No longer is information solely controlled by or confined to the teacher or the textbook. Information gained is current and available as rapid changes and new discoveries take place. With the Internet, students can become more than information gatherers, they become knowledge makers. Research has shown that involving students in engaged learning activities increases student motivation and results in higher academic achievement. Learning tasks are authentic, challenging, and multidisciplinary.
Assessment is authentic, based on performance, seamless and ongoing, and generates new learning.
Engaged learning helps students develop thinking strategies and higher-order skills. Learning actions are processes or behaviors all learners can employ across all learning situations. A Word of Caution Integrating the use of the Internet into your classroom will change how you teach forever. Few students are prepared for the complexity and disorganization typically found on the Internet. Students need to be taught how to explore, investigate and mine the overly abundant Internet resources.