BKNETLRN.RVW 960721 "NetLearning: Why Teachers Use the Internet", Ferdi Serim/Melissa Koch, 1996, 1-56592-201-8, U$24.95/C$35.95 %A Ferdi Serim %A Melissa Koch %C 103 Morris Street, Suite A, Sebastopol, CA 95472 %D 1996 %G 1-56592-201-8 %I O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. %O U$24.95/C$35.95 800-998-9938 707-829-0515 fax: 707-829-0104 nuts@ora.com %P 292 %T "NetLearning: Why Teachers Use the Internet" A quote, on page 112, regarding project planning is telling. "From our experience, it takes as much time [to plan an Internet related activity] as any well-thought-out project." In other words, the Internet is no magic panacea for education, regardless of how excited you may be about it. It takes time, it takes work, it takes research, and it takes a thorough knowledge of the net and its tools before you can produce something of quality. Simply sticking the Internet name on will not cover up your deficiencies. The authors of this book should have kept that in mind from the start. Although different in format, this work is very similar to FARNET's "51 Reasons" (cf. BK51RESN.RVW) in style, content, and concept. The material is limited and repetitious, with reiterated stories of email penpals and online research. The details of searching or directed study are almost completely lacking, reinforcing the image of the Internet as a place where learning, if it takes place at all, is completely serendipitous. There is some value in the brief overview of Internet applications, plus marginal notes on Web sites and other resources referred to in the stories. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996 BKNETLRN.RVW 960721 ====================== roberts@decus.ca rslade@vcn.bc.ca slade@freenet.victoria.bc.ca link to virus, book info at http://www.freenet.victoria.bc.ca/techrev/rms.html Author "Robert Slade's Guide to Computer Viruses" 0-387-94663-2 (800-SPRINGER)