Meeting Five--WebLinks and Online Discussion
Objectives:
Using the Internet for writing courses
Using the Internet for literature courses
Setting up a listserv discussion for your class
Stimulating online discussion
Meeting Five--Links
Perhaps the most complete online site for literature is The Voice of the Shuttle
English Literature Page--the site, which is searchable, is comprehensive
and includes links for everything from Alcott to Zola. English, American
and literature in languages other than English are all included.
- . . . online
documentation and forms to begin a listserv at UConn
- . . . a comprehensive and searchable list of online discussion lists.
- . . . the homepage for WebTalk, an online discussion group related to integrating the World Wide Web into teaching curricula.
- . . . extended information on online quizzes and how to create and manage them.
- . . . a site in Hong Kong appropriate for beginners as well as experts
MOOs, MUDs, and other banal acronyms
Research on MOOs and MUDs in Teaching
Basic Introduction
to MOOs
Using MOOs in Teaching
On Teleconferencing. . .
WebShare Chat Server
Nice Comparison of Web Conferencing
Software
Search Engines
How to Use Search Engines
Understanding and Comparing Web Search Tools
Selected Engines
Search.com
Yahoo
AltaVista
Lycos
Webcrawler
Hotbot
Excite
Infoseek
How to Find People
InfoSpace
Four11
The Online Source for Everything
Cnet.com
Also check MSNBC's The Site
Reference Links
Good Link for your Class HomePages (Thanks Veronica!)
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