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EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION | |||||||||
Introduction | What is education - one of the buzz words seems to be life long learning. This is probably as wide ranging as it can get. When do we start? What influences learning? Is there ever an end? Are learning and schooling interchangeable? All these questions come to mind and there are no answers. | |||||||||
An Overview
| Even though this site provides links to very specific areas of interest and concern, we would like to draw your attention to this list of links related to education in general; home work help, distance education, on line testing, etc., just to name a few. Another excellent source is Educators Net. Questions regarding education will never be exhausted, but we hope our links will provide you with a starting point in your research and quest for answers. | |||||||||
K - 12 | The group K - 12 (elementary through secondary education) is well represented on the net. There are numerous excellent sites dealing with this learning process. One can find curricula, syllabuses, group and individual activities, tutorials and even the dissection of the all-too-famous frog. | |||||||||
Continuing
| Whether you completed school or left before a formal completion, whether you want to go back to school to advance on your job or whether its just for fun, you may want to return to school and finalize your education. You will find more and more adult or mature students in the general education system. Which institution do you want? More and more post secondary institutions publish their WWW pages. It may be information sharing for its own community, faculty and students; or it may be promotion of its programs and services. There are catalogues for colleges and universities, and for private institutions. Even degrees can be obtained without ever leaving your home - the WWW will bring the class to your home. You can engage in the life long learning process by attending interest courses, even virtual universities. These sites should help you to succeed in your quest for life long learning. | |||||||||
Finding
| There are sites relating to this topic; here too you can rely on the WWW. Learn how to write a winning resume, practice interview skills, investigate your personality profile, job hunt, post your resume or c.v. on the net. | |||||||||
Factors
| In the past we thought things would take care of themselves with shorter life expectancies and tighter family units. Also considering that formal education plays only a part in the growth and development of a person, what are other factors affecting education? This topic will combine a variety of aspects in family life and assistance which can be obtained from the WWW. We will look at four major areas: | |||||||||
Child
| There are sites dealing with parent child relationships, how to deal with a growing and developing child, and how to deal with the wide range of problems that face parenthood. Research identifies assets in young people's lives that make them likely to grow up healthy, caring and responsible. The Internet is truly a virtual Parenting University. There are sites that give guidelines to protect your children on-line. There are pages that allow you to block access to questionable sites for minors. It lets you look at information on how to ensure that unsuspecting users are not exposed to material they should not or do not want to view. | |||||||||
Family
| The net has brought people together. For families who have a person with special needs there is support, help and answers to the numerous questions. This includes not only physical and mental needs, but also addiction. You are no longer alone. People are willing to share their experience. | |||||||||
The
| Seniors have discovered the WWW and its potential. They can keep in touch with their loved ones, learn new things and get involved. "The third age is the new, extended period of active adulthood which starts in the early 50s...characterized by a sense of accomplishment and fresh beginnings for individuals who champion a new view of what it means to be older." For those who have an aging family member living with them, there might be help as well. Aging could be seen as a special need. | |||||||||
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Communities are starting to see the impact of the WWW. You can
find more and more community
information, services, institutions and their mandates,
calendars of events, just to mention a few.
In a network project supporting equitable access to computers and related technology including the Internet, there are over 250 community technology centers in the United States, El Salvador, Ireland, Poland, and Scotland. The Hill District in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania created a metropolitan network for free access. People coming to one of the sites at a community center feel comfortable looking up information on the Internet to answer questions they might not ask another person. Michael Massey shows how a Newark , New Jersey neighborhood communicates through a local network. The MUSIC developer Alan Shaw describes that "it is a tool for residents to use in developing local forums and discussions around community concerns, and to organize and manage neighborhood-based programs and social activities." By matching grants to non-profit organizations, the Technology Opportunities Program, formerly TIIAP, encourages coalitions for innovative projects like Newark's. These projects focus on improving work productivity, literacy, education and medical care as they help close the gap between the information "haves" and "have nots" by providing access to inner-city and remote rural communities. This site will provide you with links to the different areas. These links are by no means complete; they will change and will be updated on a regular basis. | |||||||||
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