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ERIC Number: EJ488746
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Social Studies by Electronic Mail.
Barr, Hugh
Social Studies, v85 n4 p170-73 Jul-Aug 1994
Asserts that electronic mail provides opportunities to engage students actively in cross-cultural contact with students in other nations. Discusses advantages and problems with using electronic mail in the social studies classroom. Describes electronic mail projects that link students in New Zealand, England, and the United States. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Content Area Writing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Exchange, Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Information Networks, Learning Theories, Online Systems, Social Studies, Student Attitudes, Student Projects
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: England; New Zealand