A study of girls' Internet usage collected data from 1,246 girls aged 13-18 via focus groups, personal journals, and surveys. Many girls didn't know how to react to situations like pornography or sexual harassment in chat room conversations. Girls wanted proactive involvement from adults, not just prohibitive advice, on navigating the Internet.…

Introduces the symposium on Virtual Geographies in this issue focusing on using the Internet effectively to teach geography. States that the papers provide a degree of assessment about the use of the Internet in geography at the higher education level. (CMK)

Assesses the impact of using the structure strategy as a base for an intergenerational Internet tutoring program in which older adults provided Internet-based tutoring for 5th-grade students. Both tutors and children in the structure strategy group with tutors increased strategy use, total and main idea recall, and self-efficacy. Findings have…

Interviews Joan Goble, a third-grade teacher in Indiana, and Rene de Vries, a sixth-grade teacher in The Netherlands. Explains that the two teachers created and managed three Internet projects discussing endangered species and the environment. Notes that through these projects, students can experience the double satisfaction of educating others…

In the scramble to make a mark in the new medium of English-as-a-Second-Language textbook companion websites, publishers are providing supplemental materials, often specifically adapted to the Internet. Discusses resources for students and teachers and provides a list of companion websites. (Author/VWL)

This guide to writing resources on the Internet for English-as-a-Second-Language students includes information on business writing, dictionaries and thesauruses, encyclopedias, free Web space, sites for fun grammar, libraries, online help online writing labs, punctuation, and spelling. Also provides a list of seven Internet teaching tips.…

Describes Hermes, a research tool that uses specially designed acquisition, parsing and presentation methods to integrate information resources on the Internet, from searching in disparate bibliographic databases, to accessing full text articles online, and developing a web of information associated with each reference via one common interface.…

Discusses digital media content on the Internet and describes Souvenir, a digital media annotation tool with Web publishing and email capabilities that allows people to use handwritten notes as a personal audio/video index to retrieve and share specific media moments. Explains how it can create hyperlinks to media stored in a digital library.…

Contends that assessment should be about improving instruction. Proposes that educators should be informed about the benefits and limitations of both alternative assessments and standardized tests. Informs educators of Internet resources available to assist in this endeavor. Provides an annotated list of 16 Web sites that provide general…

Explains that comprehension is a mental process that depends on prior knowledge, experience, and information in the text. Contends that fostering the development of children's comprehension abilities is one of the most critical roles of an effective teacher. Describes websites that provide information on comprehension as well as sites that provide…

An overview of distance teaching in Hungary and other East/Central European countries identified barriers: lack of tuition reimbursement, institutional mergers, limited Internet access, teacher-directed instruction, English proficiency, and technical support. Promising signs are apparent in Hungarian teacher education programs using distance…

Outlines an interview with Mark Ahlness, a third-grade teacher at Arbor Heights Elementary School in Seattle, Washington, and Jean Carmody, an art teacher at two elementary schools in Cranston, Rhode Island. Describes their collaborative project called the Earth Day Groceries Project. Explains that in this Internet project, students decorate…

Discusses the underlying assumptions and theories of peer learning and its application in online environments. Provides an example of a "virtual classroom" activity that forms a component of a stand-alone educational technology course in a teacher preparation program. Contends that practitioners of online learning must be sensitive to potential…

Analyzes the Internet-based teaching practices of college-level geography instructors. Relates these practices to their research specialty, place of employment, teaching experiences, and academic rank. Focuses on full-time geography faculty listed in the "1997-98 Association of American Geographers Guide to Programs in the United States and…

Discusses two Internet activities called Postcards and Talking Heads that can be used by second and foreign language teachers in the classroom. Theoretical justification for using Internet technology is provided, and learning outcomes of Internet activities are discussed. (Author/VWL)