Incorporating the Web in Instruction
Prepared by Sarah Brick Archer
Examples of Using the Web in Instruction:
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Place class syllabi on the Web using either a personal homepage or the
Electronic Reserve service
available through the library. Also class notes, course software, or other
supplemental material make good Web resources.
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Have students load projects or lesson plans on the Web.
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Powerpoint presentations used in class may be loaded on the Web.
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Refer students to SearchBank
to locate scholarly resources.
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Limit student use to specific Web sites or to a certain number of sites
per project. Inform your students that you will be checking the validity
of information obtained from the Web. Recommend the following types of
pages to students looking for Web resources:
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Professional association pages.
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United States government pages. Examples include the following:
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Organizational or institutional pages of well known organizations, including
educational.
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Periodical publications on the Web
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Recommend that students examine the Internet
subject pages available on the library's pages or include some links
on your own homepage.
Techniques of incorporating the Web:
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Use software
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Locate statistical information
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Locate legislative information
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Find lesson plans or supplemental materials
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Locate information in periodical literature
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Use satellite and weather information
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Locate directory and job information
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View artwork, listen to sound clips
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Monitor professional discussion groups, communicate with other students
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Use Online Writing Labs (OWLS) to improve writing skills
Searching for Useful Web Sites:
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Use search engines, such as Point's top 5% of the Web.
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Check professional journals that might evaluate web sites
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Choice
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College and Research Library News
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Rely on the types of pages listed above.
Examples of Faculty Web Sites
Citing Web Sources
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Prepared by Sarah Brick
Archer, Assistant Professor of Library Services, on March 17, 1999.
Revised April 15, 1999.