K-12 (Primary and Secondary) Workshop
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21 July 1998
Palexpo Conference Center
Geneva, Switzerland |
Additional
Fee Required ($95/$125 U.S.)
(Workshop includes program, lunch and materials)
The focus of this workshop is to illuminate the broad range of technical and
non-technical issues surrounding deployment and use of the Internet in schools, with an
emphasis on primary and secondary education settings. It will be a day-long event on
Tuesday, 21 July, at Palexpo.
To register for the K-12 Workshop and/or the INET'98 Conference, complete the INET'98 Registration Form.
The INET '98 School Networking Workshop will provide INET attendees who have an
interest in education or concern for their children's schools with a unique opportunity to
learn, exchange ideas and share experiences regarding the integration of information and
communication technologies in schools. Presentations by teachers, practitioners,
decision-makers and researchers will illuminate the broad range of applications and issues
surrounding the use of the Internet in schools, from kindergarten to secondary level.
Sessions are designed to be interactive with ample opportunity for questions, answers and
discussion involving Workshop attendees.
This workshop is designed for a broad audience, and sessions will be of interest to
teachers, school administrators, public policy-makers, and parents.
The official languages of the workshop will be English and French, with sessions given
in both languages and simultaneous translation available for select sessions.
Tentative Program
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Track 1 |
Track
2 |
Track 3 |
8:00 - 9:00
Registration |
9:00 - 9:10
Welcome |
ISOC (Internet
Society) and Sponsors |
9:10 - 10:20
Opening Plenary |
Plenary panel :
Presentation by students, followed by statement of questions, issues and preliminary
reflections by respondents (decision makers, researchers and educationists, practitioners
and teachers) |
10:20 - 10:30
Overview of the Day |
Description of how
the workshop program intends to address the issues and questions raised -- and how to
generate new questions for the Closing. |
10:45 - 12:30
Session 1National & International Projects and Programmes |
1.1 International
Contests: e.g.
ThinkQuest, Cyberfair, etc. |
1.2 National and
Regional Programmes to Advance Technology in Schools |
1.3 The
expansion of world wide communication networks: uniformization or enhancement of local
cultures |
12:30 -
14:00
Lunch |
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14:00 -
15:15
Session 2Classroom Experiences &
Demonstrations |
2.1 Students as Producers of Web-based Information |
2.2 The Internet as an Information Resource: Navigating, Searching and
Assessing Content |
2.3 Collaborative Learning in the (Virtual) Classroom. |
15:30 -
16:45
Session 3Learning, Teaching, and Schooling in a
Networked World |
3.1 Does the Internet Improve Learning? |
3.2 Technology as a Catalyst for Structural Reform of Schooling |
3.3 New Roles and New Needs of Teachers in a Networked Environment |
17:00 -
18:00
Closing Plenary |
Reactions,
reflections and synthesis by respondents; open questions; and recommendations for
advancing the use of technology in education, the teaching profession, and schools. |
Plenary and Track 1 (X.1) Sessions will be in English or
French with Translation
Track 2 (X.2) Sessions will be in English
Track 3 (X.3) Sessions will be in French
Contact: David
Lassner, K-12 Workshop Co-Chair |