ED429594 1999-05-00 An Introduction to

Internet Resources for K-12 Educators.

Part II: Question Answering, Electronic

Discussion Groups, Newsgroups,

Update 1999. ERIC Digest.

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An Introduction to Internet Resources for K-12 Educators. Part II:

Question Answering, Electronic Discussion Groups, Newsgroups,

Update 1999. ERIC Digest................................................. 2

QUESTION ANSWERING:....................................................2

ELECTRONIC DISCUSSION GROUPS:................................... 4

USENET NEWSGROUPS:....................................................9

REFERENCES AND READINGS:..........................................10

ERIC Identifier: ED429594

Publication Date: 1999-05-00

Author: Morgan, Nancy A.

Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology Syracuse NY.

An Introduction to Internet Resources for K-12

Educators. Part II: Question Answering,

Electronic Discussion Groups, Newsgroups,

ED429594 1999-05-00 An Introduction to Internet Resources for K-12 Educators. Part II:

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Update 1999. ERIC Digest.

THIS DIGEST WAS CREATED BY ERIC, THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

INFORMATION CENTER. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ERIC, CONTACT

ACCESS ERIC 1-800-LET-ERIC

The Internet is an international computer network composed of thousands of smaller

networks. As K-12 schools connect to the Internet, a new method of communication

opens up to educators and their students. This Digest describes some sample services

and resources that are available to the K-12 community by electronic mail over the

Internet. Readers should be aware that the resources and their Internet addresses

below are subject to change.

QUESTION ANSWERING:

The number of services that use electronic mail to deliver information is increasing.

Services that teachers will find on the Internet include:

---AskERIC: AskERIC is the Internet-based education information service of the

Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system, headquartered at the ERIC

Clearinghouse on Information & Technology at Syracuse University. Teachers, library

media specialists, administrators, and others involved in education can send a message

requesting education information to AskERIC. AskERIC information specialists will

respond within two working days with ERIC database searches, ERIC Digests, and

Internet resources. The benefit of the personalized service is that it allows AskERIC

staff to interact with the user and provide relevant education resources tailored to the

user's needs.

E-mail: askeric@askeric.org

---AskERIC Virtual Library: Resources developed from questions received at AskERIC

are archived at the AskERIC Virtual Library:

http://www.askeric.org

---KidsConnect: KidsConnect is a question-answering, help and referral service for K-12

students on the Internet. The goal of KidsConnect is to help students access and use

the information available on the Internet effectively and efficiently. KidsConnect is a

component of ICONnect, a technology initiative of AASL (American Association of

School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association). Students use e-mail

to contact KidsConnect and receive a response from a volunteer library media specialist

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within two school days.

E-mail: AskKC@ala.org

http://www.ala.org/ICONN/kidsconn.html

---Internet Public Library Ask-A-Question Service: Answers all types of general

reference questions. You'll get a brief factual answer if you've asked a specific question,

or, if you have a broader topic of interest, you'll get a short list of sources that you can

use to explore your topic further. IPL's website also contains an extensive online

collection of library resources.

http://www.ipl.org/ref/QUE/

---Ask Dr. Math: "Ask Dr. Math," a service for elementary, middle, and high school

students, is administered by students and professors at Swarthmore College in

Swarthmore, PA.

E-mail: dr.math@forum.swarthmore.edu

http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/dr-math.html

---The MAD Scientist Network: The MAD Scientist Network is an "Ask-A-Scientist"

service run entirely on the WWW. They answer questions in chemistry, physics,

astronomy, earth sciences, the biological sciences and more. More than 500 scientists

at institutions around the world provide answers to science questions.

http://www.madsci.org

---Ask A+ Locator: The AskA+ Locator is a database of high-quality "AskA" services

designed to link students, teachers, parents, and other K-12 community members with

experts on the Internet. Profiles of each AskA service include identification information

(e.g., publisher, e-mail address, contact person, links to services' home pages), scope,

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target audience, and a general description of the service. The Ask A+ Locator is

searchable by subject, keyword, grade level, or alphabetical list. Ask A+ Locator is part

of the Virtual Reference Desk.

http://www.vrd.org/locator/index.html

ELECTRONIC DISCUSSION GROUPS:

---ECENET-L: Early childhood education, to age 8.

To subscribe, send e-mail to: listserv@postoffice.cso.uiuc.edu

Leave the subject line blank.

In the body of the message type: subscribe ECENET-L your

FirstName LastName

Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives

http://ericps.crc.uiuc.edu/eece/listserv/ecenet-l.html

---EDNET: Forum on educational possibilities of the Net.

To subscribe, send e-mail to: listproc@lists.umass.edu

Leave the subject line blank.

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In the body of the message type: subscribe EDNET your

FirstName LastName

Archives:http://www.askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/EDNET -List.html

---Edres-L (also called C-EDRES): Educational Resources on the Internet.

To subscribe, send e-mail to: listserv@listserv.unb.ca

Leave the subject line blank.

In the body of the message type: subscribe Edres-L your

FirstName LastName

---EDTECH: Educational Technology.

To subscribe, send e-mail to: listserv@msu.edu

Leave the subject line blank.

In the body of the message type: subscribe Edtech your

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FirstName LastName

Archives: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~edweb

http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/EDTECH.html

---K12ADMIN: K12 educational administration.

To subscribe, send e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu

Leave the subject line blank.

In the body of the message type: subscribe K12 Admin your

FirstName LastName

Archives: http://www.askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/K12ADMIN-List.html

---KIDLINK: Kidlink Society runs several listservs in support of a global dialog for

students 10-15 years of age. Subscribe to KIDLINK listserv to receive information about

the other lists.

To subscribe, send e-mail to: listserv@listserv.nodak.ed

Leave the subject line blank.

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In the body of the message type: subscribe Kidlink your

FirstName LastName

Archives: http://listserv.nodak.edu/archives/kidlink.html

KIDLINK Home Page: http://www.kidlink.org

---LM_NET: School library/media services.

To subscribe, send e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu

Leave the subject line blank.

In the body of the message type: subscribe LM_NET your

FirstName LastName

Archives:http://www.askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NE T.html

Web: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/

---MIDDLE-L: Education of children 10-14 years of age.

To subscribe, send e-mail to: listserv@postoffice.cso.uiuc.edu

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Digest.
Leave the subject line blank.

In the body of the message type: subscribe Middle-L your

FirstName LastName

Archives: http://www.askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/MIDDLE-L.html

http://ericps.crc.uiuc.edu/eece/listserv/middle-l.html

---NET-HAPPENINGS: Internet related news and announcements.

To subscribe, send e-mail to: listserv@cs.wisc.edu

Leave the subject line blank.

In the body of the message, type: subscribe Net-Happenings your

FirstName LastName

Archives: http://wwwscout.c.wisc.edu/scout/net-hap/index.html

---SPECED-L: Special education issues discussion.

To subscribe, send e-mail to: listserv@uga.cc.uga.ed

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Leave the subject line blank.

In the body of the message type: subscribe SPECED-L your

FirstName LastName

---TAG-L: General discussion about all topics related to gifted children.

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In the body of the message type: subscribe Tag-L your

FirstName LastName

USENET NEWSGROUPS:

---Usenet Newsgroups are an electronic bulletin board system, accessible via the

Internet, that consists of discussion forums on literally thousands of topics. Users should

contact their system operator for instructions. Some of the Usenet Newsgroups are:

k12.chat.teacher-General discussion between K-12 Teachers

k12.ed.art-Arts and Crafts Education

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k12.ed.business-Business Education

k12.ed.comp.literacy-Teaching computer literacy in grades K-12

k12.library-Implementing Info Technologies in school libraries

k12.ed.life-skills-Life Skills Education

k12.ed.math-Mathematics Education

k12.ed.music-Music and Performing Arts

k12.ed.science-Science Education

k12.ed.soc-studies-Social Studies Education

k12.ed.special-Educating students with special needs

REFERENCES AND READINGS:

Abilock, D. (1996). Integrating e-mail into the curriculum. "Technology Connection,"

3(5), 23-25. (EJ 531 026)

Hill, J. A. & Misic, M. M. (1996). Why you should establish a connection to the Internet.

"TechTrends," 41(2), 10-16. (EJ 520 228)

"The Internet roadmap for educators." (1996). Arlington, VA: Educational Research

Service. (ED 397 520)

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Junion-Metz, G. (1997). "K-12 Resources on the Internet: An instructional guide." 2nd

Edition, Revised and Expanded. Internet workshop series, Number 5. El Dorado Hills,

CA: Library Solutions Press. (ISBN-1-882208-22-6). (ED 412 913)

K-12 computer networking. (1995). "The ERIC Review," 4(1). (ED 392 413)

Lankes, R. D. (1996). "Bread and butter of the Internet." ERIC Digest. Syracuse, NY:

ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology. (ED 402 925)

Lyris Technologies Inc. Tile.net/: The Comprehensive Internet Reference. Internet

WWW page, at URL:http://tile.net/ (copyright 1999).

Milheim, W. D. (1997). Instructional utilization of the Internet in public school settings.

"TechTrends," 42(2), 19-23. (EJ 543 253)

Miller, E. B. (1998). "The Internet resource directory for K-12 teachers and librarians,

97/98 edition." Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, Inc. (ISBN-1-56308-617-4). (ED

413 882)

Tennant, R. (1996). Internet basics: Update 1996. ERIC Digest. Syracuse, NY: ERIC

Clearinghouse on Information & Technology. (ED 392 466)

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nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply

endorsement by the U.S. government. The U.S. Department of Education's web

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Title: An Introduction to Internet Resources for K-12 Educators. Part II: Question

Answering, Electronic Discussion Groups, Newsgroups, Update 1999. ERIC Digest.

Document Type: Information Analyses---ERIC Information Analysis Products (IAPs)

(071); Information Analyses---ERIC Digests (Selected) in Full Text (073);

Available From: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology, 4-194 Center for

Science and Technology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-4100 (free while

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Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education,

Educational Resources, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education, Information

Networks, Information Services, Information Sources, Internet

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