C&I 300CN
Electronic Networks
for Education
Class notes for January 20, 1996
Welcome
- Handouts
- Introductions
- Questionnaire
Structure of the class
- Four face-to-face meetings
- The rest of the course will be on the Internet
Structure of the FTF meetings
- Meet initially in Room 176
- Presentation/discussion in the morning
- Group lunch (optional)
- Hands-on/troubleshooting/platform-specific work in the afternoon
Resources
- Book: The Internet for Teachers
- Signup for next week
- The Internet
The Internet as a resource
- SatEx web page
- SatEx email list
- SatEx alumni and auditors
What is the Internet?
- A network of networks: an internet
- The network of networks: The Internet
- Millions of interconnected computers in hundreds of countries around the
world
Educational uses of The Internet
- Access to information resources
- A medium for constructing a learning community
Examples of network-based projects