The document lists 10 uses of the internet for education: 1) Accessing online higher education from home, 2) Conducting research using online libraries, 3) Networking and communication using tools like Facebook and Skype, 4) Searching for information using search engines, 5) Online grading and reporting of student assignments, 6) Planning lessons using online lesson plan websites, 7) Creating online portfolios of student work, 8) Administering secure online assessments remotely, 9) Communicating in online study groups globally, and 10) Ending with the author and date.

1. Top Ten Uses of the Internet for Education Lesa Robertson EDU 6606 Dr. Yang

2. Higher Education Accredited Universities Online takes the distance out of distance learning. Classroom instruction can be accessed from your home using the internet. www.troy.edu

3. Research Using online libraries such as Questia, ERIC, or Troy Library is a great way to look up topics for research projects. www.questia.com www.eric.edu.gov www.library.troy.edu

4. Networking & Communications FaceBook Skype BlackBoard Yahoo Messenger

5. Search Engines www.google.com www.lycos.com www.yahoo.com www.eduseek.org www.excite.com www.hotbot.com "Spiders" take a Web page's content and create key search words that enable online users to find pages they're looking for. www.howstuffworks.com Webcrawling

6. Online reporting MyGradeBook allows teachers to grade assignments, print out reports, email parents, wherever they’ve got a computer and an Internet connection. MyGradeBook offers secure service and gives teachers access to their data 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. www.mygradebook.com

7. Planning Using online websites with the ultimate goal of providing resources that all educators would find useful, with a particular focus on helping teachers in the process of developing exemplary lesson plans. www.lessonplans.com

8. Portfolios A portfolio is a purposeful collection of student work that exhibits the student's efforts, progress and achievements in one or more areas. The collection must include student participation in selecting contents, the criteria for selection; the criteria for judging merit, and evidence of student self-reflection. www.eduscapes.com

9. Assessments Securexam Remote Proctor enables faculty to permit students to take web-based exams anywhere, anytime, while still maintaining the same exam-room integrity as found in a proctored classroom. www.remoteproctor.com

10. Communication Study groups and group projects with other students are possible with current technology around the world.

11. The End Lesa Robertson Troy University April 3, 2010