AND THE

WORLD WIDE
WEB AS
LEARNING
TOOL

EDF 207: EDUCATIONAL

INNOVATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
PRESENTER: KETHLEEN D. ANDAYA
INTERNET
• Internet is a global system of
interconnected computer networks.
WORLD WIDE WEB
• World Wide Web is a global collection of
documents and other resources, linked by
hyperlinks and URLs.

Web resources are accessed using HTTP or HTTPS, which are

application-level Internet protocols that use the Internet's
transport protocols.
The Internet is the most dynamic and
largest world system of global
communications.
They are united by standard protocols
of information exchange like TCP/IP
(Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol) that they
use as the basis protocols. Thus, the
words “switching to the network”, or
“IP-connectivity” mean, in fact,
switching to one of the
telecommunication networks that
supports the TCP/IP protocols and
belongs to the Internet Society
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 Internet is a global network which when
it is intertwined with other networks
produces what is known as the internet.
The internet is the connectivity which
Boettcher and makes it possible to provide the software
tools and materials through the World
Conrad (1999)  Wide Web (WWW) as it supports
administrative and learning tasks.
Therefore the interlinked documents
which can be sourced via the internet is
identified as the World Wide Web.
 Three strands of internet usage relevant to schools:

- It can be used - It can be used - It can be used

to communicate as a source of to publish or
with others/ information/ share
- Tools for - Tools for information/
communications Inquiry - Tools for
construction

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Communication can either be asynchronous and
synchronous:
Asynchronous – a type of communication where the person
communicates anywhere and anytime.
Ex. E-mail, discussion boards/forums, Blogs, wikis, mailing lists

Synchronous – a type of communication where the people communicate

in real time.
Ex. Chat, instant messaging, test message, video conferencing

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 E-MAIL

- Oldest and most common

communication

APPLICATION IN EDUCATION:
-allows communication among
students, teachers and parents.
-Teachers can provide feedback to the
students
DISCUSSION BOARD / FORUM

- Creates social interaction for students

-allow students to have a “voice”

APPLICATION IN EDUCATION:
-allows students to voice out their opinion.
-students can participate in the discussion
-students who cannot recite in face-to-face
discussion can use this to join the
discussion.
 BLOG
- Blog or web blog is an online
journal that is publicly accessible.

APPLICATION IN EDUCATION:
-Blogs can be a source of
information.
-It can serve as a project site where
students can post their opinions.
Make feedbacks and can serve as
online portfolio.
 WIKIS

- Web based communication tool that

allows the teacher and students to work
together, and share resources, and
collaborate

APPLICATION OF WIKIS IN EDUCATION:

-Students and teachers can write together
or co-create knowledge and information.
-Provide students the opportunity to decide
whether the information they are getting is
relevant and accurate.
MAILING LIST or LISTSERVE
- These are program that store and
maintain mailing list. It is a virtual email
group of people gathered together
through subscribing to one email
address

APPLICATION IN EDUCATION:
-send email message to everyone on the
list to share common interests or who
belong to an organization
 TWEETS
- Tweets are text-based post that can be up to 140 characters
that are posted within a person’s profile page. It uses
hashtags #, which means a topic with the # symbol such as
“#edtech”.
-These topics are used for spreading, organizing, and
searching for information on twitter.

APPLICATION IN EDUCATION:
-with the use of #, students and teachers can collaborate
among and between each other and also do networking with
students around the world with ease.
-teachers can create classroom # to be used for discussing
specific topics
-students can also search hashtags for research.
VIRTUAL MEETINGS / WEBINAR

- It is a short web-based seminar. In this kind of virtual meetings, you can

share presentation slides, share audio and other applications, give, receive
and discuss information in real time. You can record the whole webinar so
that it can still be played all over again.
Webinar sites:
www.anymeeting.com
www.gotomeeting.com
www.skype.com
http://hangouts.google.com
Blackboard collaborate
APPLICATION IN EDUCATION:
-Flexibility
-Invite Resource Person
-Course materials
-Interactivity
-Targets children with special needs
 CREATING A WEBPAGE

- Many schools and teachers

themselves have their
webpage so that other people
will know more about the
school or you in particular
PUBLISHING ON THE WEB

- When students publish their

work, they can share with
other people the information,
projects, works that they
created online
 CHAT

-Chat is a widely use communication

tool.
-It is easy by both the teachers and
the students.

APPLICATION IN EDUCATION:
-You can provide immediate
feedback to one or more students at
a time.
 INSTANT MESSAGING

-Instant messaging or IM is a service

that allows users to use private
chatrooms in which members alerts
each other they wish to chat.
-With IM, a user maintains a list of
people with whom she wants to
communicate
 VIDEO CONFERENCE

-This means conducting a

conference between two or more
participants at different sites by
using computer networks to
transmit audio and video data.
-Video conferences allow its
participants to see each other online
live using web camera and
communicate to each other through
it and through chat messages.
 SOCIAL NETWORKING

-It allows user to communicate virtually by

keeping in touch with each other, updating and
sharing about life, interest, and creating events
to be shared with each others.
-most common and useful tool nowadays
among students.
APPLICATION IN EDUCATION:
-Increase a sense of belonging
-Build bonds between classmates
-Increase bond between students and teacher
 TOOLS FOR INQUIRY:
-It refers to the method of solving
information problem.
-It is efficiently solve inquiry using different
ways in locating and finding information.
-This will give better results and accurate
information.

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2 General techniques in locating information:

1. Browsing 2. Searching
 BROWSER

- Is a based on a hierarchical
directory of headings and
subheadings.
-To locate information, select
these headings until you get to a
listing of links appropriate to
your interests.
 SEARCHING

-Involves the used of online

data base.
-A user submits a query and
then examines websites that
match the terms provided in
the query.
 1. Search engine

The different
2. Index search
search services

3. Meta-index
 INDEX SEARCH ENGINES

1. An index search engines relies on a

computer-generated index of the content
of website.
2. when someone performs a query, the
search engine does not in real time work
trying to find pages that are relevant. It
has an index that it refers to in order to
display a list of URLs that are related to the
search query terms used.
 Meta-index or metacrawler

1. A meta-index or meta
crawler accesses and returns
the results from several
search engines.
 TOOLS FOR
CONSTRUCTION

- It refers to the internet as a vehicle

for presenting products created by
students at the same time a way to
create lessons and activities for the
students.
 WEBQUEST

- Webquest are web-based activities

designed to help teacher integrate the
internet into the curriculum
-It follows steps with appropriate “live
links” that are integral parts of the
webquest
-Developed by Bernie Dodge at San
Diego State University in February
1995.
 CREATING WEBQUEST

-Webquest can be created in word, PPT, and even

excel
Basic parts of webquest:
1. Introduction- it provides the background of the webquest.
2. Task – it indicates what the students are required to do.
3. Process – it gives a details of instructions on what the
students are going to do
4. Evaluation – It present the rubrics on how the students will be
graded
5. Conclusion – It summarize the entire lessons. It gives room for
reflection and thoughts about the topic
 Web page creation

-Great way to communication

with your students
-Keep the students informed of
any updates
-Keeps parent in the loop
 Components of the website:

1. Course description: includes the learning

objectives, learning goals, class schedule and
class calendar.
2. Class rules and regulation
3. Announcements/events
4. Links related to the subject matter. Activities,
games, tutorial, related reading
5. Materials;
6. Contact Information
7. Biography/teacher’s link
8. Information for parents
ONLINE ACTIVITIES/ GAMES

Benefits of online
activities/games:
1. Grab students attention
2. Students learn different
skills
3. Develops new concepts
4. Deepens learning
 INTERNET / WWW
AS A LEARNING TOOL

An importance of the internet as a learning

tool is significant. The development of 
Internet technologies has raised the
education level in all countries and it has
changed the way students are being taught
at schools. 

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There are many benefits of the internet in the field of
education. Some of these are:

1. Student – Teacher and Peer Interaction

The internet has allowed students to be in constant
touch with their teachers or with other fellow
classmates with the help of social media, messaging
apps and chat forums. Parents can interact as well
as communicate with teachers and school
authorities about their kid’s performance in the
school. Interaction with the like minded people on
forums can help students to explore new ideas and
enrich their knowledge.
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2. Effective Teaching and Learning Tool

The Internet has become a major tool for

effective teaching as well as a learning tool.
Teachers can use it as a teaching tool by posting
their teaching materials (notes and videos) on
school website or forum . The learning process
becomes interesting and diverse with the use of
tutorial videos and notes. Teachers can teach
with the use of animation, powerpoint slides,
and images to capture the students’ attention.
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3. Easy Access to Quality Education

Students can easily access quality education

materials like tutorial videos on YouTube for
free or pay fees online for more quality study
materials. Teachers can also make use of the
internet by proving the students with extra
study material and resources such as interactive
lessons, educational quiz as well as tutorials.
Teachers can record their lectures and provide
it to the students for revisions which is better
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4. Interaction with Digital Media

Regular use of digital media is one of the

most basic parts of our lives. Digital bulletin
boards save paper, allow displaying of
videos and audios to attract the attention of
students. Nowadays, there are many paid
sites which provide education resources
which are rich in quality and easily
understandable to masses.
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5. Keeping you updated with Latest
Information
Information is the biggest advantage
which the internet is offering. There is
a huge amount of information
available for every subject. It keeps us
up to date with the latest information
regarding the subjects in which we are
interested.
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6. Learning with Multimedia
It helps the students with the learning
process as it helps to simplify the
knowledge. Also, it helps to visualize
what is being taught by the teachers in
school. If you want to prepare for final
exams, you can access Video Tutorials
and other resources online through the
Internet.
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 WORLD WIDE WEB

WWW as a learning tool :

An educational Web site offers exciting, challenging
avenues for formal and informal teaching and
learning. On the Web, you can learn how airplanes fly
or how to cook a meal. For a more structured learning
experience, companies provide online training to
employees; and colleges offer online classes and
degrees. Instructors often use the Web to enhance
classroom teaching by publishing course materials,
grades, and other pertinent class information.
THANK YOU! 
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