Offers a basic introduction and overview of the Internet, explaining what it is and how teachers and students can use it in the classroom. Discusses learning to use the Internet, and using the Internet to promote reading and writing. (SR)

Based on the premise that technology can assist teachers in bringing about student learning about the past, this paper contends that technology must be integrated into the curriculum (in this case, the history curriculum) as a whole and it must complement the philosophy and the practice of the teacher. The paper is divided into sections: (1)…