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=Journal #1:=
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//What are some effective methods of using the Internet in your classroom?//
The Internet could bring the information in the classroom to life. It helps break down the barrier between the haves and havenots. If you as a teacher can't take your students to the zoo, you can link to videos of those animals, sound recordings, drawings and give them that experience (minus the smells). You can use it to show demonstrations in science that you can't do in real life (like a rocket taking off). You can also use it to give students access to people around the world. You can read pages by people from other countries, email them and use webcams to connect with them. Suddenly, your class is truly a global class, with connections to people all around the world. That would help support making students aware of other cultures and appreciate diversity. They can connect and work with others, even if they aren't in the same place at the same time, entirely changing the dynamic of group work. The Internet also makes it easier to include students with diverse skills and needs. Students who might normally not be included in a class project can be accommodated if they are using new technology. A deaf student can easily work together with hearing students if they are working together on a research project on a wikiblog. The barriers that usually separate students fall away. The Internet can equalize students, which is very exciting.

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