How to learn is more important than what is learned. I want my students to be responsible for and to take pride in their work. As professionals, we recognize that the communication of ideas is what matters. In a materialistic and mechanical society, students frequently act as if abstract concepts require less accurate information and less care than, for example, repairing cars. Too often students tell me that they spend a great deal of time on their assignments without reference to the quality of their work.
Technology can be the educational bridge to achieving such a goal.
The creation of Web pages by students breaks tasks into small and manageable tasks and yet integrates all the parts into a comprehensive whole and creates a public record of their learning. The ease with which Web pages can be created, reviewed, and edited makes this mode of instruction and learning very appealing for instructors. Advantages of the WWW . Using the Internet's WWW has many advantages over other computer and non-computer teaching enhancements for students and teachers alike. The Macintosh HyperCard and MS PowerPoint allow the linking of words, graphs, diagrams, and maps into hypertext documents, but these documents have the disadvantages of either having to be copied to every individual computer, or if a server is available, being available only to those who have access to that particular server, usually in only one building or on one campus.