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Creating Learning Networks for African Teachers

UNESCO PROJECT (Contract No. 408.302.9)

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PEDAGOGY AND INTERNET

WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW)

The World Wide Web (WWW) is a digital library providing acccess to a wide range of information in the form of text, graphics, photographs, video and sound from throughout the world. The Web is a valuable research and resource tool for students and teachers. The World Wide Web allows teachers and students to:

1. Attend free or paid courses, online workshops and conferences

 Examples:

  • Free educational software
    Free Education Software
    (http://freeware.intrastar.net/education.htm)
    No shareware, just freeware. Of special interest to science teachers
    Classroom Management
    (https://www.thinkwave.com)
    Hot Potatoes
    (http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/)
    Hot Potatoes is a freeware which includes six applications, anabling the user to create interactive multiple-choice, short answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises on the WWW.
    Example
    Software4win
    (https://www.software4win.com)
    Shareware and freeware archive for Windows. Software library...Utilities- Anti-virus utilities- Automation utilities- Backup utilities- Card and label makers utilities- Clipboard managers utilities.
    Free downloads- CNET.com
    (https://www.freeware.com)
  • Publish Students' and Teachers' Work (using free Web hosting services)
    The Web offers students/teachers the opportunity to broaden the audience for their work beyond their immediate circle of schoolmates to include students and teachers from around the world. Explore the following free Web hosting sites that enable students to publish their work on the Web.
    Angelfire (http://angelfire.lycos.com/)
    Geocities (http://geocities.yahoo.com/home/)
    Tripod (https://www.tripod.lycos.com)
    Crosswinds (https://www.crosswinds.net)


        Examples
        Akadinda Cultural group
        (http://akadinda1.tripod.com)
        Introduction to Web Publishing
        (http://members.xoom.com/kakinda/kakinda/webpage-training.htm)

 

 
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