Activity
College Board

Evaluating Sources: How Credible Are They?

For Teachers 7th Standards
How can learners evaluate research sources for authority, accuracy, and credibility? By completing readings, discussions, and graphic organizers, scholars learn how to properly evaluate sources to find credible information. Additionally,...
Unit Plan
Learn My Way

Learn My Way: Using the Internet

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this online course, students will learn all about browsing the Internet. They'll learn about using a web browser to view websites, how to create bookmarks, and what copyright means for online resources.
Handout
Other

Safe teens.com: Online Safety Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Find information on the internet as well as guidelines to follow in order to make surfing a fun and safe experience. The site also provides a link for parents to help them with children that will be using the internet.
Website
The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute: Minutes From Me: First Steps in Browsing

For Students 9th - 10th
Using the internet for research can be a bit overwhelming for young students. This site shows how to create some simple web pages that can be used to teach young students how to best navigate the internet for research.
Unit Plan
San Diego State University

San Diego State University: Researching Research

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This comprehensive unit site from the San Diego State University is geared towards seventh grade math and science students. "Students will chose a research project currently in progress and research it using traditional techniques, the...
Article
Other

Webliminal: Critically Evaluating Information on the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site gives excellent information on why it's important to evaluate the content of everything you find in cyberspace, and also tells you how to do so. It also contains information about using search engines effectively and how to...
Article
Other

The Riley Guide: Preparing Your Resume for the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
Preparing your resume for the Internetand post it online using this guide to create an electronic resume.
eBook
Crescent Public Schools

The Internet Science Room: Chemical Families

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can use this chemistry tutorial to further their understanding of the families of elements on the Periodic Table of Elements.
Unit Plan
Geographypods

Geographypods: Global Interactions: Changing Space the Shrinking World

For Students 11th - 12th
This learning module examines how the world has become smaller as time and space have converged. Transportation is much faster, making places more accessible, goods can be more quickly and easily transported, and the Internet connects...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Pass the Punctuation, Please!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
During this lesson plan students will listen to the story, Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells and identify punctuation used in the story. Students will also play games to strengthen knowledge of punctuation usage. They will then use the...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Traffic Jams in the Circulatory System!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners will discover how atherosclerosis can cause plaque build up in the inner walls of arteries leading to hardening of the arteries which leads to cardiac disease. Students will research atherosclerosis using the Internet and...
Website
Other

Wise Kids: Online Safety Tips for Kids

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A good list of rules to govern your Internet use, with explanations for each. It also includes an Internet Safety Agreement that covers the same rules and that teachers or parents can print out and ask students to sign.
Handout
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Using Computers to Improve Your Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Tips from the University of Toronto on using word processing features as aids in composing and revising papers. W.9-10.6 Technology, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6, W.11-12.6 Technology
Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity focuses on plagiarism including the different forms of plagiarism, avoiding plagiarism when using the Internet, don't copy and paste, and the likelihood of being caught.
Article
Other

Learn Safe: What Responsible Technology Use Looks Like

For Students 6th - 8th
With constant access to technology, it can be difficult to monitor whether or not students are acting appropriately and responsibly on the Internet. Learn how to identify signs of responsible Internet usage and the warning signs of...
Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: The Change You Want to See

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Research shows that happiness in life is less about what you do and more about why you do it. When your actions have purpose, they lead to positive results -- both for you and the world. Help students use the power of the internet to...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Investigating the Weather

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this instructional activity, students will study, record, and predict weather. Students will work in groups to create a weather word wall, research and make a barometer, and create a video about weather. Students will also use the...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Transportation to the Western Frontier

For Teachers 6th - 8th
There were several modes of transportation for early settlers to use when they moved to the west. Students will research and document four modes of transportation using the Internet and print resources in the library.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Building a Paper Airplane Using Bernoulli's Principle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This is a culmination activity used after students have studied Bernoulli's Principle as part of a unit on forces and fluids. Students will use the Internet, textbooks, library resources and their cooperative learning group to design...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Where Is the Dirt? A Lesson in Hydroponics

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson will be developed around hydroponic gardening, the growing of plants without soil. Using the Internet, young scholars will research hydroponics and share their knowledge with the class. A classroom hydroponic garden will be...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Evidence of Chemistry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The students will learn to identify evidence that a chemical reaction has taken place. They will use the Internet to research evidence and find examples. They will look around their school and neighborhood for examples. They will perform...
Article
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Vinton Cerf

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn about Vinton Cerf, the inventor who co-designed and developed "the protocols and structure of what became the Internet."
Unit Plan
Learn My Way

Learn My Way: Using Online Forms

For Students 9th - 10th
In this online course, students will learn what an online form is, how to fill it in on a website, and how to correct mistakes on them.
Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Searching the World Wide Web: Overview

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn to use search engines and other tools to find credible information on the Internet. Accompanying slideshow includes Internet search activities.

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