Personal learning networks (PLNs) are not new. People have long relied on their families, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances to supplement their knowledge about the world. But the times are changing. Information and communication technologies (ICT), including an ever-growing repertoire of open source applications, have freed content from the…

Discusses the increase of Internet access for K-12 education and the difference between knowledge and information. Provides an example of a student research project using the Internet and describes a 13-step process for knowledge-making. Suggests interpretation and application of information sources on the Internet is crucial. (AEF)

Describes five exemplary digital resource centers at the University of Virginia used by K-12 learners as well as by university students and faculty. These modern archives contain vast resources of thousands of primary sources, data sets, multimedia files, and analytical tools, all of which are electronically accessible to K-12 schools and…