A team of educators has compiled a database
of pre-screened websites ranging from Kindergarten through 12th Grade.
This database, named EdNetSM,
is free of inappropriate material and contains a minimum of advertising.
This constantly growing and expanding list of over 20,000 web sites is
dedicated to providing a safe and easy environment for study and
research by all students.
As a dynamic, constantly updated search engine of
teacher-screened educational sites, EdNet provides a quick and easy search tool for students and teachers alike.
The topics have been categorized by grade levels (K-12), providing
greater study time by reducing the actual search process. The concentration for EdNetSM
has been on providing research ease for students.
EdNetSM
provides a safe, easy research resource for children through its
"Lock-In/Lock-Out"
capability. This feature enables parents
and teachers to restrict the student's search only to
pre-screened,
child-appropriate websites.
There are some lesson plans and teacher resources
presently included in the ever-growing
database; however, EdNetSM
primarily focuses on material for use directly by students.
An upcoming priority for the EdNetSM
team is the development of a separate database constructed especially
for teachers. This resource will be helpful in developing lesson plans and classroom activities, as well as providing other educator-oriented
features. EdNetSM
provides a highly focused approach to teaching by funneling all
searches through a pre-screened and categorized database. The
administrator of the system can "Lock-In" access of the
Internet to the EdNetSM
pre-screened sites and "Lock-Out" the rest of the Internet.
Unlike an encyclopedia on a shelf or a CD-ROM, EdNetSM
mirrors education itself:
constantly growing, expanding, improving. It
is a continuing journey in which both the "traveler" and the
"sights" are in constant motion.
Once connected to EdNetSM,
you receive instant and constant updating as new sites are
found,
screened and categorized. There is no waiting for the next edition.
This fantastic tool is included as a part of The BAIRSM
Filtering System.