Harris Post

#1 Harris (1998) lists eighteen activity structures for Internet projects as well as numerous examples. Are these learning projects prevalent in today's classrooms? Why or Why not?

I read 'An Illusory Dilemma...' and it groups the eighteen activity structures for Internet Projects into three categories, Interpersonal exchanges, Information Collection and Analysis and Problem Solving activities. These to me sound like skills that teachers want their students to learn. The Internet is a vast resource to teach these skills. These 18 activity structures for Internet Projects are absolutely prevalent to today's classrooms. The Internet is here to stay and we should take advantage of it capablity of being a great learning tool and catalyst. Of course like any learning it should be monitored because of some content found on the web, but if the instructor prepares for the lesson and shows the students how to use the Internet as a learning resource it can and will be productive.