Table 4

POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES, OPERATIONS AND OUTCOMES
USING NETWORK COMPUTERS IN THE
CONTEXT OF A PROJECT-BASED APPROACH

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Types of activities		Types of operations		Outcomes
Nature	Agents in relation	Information	Interpersonal interaction
Individual activities	An individual and: • another individual	Locate or send information	Initiate E-mail exchange	An article on his town or region
	• a small group	Report to his working group	Argue his opinion within a working group	A database on a topic
	• a class	Make a presentation using computer materials	Lead a discussion on a problem raised in class	An article for the class electronic journal
	• any other network site	Create a Web page	Send a message to a discussion group	Correcting false information on a site
Small group activities	A small group and: • an individual	Initiation into a way to proceed or do things	Question an expert in another country	Regular information sent to an isolated individual
	• a small group	Exchange information	Exchange opinions	Suggest a common solution to a problem
	• a class	Introduce the class to a new site felt to be relevant	Use a game to discover research findings	Report on a topic or subtopic
	• any other network site	Collect data from various sites around a topic	Discuss the results of a shared experiment on-line	Add opinions or information to site content
Collective activities	A class and: • an individual	Brief someone in authority on a local problem	In class, go deeper into a topic with an invited guest	A personalized guide for checking certain sites
	• a small group	Clearly indicate what is expected of each group or team	Question a small group about its work methods	A synthesis of each team’s work
	• one or more other classes	On a network, report the outcome of a class project	Conduct parallel historical research in two different regions	Shared Web pages on a specific topic
	• any other network site	Go on virtual outings	Take part in an international humanitarian project	Specific contribution to a large-scale activity