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Technology and Internet Units - Web Sites

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General Sites

• Computer Teaching Lesson Plans - Computer, internet, and web quest lesson plans from Teachnology.
• Tech Lesson of the Week - An archive of tech plans from Education World.
• Educational Technology Lesson Plans - for all grades from Education World.
• The Web Quest Page - Help in designing web quests and many examples.
• Web Quests - Many web quests from Education World.
• The Adventures of CyberBee - Lots of great idea for integrating the internet. The treasure hunts are lots of fun.
• Internet Scavenger Hunts - Hunts for each month of the year. This is from Education World.
• Task Cards: An Easy Internet Integration Idea - internet research activities for grades K - 6. From the Utah Education Network.
• Wading Through the Web: /Teaching Internet Search Strategies - A middle school lesson plan for introducing internet research.
• Thinkfinity - Searchable site with lesson plans for technology and the internet.
• Digital Learning Day - February 6, 2013. Check out the Toolkits menu for suggested sites and lesson plans.
• Use Boolean Terms to Shorten Web Searches - Lesson plan from Education World. May be applied to grades 3 - 12.
• Boolify - A site which will help students to understand Boolean searching.
• Online Activities from Scholastic - Online learning projects with teacher lesson plans and curriculum correlations.
• Technology Lesson Plans from the New York Times - These are for middle and high school students.
• Technology Lesson Plans - Teacher written lesson plans for grades k - 12. By the East Detroit Public Schools.
• Readology - a Reading/Technology Project - Ideas for combining books and technology.
• Common Sense Media- Lesson plans for internet searching, cybersafety, and other internet topics.
• Microsoft Lesson Plans for Students and Educators
• Critical Thinking in the Classroom - This is a Microsoft booklet and lesson plans. As you would expect, it makes several references to Microsoft products, but it is still a very useful resource.
• Search Lesson Plans from Google
• Google for Educators - Lessons for all grades using Google Earth and other Google Tools.
• 100 Ways to Use Digital Cameras - Ideas for classroom use by Gayle Berthiaume.
• Picasa - a free photo editing and sharing program from Google.
• iPods in Education - from Education World.
• Web 2.0 in School Libraries - If you are interested in blogs, wikis, podcasting and other web 2.0 applications.
• Kid Safe Search Sites - Safe sites for web searching and links to sites which provide information on safety on the Internet.
• Technology Lesson Plan Using Discovery Learning to Research Technology Terms - This plan is from Bright Hub.
• Teen Tech Week You may use these ideas all year around in your library, and there are many helpful suggestions for learning more about Web 2.0.

Internet Safety

• Commonsense Media - Internet safety lessons, and professional development materials.
• Internet Safety - Lesson plans for grades 3 -12.
• The Infinite Learning Lab - Online instruction in internet safety. From the Virginia Department of Education.
• Teacher's First Internet Safely Resources - Many resources for teaching the safe use of the internet.
• Child Safety on the Internet - Sites for teaching web safety.

Media Literacy

• Media Smarts - Extensive media and internet lesson plans for all grades. This site is by Canada's Centre for Digital and Media Literacy.
• Framework for 21st Century Learning - Curriculum and lesson plans to prepare students for the 21st century. This site is by AASL, educational foundations, and several corporations.
• The 21st First Century Information Fluency Project - The site covers such aspects of the internet as plagarism and effective searching. It also has lesson plans. By the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy.
• Teaching Media Literacy - Links to sites with media literacy lesson plans.
• Media Studies Lesson Plans from the New York Times - These are suitable for middle and high school students.

Using Primary Sources - Document-Based Questions

• The Library of Congress - There are primary source sets for American history. You may also design your own professional development in teaching with primary sources.
• Document-Based Questions - New York State DBQ Courses
• The Digital Classroom - Lesson plans using primary sources on the Internet by the National Archives and Records Administration.
• The American Memory Collection - Lesson plans using primary sources may be reached from The Learning Page.
• Presidential Libraries - Libraries for the presidents starting with Franklin Roosevelt. Many have links to digital and biographical materials.
• Teaching with Documents - by Peter Pappas.
• Landmarks for Schools - This site has a wealth of links to raw data on the net. It will be very useful when you are planning internet research assignments with classroom teachers.
• The Museum of Online Museums - This will be useful if a visit to museum can integrated into your plans.

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