Using the Internet to Strengthen Curriculum is not a technical book; rather, it is a book about teaching. Its focus is on helping teachers learn how to bring the Internet=s World Wide Web into their classrooms and to encourage students to tap into this incredible informational resource. Using strategies provided by author Larry Lewin, teachers can help students
- Use search engines effectively. - Quickly find Web sites and understand their content. - Conduct sound research. - Think critically to learn independently. - Avoid plagiarism. - Construct presentations on what they have learned.
Through dozens of examples and strategies, such as the APre-Search, AWe Search,@ and AFree Search,@ this book serves as an invaluable reference tool for teachers, media specialists, and technology coordinators.