activities while learning the technical skills of telecommunications, and then they will propose and conduct their own projects.

No previous experience with telecommunications is required for this course. However participants will need to have some prior experience with word processing. To conduct the network interactions which will be a substantial portion of the course, participants will need access to a microcomputer and either a direct Internet connection or a phone line and a modem (14.4K baud modem preferred). Limited toll-free phone access will be available for those without direct network connections.

The class will meet on the Urbana-Champaign campus during four Saturdays (9 AM - 4 PM) during the semester, with the rest of the course conducted via the network:

• January 20, 1996 (snow date January 27)
• January 27, 1996 (snow date February 3)
• March 23, 1996 (snow date March 30)
• May 4, 1996

For further information about the course content or necessary equipment, contact: Dr. Jim Levin (217/244-0537); 130 Education Building; 1310 S. 6th St., Champaign IL 61820.
For information about registration, contact Marlene Wentworth at Extramural Programs, 217/244-2030.

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