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Internet I:  An Introduction to the Internet for Teaching

Internet I:  An Introduction to the Internet for Teaching

An Introduction to the Internet for Teaching Participants will learn the basics of the World Wide Web. They will learn how to navigate the Internet using a browser. Learn how to perform searches, using both simple and advanced methods, and discover the advantages and limitations of search engines.  Other topics will include the anatomy of a web address (URL), detecting plagiarism, and citing Internet sources. 

Workshop Objectives: 
1. Discuss the origin of the Internet 
2. Define common Internet terms 
3. Navigate the Internet using a browser.
4. Understand what a primary source document is 
5. Explore and utilize popular search engines 
6. Identify inappropriate web sites - website evaluation.
7. Discover resources of age appropriate web sites 
8. Discuss how a particular web site can be integrated into their curriculum 

Internet Background and Terms

• History of the Internet Timeline - http://www.davesite.com/webstation/net-history.shtml 
  
  

• NetLingo - http://www.netlingo.com/ 
  
  

• Glossary of Internet and Web Jargon - http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Glossary.html 

Primary Source Documents

• Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov/teachers/ - more than 10 million primary sources online. 
  
  

• Primary Source Documents and Document Based Questions - http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listdocumentpa.html 

Search Engines

• Internet Search Strategies - http://www.lttechno.com/links/search.html - Categorized by the four main approaches to finding resources on the Internet: Web Directories, Keyword Searches, Specialized Search Tools, and Guides and Hot Lists.
  
  

• Noodle Tools - http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html - Choose the Best Search for Your Information Needs
  
  

• Beyond Google:  Other Good Search Engines, Directories and Web Evaluation Checklist - http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/BeyondGoogling-Exercises.pdf - pdf file 
  
  

• Answers.com - http://www.answers.com/ - Online search tool that access 4 million resources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, universities etc.
  
  

• The Invisible Web - http://www.argo217.k12.il.us/departs/indtech/cogs/invs/resources.htm - valuable educational links that are not always indexed by web search tools.

Evaluating and Citing Web Resources

• Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages - http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webcrit.html 
  
  

• Style Sheets for Citing Sources:  MLA and APA style - http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Style.html 
  
  

• MLA Formatting and Style Guide - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/ 

Plagiarism

• Plagiarism:  What it is and How to Recognize and Avoid it - http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml 
  
  

• Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers - http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm 

Resources for Your Curriculum

• Web Resources:  Recommended Sites for High School Teachers- http://tosa.pausd.org/techtosa/highlinks.html 
  
  

• High School Ace - http://highschoolace.com/ace/ace.cfm 
  
  

• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/ 
  
  

• APlus Math - http://www.aplusmath.com/ 
  
  

• NASA - http://www.nasa.gov/home/ 

Internet II:  Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning

Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning Participants will locate, evaluate and explore Internet resources to enhance their curriculum. This workshop will provide a list of resources that will assist you in developing lesson plans, creating rubrics, calendars, quizzes and other on-line activities. In addition participants will explore on-line activities that will engage their students. 

Developing Lesson Plans/Units

• Education World - http://www.education-world.com/index.shtml 
  
  

• MarcoPolo - http://www.marcopolo-education.org/home.aspx - Seven content Web sites with lesson plans, student interactive content, downloadable worksheets, links to panel-reviewed Web sites and additional resources created by the nation's leading education organizations 
  
  

• Smithsonian Education - http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/ - Search for Lesson Plans, Websites, and Field Trips by Grade and Subject.
  
  

• EduHound - http://www.eduhound.com/ 
  
  

• Sites for Teachers - http://www.sitesforteachers.com/ - Over a thousand sites for teachers rated by popularity.
  
  

• How to Develop an Inquiry Based Project - http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/howto.asp 
  
  

• S.C.O.R.E Cyberguides - http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html

   

Teacher Tools

• Filamentality - http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/formats.html - Filamentality helps you integrate the Internet into your handouts, research, lessons, and activities. Students and other teachers can access your pages from any Internet connected computer.  Format include: Hotlist, Scrapbook, Hunt, Sampler, or WebQuest.
  
  

• 4Teachers - http://www.4teachers.org/ - 4Teachers.org works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering FREE online tools and resources. This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars.  See Rubistar, Assign-A-Day, and QuizStar below.

Rubrics

• Rubistar - http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php 
  
  

• Guidelines for Developing Rubrics - http://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/july/rubrics/Rubric_Guidelines.html 

Calendars

• Assign-A-Day - http://assignaday.4teachers.org/ 
  
  

• Calendars.Net - http://www.calendars.net/ 

Quizzes/Worksheets

• QuizStar - http://quizstar.4teachers.org/indexi.jsp 
  
  

• Easy Worksheet - http://www.easyworksheet.com/teach.shtml 
  
  

• Hot Potatoes - http://hotpot.uvic.ca/ 

On-Line Activities

General

• Scholastic Online Activities - http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/index_grades912.htm 
  
  

• How to Study - http://www.how-to-study.com/ 

Subject Specific

• Math Tools - http://mathforum.org/mathtools/started.html? - interactive software to enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics. Categorized by course, topic, and, sometimes, subtopic, as well as by resource type and technology type
  
  

• Acronym Finder - http://www.acronymfinder.com/ 
  
  

• Online Science Activities - http://www.omsi.edu/explore/online.cfm 

Internet III:  Engaging Student Learning with On-Line Activities

This workshop will provide teachers with ideas and resources for incorporating projects and on-line activities into their curriculum. On-line projects will be explored from various content areas and grade levels.  

Projects

• Collaboratory Project - http://collaboratory.nunet.net/cwebdocs/index.html - an easy-to-use, web-based collaborative environment that teachers use to develop project-based activities that are linked to Illinois Learning Standards.
  
  

• Telecollaboration Projects - http://virtual-architecture.wm.edu/Telecollaboration/index.html 
  Activities divided into 3 categories:  Interpersonal Exchange, Information Collection and Analysis, and Problem Solving
  
  

• Global Schoolhouse Internet Project Registry - http://www.gsn.org/GSH/pr/index.cfm - Search by grade level, subject, technology used, collaboration type used.

On-Line Activities

• What WebQuests Are - http://bestwebquests.com/what_webquests_are.asp 
  
  

• WebQuest Portal - http://www.webquest.org/ 
  
  

• SESD Webquests - http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/webquest/webquest.htm Search for webquests by topic.  Excellent webquest tutorial.