Hershey Chapter Summary

Amant, K. S., & Zemliansky, P. (2005). Internet-based workplace communications: industry & academic applications. Hershey: Information Science Pub. In this book, the authors write about the challenges that teachers and school administrators face in their workplace. This book is important to the topic of using the Internet as a communication tool because teachers are not only challenged with communicating with their students. They must also communicate in their work environment with the colleagues and leaders concerning the challenges of the academic environment, lessons plans and how to use technology to benefits their students.

Bellanca, J. A., & Stirling, T. (2011). Classrooms without borders: using Internet projects to teach communication

The books provide strategies for creating and finding content using the Internet that is relevant to students. Additional, it provides resources to teachers, like a checklists and lesson templates, to help educators create their own content and lesson plans.

Blake, S., Winsor, D. L., & Allen, L. (2012). Bridging the Communication-Generation Gap. Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. This book aims to fill in the gap where communication lacks in terms of technology. The book helps parents, teacher, and students gain a broader perspective on technology, especially the Internet, and how it can improve communication and the learning process for those involved. More specifically, the book focuses young children and their interaction with technology. However, the information contained in this book helps understand how young children interact at home with technology and the benefits of using those skills in an academic setting.

Edmundson, A. (2013). Globalized e-learning cultural challenges. Hershey, PA: Information Science

(2014, February 11). Online education The disruption to come. The Economist. Retrieved from http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2014/02/online-education In this article, the author predicts that online education will improve and it is likely to overtake traditional universities. One of the reasons for the author predictions is the cost of traditional universities. While the author acknowledges that online schools may not offer the same value as some traditional schools, it certainly can offer a more interactive learning experience.

Stampler, L. (2015, April 2). How High School Students Use Instagram to Help Pick a College. Times Magazine. Retrieved from http://time.com/3762067/college-acceptance-instagram-high-school/ This article is about how students use the Internet and social media to make major decisions in their education. According to this article, 78 percent of high school students use Instagram, which is a social media network to document their high school experience. In addition, these students will likely rely on Instagram to gather information about colleges, which can impact their decision when determining what institution to