Internet Integration Into the Curriculum

Santa Rosa District Schools

Budgie LatshawProfessional Development

Center

Internet Integration…

Why use the Internet?Access up-to-the-minute informationCollaborate with peers and professionals around the worldAccess multi-media informationHave real-time experience

Start with a traditional lesson….

Search for similar on-line lesson planscurriculum linksrelated reference sitesan on-line partneran expert to consultNEW! technology product

Internet Integration Continuum

On-line

WebQuestsProjectsExcursionsElectronic communicationSearchesReference tools

On-line references…

DictionaryEncyclopediaMapsResearch paper helpQuotationsThesaurus

Searches

Scavenger huntsThe Cindy O’Hora Scavenger Hunt Page:

Electronic communications

Ask An Expert:http://www.allexperts.com/

Electronic communications

Authors and Illustrators on the Web:http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html

Electronic communication

E-palsCommunication with another cultureCollaborate on a joint projectCreate revolving stories/poemsPractice a foreign language

Simulations

Frog Dissection: www.froguts.com

Another Frog Dissection:http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/frog/Frog2/home.html

Virtual Tours

NASA http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html Cells Alive

http://www.cellsalive.com

On-line Projects

Join an on-line project: Human Genetics: The Worldwide Search for the Dominant Trait

WebQuests

Collaborative project using Internet resourcesThe WebQuest Page: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html

Your assignment…

Consider a lesson that you teach in a traditional way.JAZZ IT UP!

Add some aspect of technology to enhance the lessonCreate a technology product