by Keith Humphrey, J. Weston Walch, Publisher

Teacher Book. For all teachers and students. Not ready to get your feet wet on the Internet? You'll be "surfing" in no time with this inexpensive, straightforward introduction! Geared to educators just beginning to use computers, the book features extensive term definitions and a detailed table of contents for east reference. Clear directions and hands-on exercises get you started right away with telecommunications, on-line services, and the Internet. Then you learn how use E-mail to share lesson plans or discuss educational topics on-line with teachers around the country. The book shows you how to browse the World-Wide Web, reference sites using bookmarks, locate interesting Web sites in different subject areas, and find about popular Web utilities. You'll even use "search engines" to explore the Internet for valuable resources and get an introduction to the HTML language used to create Web pages.

Grades 6-12. Put the Internet to practical use in your classroom! These ready-to-use lesson plans incorporate the Internet as a resource for gathering facts, data, and other useful information to complete general mathematics activities. Lessons also promote both individual and group learning, while multi-level activities allow you to address the material to a variety of learning styles and ability levels. With each activity, you also get complete teacher background, correlation to NCTM standards, learning objectives, a list of materials needed, and teaching notes.

Math topics include: problem solving, number relationships, determining average, unit conversion, measurement, estimation, algebraic concepts, mean, median, mode, range, graphing, collecting data, geometric concepts, ratio and proportion, using percents, probability, frequency tables, scientific notation, finding area, statistics, analyzing data, equivalency, metric units and interpreting data.