http://www.nicenet.org/

Nicenet, Internet Classroom Assistant

Overview

NiceNet offers conferencing, scheduling and document sharing capabilities. Using this website, educators can create conferencing topics for their class to discuss problems with their homework or help answer questions that might arise away from school. The preferences feature of NiceNet can also be configured to enable students to create their own topics for discussion. NiceNet is designed to allow both teachers and students to publish their documents online through the use of online forms. earners may also take advantage of the link-sharing feature of NiceNet that allows to share hypertext links sorted relevant to a particular topic. This tool also provides for personal messaging between all users. A further innovative feature of NiceNet is the scheduling feature that enables teachers to put up a class schedule online. Other features of this website include an online class roster, which includes e-mail addresses and a FAQs (frequently asked questions) page. The class information page provides individual educators with the ability to access data on class access and edit user preferences.

Login Information

Teachers can set up a network-based class by following the onscreen instructions. Class set-up requires that teachers give their course a title, username and password. After set-up, this information is automatically e-mailed to the teacher.

Log-in for students require, that in the case of joining a class for the first time, students supply a username and password. After completing the log-in, students can access their class web site.

After logging in you are taken to the main page of your NiceNet account. From this page you can access all of Nicenet’s Internet Classroom Assistant features.

Summary

Overall NiceNet seems to be a wonderful tool for classrooms. It provides a way for teachers to give information to their students in a place that can be accessed anywhere there is an Internet connection. This allows for no lost information or confusion on due dates.

The feature that allows for discussion between students is wonderful because it allows students to work out their questions without the teacher. This teaches them to be independent and to work well with each other.