PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING IN EXPANDING THIS OUTLINE:

1. Describe the physical setting

2. Deal separately with the two class levels (11-12 and 9)

3. For each level, describe students, goals, tools, experiences; perhaps step-by-step or perhaps by isolated significnts, evaluating students and faculty

4. Summarize: discuss, predict, propose

Courses

AP US American History (grades 11 and 12) US National State and Local Government (Grade 9)

Tools used

286, 396 and 486 Personal Computers, the Internet's World Wide Web and e-mail. Also, scanner for digitizing photographs, graphics programs, and HTML editors.

Lessons learned

The students developed essays and home pages that can be accessed by any scholar or individual. Reviews of student essays, poetry, artwork, and fiction are encouraged. The instructor reviews and posts student work to the school web site, and receives critiques from web site visitors; these reviews are then passed on to the students. Students also engage in reviews of work performed by volunteer classes.

To review these projects, please visit these sites on the world wide web:

AP US History 9th grade US Government

The US Government material was developed as part of a year-long interdisciplinary project entitled "Prejudice Reduction Through Global Telecommunications."

Recommendations

1. Have adequate hardware on hand for student work: PCs or Macs with HTML editors.

2. Give students as much chance for involvement in the development of the school's website. Student projects in class can be integrated with learning on-line skills such as research on the Internet, HTML development, and graphics development.

3. Give teachers adequate training and allow all segments of the faculty involvement in on-line projects.