Teachers should model and monitor how email is used for educational purposes. Elementary students are not required to use search engines. They should be working from bookmarks or supplied URLs. Senior High students are required to be able to search, and refine a search to limit the number of hits. Remember The computer, email and the Internet are merely tools, and tools can either be used skillfully and wisely or used badly.
All tools can be dangerous if used inappropriately.
Used well the Internet will be a safe and exciting tool that has the power to bring the world into the classroom. Protecting Our Children From the Internet, Jamie McKenzie, FNO, The Educational Technology Journal Vol. The Educational Technology Journal Vol. These sites were assembled for teachers. Every effort is made to validate the educational substance of these sites.