The term curriculum integration is quickly becoming a buzz word much like proactive - a word meaning everything and nothing. It's save to say that the integration of new technologies is only valid if, and only if, it adds to your students' greater understanding of the world around them.

If you're reading this document on the 'net (which you probably are), you've no doubt accepted the fact that the Internet is here to stay and may prove to be a valid educational conduit. The question is how?

For good or bad, the Internet is reflective of our society, from its noblest aspirations to darkest perversions. Needless to say, our goal is to effectively employ that which is good and protect our students from the darker side. In order to do this, a number of tested strategies have been developed by educators to effectively deploy the Internet as a teaching tool. A variety of which are contained below:

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