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Online use is being used more and more for higher education in the classroom. For example, in 2000-2001 an estimated 127,400 online courses were offered in degree offering institutions. The Office of Educational Technology (OET) is responsible for "coordinating the development and implementation of the Department's educational technology policies, research projects and national technology summits." The main goal is to maximize technology contributions to improve education which will help support the goals of No Child Left Behind.

The url for this site is: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/index.html

The url below is also a helpful website containing an article giving you information on hand held and laptop computers for students and teachers. It also gives information of how to integrate the internet into your curriculum when you become a teacher.

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007020

Online learning helps the students become responsible for their own learning. They don't have to be in the classroom in order to learn, so by using online learning in schools, students can use the skills they learn in the classroom to further their learning at home.

This url gives teachers different ideas of activities they can do to familiarize kids with the internet:http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4409 On this website, one of these activities is to learn internet navigation skills. In order to do this, a teacher can introduce her students to the Internet Glossary, which can help them define terms. An important term to learn before they start the activity is search engine. The teacher should explain why they are useful. Next, the teacher can teach them simple search rules in order to find the specific information they need. One of these rules includes using the word "AND" when you want to find information about two key words together. Another rule is to use the word NOT when you want to find information about one key word, but not the other. One can also use quatation marks when they want the names of people, places, or phrases to appear right next to eachother. These are just a few examples of activities that teachers can use to familiarize their students with the internet, so they can use it more in the classroom.

Online learning is not simply taking courses over the internet, but programs such as webCT and blackboard can also help to create discussion forums and on-line learning communities along with the course itself. The following website looks into how effective these programs work in enriching students' learning in a particular subject area. http://www.ecu.edu.au/conferences/herdsa/main/papers/nonref/pdf/KenRyba.pdf This website lays out how online communities can help students keep themselves organized and provides links to all necessary and helpful information.Students can be interactive even when not in the classroom by asking and answering questions as well as further discussing things that were mentioned in class.

Using WebCt is a very efficient and helpful way for teachers to communicate with students in an organized fashion. On webCt, teachers can post links for homework and extra credit assignements that are due, lecture powerpoints that were disscussed in class, the syllabus, reading guides, and the students current grades. Students have the ability to print any of this information out at anytime if they want a hard copy. Along with being able to look up what assignments are due on webCt, students can find rubrics for that assignment. This rubric guides the student in what will get then a good grade. Students also have the ability to upload the assigment that is due and hand it in online.

Although online learning can be very helpful, it is not for everyone. Online learning basically lets the learner take charge. There is more flexibility in a schedule rather than a class with an official time either once, twice, or three times a week. It is up to you to take charge and actually set aside time to sit down at your computer and take the course. Below, is a website that asks questions about what kind of person you are and if you are the type that would enjoy taking an online course rather than a regular one. It is something to think about before making the wrong choice. [|http://www.learnnc.org/students/9-12/support/isonlineright]

http://defcon.sdsu.edu/1/objects/online/ This website is extremely helpful if you are interested in online learning. It provides the positive and negative aspects of online learning and if it is for you or not. In addition, it gives the student tips on how to get the most out of online learning. It is important for students to realize that you have to keep up with the work and not put it off. Online learning is not for everyone, but it can be very beneficial! For instance, if you have many time commitments and are responsible, online learning might be what you need. However, if you tend to put things off and procrastinate, you might not receive the benefits of the program that you need.

Bookmarking is a way to share information about different websites with other people. The online community does so half the time with out even realizing (this website as an example.) When bookmarking the user bookmarks or essentially displays that they found something useful in the website and therefore has decided that it was worth their while accessing it and share it with others. For more information visit http://my.opera.com/drlaunch/blog/2007/09/19/are-you-a-social-bookmarking-addict?cid=3664562 to learn about social bookmarking.

Online learning has become more and more popular in elementary classrooms. The followinfg website entitled "My Schoolhouse Online" provides free online lessons and tests for children. The tests can also be graded and corrected for free. The website is also beneficial for teachers, and also has a blogs that are helpful for parents and students. Also, families and schools can subscribe to the website program. They have a home subscription, classroom subscription, school subcription, and a district subscription that is available to all schools under that certain district. For more information, and to learn more about the possiblity of online learning visit http://www.myschoolhouse.com/index.htm

http://www.iste.org/ This website is extremely helpful for teachers. The website hosts "Webinars" which are information sessions on different technological advances. The newest one that they have come out with is called the "Innovative Educators' Express". This webinar session provides interraction with educational technology professionals who will share strategies for combining technology with the regular curriculum in classrooms.

http://www.rollyo.com/mpetrop/citation_creators/ This is a great website for teachers to introduce students to when they are learning about how to create citations. This website is a search engine for all the different types of citations. For example, you can type "MLA" into the search bar, and it will bring up many different websites that teach how to do an MLA citation, or websites that will do the citation for you if you enter the information.

Technology is also beneficial in impacting online learning and can influence many areas of classroom learning, includint Art. As students are learning art and the techniques of drawing and painting, websites are made available so students are able to view ready references, they can become "masters of a repertoire." Students can go on websites, such as DrawSpace.com to talk to artists from all levels of this subject as well as create their own Blog to create a "library of references to the stykes they learn." Technology through online learning is greatly enhancing and expanding throughout the years and is very beneficicial to all students who are in any subject, including art. To view more about online learning and art, please visit [|Artistic Online Learning Community: Sharing Artwork Online is Beneficial for All]

http://www.adprima.com/ This website helps with teacher preparation. It provides information on how to create lesson plans. The website also informs teachers on useful study skills to teach to their students. Adprima is a privately owned organization, therefore it is not associated with any specific schools. The website provides links to websites that inform teachers about classroom management skills, study skills, and other useful links. http://drscavanaugh.org/digitalcamera/ This website teaches educators how to incorporate digital camera use into classroom lesson plans. It gives examples of projects in which students can use digital cameras such as writing "how to paragraphs" with the aid of digital pictures. It also suggests electronic pen pals, writing a novel with classroom photos instead of illustrations, illustrating science experiments, and many more creative activities.

Online learning is becoming more and more popular in today's world. Sites such as [|Online Learning 101] help students with finding the right schools to complete college with and helps you identify if you would be a good candidate for online learning or not. This website is one of thousands that can help anyone who wishes to complete their degree online due to a wide variety of purposes

Online learning has been becoming an increasingly popular choice for students. In today's society, people's lives are becoming busier. Online learning offers students the option to take classes and meet credentials, while still maintaining their life outside of school. This website offers the many benefits of online learning including things such as increased student interaction, availability of course material, and teaching skills in using technology. http://www.worldwidelearn.com/education-articles/benefits-of-online-learning.htm

www.publicschoolreview.com is great site for parents to research and learn about public schools around the country. It lets them look at every aspect of any public school so they can determine the best fit for their child. It also gives a step by step guideline that helps you evaluate schools that you are interested in. This is a very helpful tool for new parents to make decisions about their child’s education. The different sections of on this website make it easy to compare things such as test scores, rankings, extracurricular activities, clubs, gifted programs and so much more. http://www.publicschoolreview.com/
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With online learning the possiblities are endless. Education Students may chose to learn from myriad course studies. This can be beneficial for those students who may need extra tutoring or help that they are not receiving from their classroom. Online learning is flexible, accessible, and affordable. Lectures, classwork, and discussions take place at the students convenience. As long as a student has internet access, he or she will be able to utilize online learning. http://www.onlinelearning.net/OLE/index.html?s=621.1030o870c.1607417050
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