Internet in the Classroom

Assignment #3
In the last assignment, we spent some time talking about the darker side of the Internet. This assignment takes us back to the positive side and, I hope, to a little fun.

So, if there's so much bad stuff out there, what should you do with students. Generally, you need to look at age-appropriate use of things. In most cases, directing the students to appropriate sites is the best route. You've personally visited the site, know that the content is appropriate and that the student will benefit from interaction with that web site.

On our board's website, I have spent a number of years putting together pages, with links coherent with the Ontario Curriculum AND I check to make sure that they are still active. You can start with the ARTS site at: http://www.gecdsb.on.ca/d&g/art.htm

Some other places on the Internet with similar themes appear below:

Ron McKinnon's Educational Bookmarks
http://juliet.stfx.ca/people/stu/x94emj/bookmark.html

Link to Learning
http://www.linktolearning.com/

Part #1 - Visit the links above to check out the scope and content of each. Is there a layout that is friendly for use in the classroom?

Part #2 - Sometimes, you just need to find things. The Internet has a number of search engines and directories like above to help out.

Some background can be found at:

Teaching Library Internet Workshops
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html

Visit the various links at this tutorial site. There are some terrific references, resources, and hints to effectively find things that you are in search of.

Now comes the fun. The following is a Scavenger Hunt that tests your searching ability. Use your skills developed above and find the answers to the following.

1. Who is the second beneficiary named in the last will and testament of Elvis Presley?

2. What is the weather forecast for the next 24 hours for Goderich, Ontario?

3. Where and when is Penn and Teller’s next appearance?

4. What is the name of the 15th hurricane of the 2005 hurricane season?

5. What is CAMEL?

6. What two actors played “The Lone Ranger” in the 1950s half hour series?

7. What are the driving directions from Harrow, Ontario to the Talisman Resort?

8. Name four US states that do not have the death penalty.

9. Who was the father of country singer Tim McGraw?

10. My brother Don lives in Kitchener. What's his Postal Code?

How do you know that the answers are correct?

Please note that it's CAMEL, and not camel.

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