Internet Resources

Internet Analogies:

Develop an anology using the any of the following as a prompt:

• Searching the Internet is like ...
• Thinking about using Interent resources in the classroom is like ...
• Asking students to conduct Internet searches is like...

Online Bookmarking Tools:

Three different tools you can freely use online

• Portaportal : http://www.portaportal.com/
• Backflip: http://www.backflip.com/login.ihtml
• Ikeepbookmarks: http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com

search "Woodstock" at http://www.google.com

"How can a person conduct searches that result in a managebal list of relevant resources?"

Think about the models of searching that might be used in elementary and secondary levels while responding to the following questions:

• How is locating and accessing Internet resources useful for secondary students? Elementary students?
• How would the model differ between secondary and elementary?
• How might these two models build on each other to make a steacdy progression? (elementary skills transfer to high school skills transfers to real life skills)
• How might the development of a school or district wide medel benifit students?
• Is it better to adopt an existing model or develop one for your personal room?

Search Strategies:

eThemes:

Demonstration of some examples

Teachers look up units they are intrested in presenting in class to find useful links

Internet Safety:

Videos to help outline some safety issues:

• http://www.netsmartz.org/stories/teresa.htm
• Julie's Journey
• Amy's Story
• Feathers in the wind
• Broken Friendship
• You Can't Take it Back!
• http://www.cybertipline.com/

Links to help parents, teachers, and students

• •Common Sense Media http://www.commonsense.com

  •Wired Safety http://wiredsafety.org/index.html

  •Net Smartz http://www.netsmartz.org

  •Web Aware http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/aboutus.aspx

  •Cyper Tip Line http://www.cybertipline.com/

  •Wired Safety Videos http://www.wiredsafety.org/resources/video/free_videos.html