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Fairytale Favorites
Students access George MacDonald's Fairytales website, read exerpts of pre-selected tales, select their favorite and communicate that information via the internet to another class.
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Sea World
Students select a topic related to marine animals, research several book marked Internet sites, color pages, download data, and present their work to the class.
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Solar System Dictionary
Studnets utilize the web site "Little Explorers" to research the solar system. A solar system dictionary is created using the information gleaned from assorted book marked sites.
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Eric Carle Author Study
Students view the Eric Carle web page, formulate questions about his work, and e-mail the questions to him. Selections from his book lists are made, art projects created, and communication set up with the author.
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Dinosaur Dictionary
Students utilize a web site to search for a dinosaur related word that begins with a specific letter. The words and their definitions are placed into a dictionary page which is then compiled into a class book.
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What is Green?
Students utilize an Internet web site to locate items that are green. A green word bank is created and used to complete sentences. Pictures are drawn to accompany the sentences which are then placed into a book.
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Learning To Identify Insects
Pupils utilize the Internet to locate a variety of insects. The pictures located are compared and contrasted and placed into a book which is published by the class.
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Determining Point of View
Students examine web sites to determine point of view and bias in information sources. They determine the usefulness of information based on these biases or limitations.
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Simple Machines Activity Lesson Plan
Students follow the directions of animated characters using the Internet to become familiar with simple machines.
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Visiting a Website
Second graders study technology terms and practice working with webpages about Dav Pilkey.
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Building Web Pages
Students examine local community agencies and their contributions to the community. They create Web pages that profile the community agencies and their interviews with the volunteers.
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Computer Applications - 1
Learners become familiar with the basic tags that are used to make web pages. They consider the factors that make a well-developed web site and web page and use the basic elements of HTML to code a simple text file.
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Parent's Choice
Students evaluate Web sites offering services, programs and supplies for Students. They write Web guides, directing parents and guardians to useful information, and write letters to companies offering recommendations for improving sites.
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Go West My Class
Students find data that can be mapped on the Factfinder Web page. They analyze the data from the web site and state recommendations on whether a person should live in Illinois or not based on their preferences.
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Using Publisher
Students, in groups, design web pages that highlight and promote awareness about a particular endangered animal.