Way Of The Ferret:
Finding Educational Resources On The Internet
Based on Judi Harris' popular Mining the Internet column in The Computing
Teacher journal, Way Of The Ferret is designed to help you acquire
the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to locate and use resources
found on the Internet. The book assumes readers have access to the Internet
and some experience with their modem, communications software, and
word-processing basics. Carefully developed analogies help users grasp basics
of Telnet sessions, FTP file transfers, information location tools, file
encryption, and discussion groups. Finally, 15 different types of educational
telecomputing activities help you plan for integrating Internet resources into
your students' academic explorations. Two appendices cover recommended Telnet
sites and FTP archives for precollege use.
Judi Harris
209 pages
$24.95 (members $22.45)
ISBN 1-56484-069-7
©ISTE, revised edition 1994
Way of the Ferret--Finding and Using Educational Resources on the
Internet, Second Edition
The second edition contains new sequencing of information; updated and
expanded information; and new chapters on using Gopher, World Wide Web,
and e-mail. Based on Judi Harris' popular Mining the Internet column in
Learning and Leading with Technology (formerly The Computing Teacher), Way
of the Ferret is designed to help you acquire the knowledge, skills, and
experience necessary to locate and use resources found on the Internet.
The book assumes readers have access to the Internet, some experience with
their modem and communications software, and word processing skills.
Carefully developed analogies help users grasp basics of World Wide Web
navigation, Telnet sessions, FTP file transfers, use of information
location tools, file encryption/compression and participation in
discussion groups. The educational telecomputing activities have been
expanded to include teleresearch as well as additional telecollaborative
activity structures. Expanded and updated appendices include educational
Gophers, World Wide Web pages, Telnet sites, FTP archives, and
education-related electronic mailing lists.
Judi Harris
293 pages
$29.95 (members $26.95)
ISBN 1-56484-085-9
© ISTE, 2nd Edition, 1995