These guidelines were developed by the Cupertino Union School District to assist schools in taking advantage of the most appropriate use of the World Wide Web while ensuring student safety.
Telecommunications expand the curriculum by bringing the real world into the classroom.
Students and teachers can establish interactive connections with anyone or any source, making learning more relevant to their lives, interests, and concerns. Provide students with an effective model of lifelong learning When students research vast arrays of information, apply credibility tests to assess what they find, and learn telecommunication techniques, they develop skills of selecting, summarizing, and synthesizing information that they can rely on for the rest of their lives. Students can enhance their communication, social, and collaborative skills as they interact and learn with other classrooms. They also use their critical thinking skills when they collaboratively solve problems and perform analyses via telecommunications. Increase the authenticity of the learning environment Teachers increase the authenticity of the learning environment when they provide their students access to historical archives, eyewitness reports, and virtual museums.