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These are ideas on ways to use the Internet with your classes. They're broken down by grade level, but keep in mind that most ideas are easily adaptable from one grade level to the next. For older grades, I have simply given suggestions to use Yahooligans. I believe that at fourth and fifth grade levels, students need to learn how to choose key words and conduct searches themselves. They will still need a lot of guidance, because they don't know how to choose those key words or use directories, but with practice, they will get better. I always have students start searches with Yahooligans because it is kid-friendly and safe. If they can't find what they need, I assist them with Google or other searches. Kindergarten Use the Clifford stories web site and ask students to point out words. Ask them to point out sentences. Have them move a finger across the screen as the text is read to them. Ask them to point to the beginning of the sentences. Ask if the letters at the beginnings of the sentences look different (capital letters). Ask them to see if there is a pattern at the ends of the sentences (punctuation). http://pbskids.org/clifford/stories/index.htmlStudents practice listening to and repeating rhyming words with Digby. This site does have sound, but it would be best if an adult or partner sits with the student while he/she works through the puzzles. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/words/dg3.shtml
For extra practice matching capital and lower case
letters, play at Paw Park. http://www.wacona.com/kindergarten/kindergarten.html Practice reading stories at
Storyplace. Be sure to complete the online activities after
listening to the stories. Use stories at Sesame Street to make
predictions. Look at pictures, have students predict what will
happen. Read the stories together. Play Zoe's Silly Seasons to find objects that
don't belong in each season. Have students "Play With Clay" and
change certain attributes of it. http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/games/flash.php?contentId=111824
Let students sort trash at Sesame Street. Have students match senses and body parts at
Sesame Street. Find pictures of different plants and animals on the Internet. Show them to the students and talk about appearances. First Grade Let students type spelling words
into Puzzlemaker to create word search puzzles. Look at some paragraphs on the Internet (content isn't important. Teach students how to highlight text. Have them highlight beginnings of paragraphs. Ask them to highlight endings of paragraphs. Have students play word games with
Digby Mole on the Internet. Have them complete more activities at Starfall. Show them how to click on the words to hear them
read, but remind them to try to figure out the words themselves
first.
Have students use an online
picture dictionary to look up words.
Pair students to practice with homophones on the Internet. Pair students to practice with synonyms and antonyms on the
Internet. Have students use an online picture
dictionary to look up words. Have students practice rounding on
the Internet. As a whole group (using a projection
device), compare objects on the Internet. Have students practice telling time
on the Internet. Have students practice interpreting
pictographs on the Internet. Have students go to the Internet (http://www.weather.com) to find out weather predictions for each day. Have them write down the predictions in a journal. Have them actually check the temperature, etc., and record real data to compare to the predictions. At the end of a season, have them compare a given day in one season to a given day in another season. Have students use the Internet (Yahooligans, http://www.yahooligans.com) to look up pictures of each type of water/precipitation. Ask them to talk to each other about the differences they see in each type. Have students go to Music Looper's demo and create some songs and
play with sounds. Second Grade
Have students read stories on the
Internet. Pair them with other students and have them take turns
reading aloud to each other, correcting each other as needed. Have students read stories on the
Internet. Pair them with other students and have them take turns
reading aloud to each other, correcting each other as needed. Have students read stories on the
Internet. Pair them with other students so that they have assistance
if needed. Use some story starter ideas from the
Internet. Partner students or put them in groups of three, and have them write a classic fairy tale in PowerPoint. They should use their own words, spell-check, and include appropriate graphics. Allow them to use Yahooligans to search for information about the fairy tales they choose, but remind them that copying and pasting is not allowed. Practice addition and subtraction
relationships on the Internet. Practice multiplication on the
Internet. Practice comparing units on the
Internet. Have students practice telling time
on the Internet. Practice measuring temperature on the
Internet. Guide students as a whole group
(using a projection device) through the tessellations web site. Be
sure to click on the "Do it Yourself" section and go through it so
they see the changes that happen. Have students use Yahooligans to look
up information and pictures of the states of matter. Have them work
in small groups to write down differences they see in the states
(make visual observations). Third Grade Have students read stories on the
Internet. Have students practice with types of
words on the Internet. Have students use the Internet to practice
addition and subtraction. Practice multiplication on the Internet: Practice multiplication and division on the
Internet. Have students practice working with fractions on
the Internet. Have students practice telling time on the
Internet. Compare units of measure on the Internet. Have students practice with area and perimeter on
the Internet.
As a whole group or with students in small groups, have them look at Greek
architecture online. Have students use Yahooligans to find information about ancient Athens. Have them write down reasons the Athenians had for communities choosing their own leaders. Have students look up basic scientific laws in Yahooligans. Have them find dates when these laws were proposed and proved. Have them find examples of each law and determine if the laws are still applicable today. Have students email scientists with questions about their work, including backgrounds, educations, type of work, collecting specimens, etc. (You can find scientists at your local college, by doing Internet searches, etc.) Have students use the Internet to look up Georgia's state gem and mineral (quartz, amethyst, and staurolite). Have students write down information and save pictures of these. Have students create their own posters or web pages with this information. Be sure they cite their sources. Have students look up information
about fossils on the Internet in Yahooligans or other sites. Have students use the Internet to find museums with fossil exhibits. They should look at several pictures and write down visual observations they make. Have students use the Internet to find more
information about Georgia's state fossil (shark's tooth). Have students use the Internet to find how fossil
fuels are formed, what they are used for, and why they should be
conserved. Have students email a local air conditioning technician to ask them about insulation and its effects on heating and cooling. Have students find facts about the effects of pollution on the Internet in Yahooligans. Have students look up information on the Internet about Earth Day. Have students find a project to participate in during the Earth Day week in April. Fourth Grade Have students read a chapter book
online. Have students choose a story on the
Internet and read it. Have students choose a story on the
Internet and read it aloud to another student. Have the listener use
a rubric to give the reader feedback on his/her reading style. Have students use Yahooligans to look
up topics. Have students look up some words and
phrases on the Internet.
Have students practice identifying types of sentences on the
Internet. Together (using a projection device), visit some media web sites like CNN, FoxNews, and local television stations. Visit some newspaper sites online. Find op-ed pieces and discuss how they differ from factual articles or stories. Find stories that provide entertainment as well as information. Have students practice rounding and
estimating numbers on the Internet. Have students practice multiplication
on the Internet. Have students practice division on
the Internet. Have students practice with decimal
fractions on the Internet. Have students practice with fractions
on the Internet. Practice with the four operations on
the Internet. Have students practice measuring on
the Internet. Practice using a protractor and
measuring angles on the Internet. Have students practice coordinate graphing on the
Internet. Have students use the Internet (Yahooligans) to find information about the Articles of Confederation. Have them write down facts that they find to prove that the Articles created a government with weaknesses. Make sure they write down their sources, too. Have students use the Internet to find texts of speeches and writings by James Madison and Benjamin Franklin. Have students find quotes made by these men during the Constitutional Convention. The quotes should deal with rights of states, the Great Compromise, and slavery. Have students use the Internet (Yahooligans) to find causes of the War of 1812, including burning of the Capitol and the White House. Teach students how to evaluate web sites for authenticity and factual information. Have students use the Internet to find facts and pictures of the steamboat, the steam locomotive, and the telegraph. Students should compile these facts and pictures into a PowerPoint presentation about how these items impacted America at the time. Have students research on the Internet (Yahooligans) to find examples of people in power who have abused that power, and what happened to them (Nixon, Hitler, Hussein, etc.). Have students use the Internet (Yahooligans) to find out how expeditions by the explorers were funded. Have them create tables in Word or other program to show this information for each explorer. Have students write sentences about how things might have happened if the explorers weren't able to get the needed funding.
Have students use the Internet to find facts about technological advancements.
Have students make timelines in Excel or Word to illustrate these advancements
and their benefits. Work through budget activities on the
Internet to see where money really goes when you have a job and
expenses. Email or have a teleconference (via webcam) with a scientist. Have students compile a list of questions to ask the scientist beforehand. Questions should include things like, "What equipment do you use in your job? How does that equipment help you? What is your background? What different kinds of experiments do you do?" Have students use the Internet to find temperatures at which water becomes a solid and a gas. Have students look up information about different types of clouds
on the Internet. Have students use the Internet (Yahooligans) to find clips of different types of sounds. Fifth Grade Practice using a protractor and
measuring angles on the Internet. Have students practice coordinate graphing on the
Internet. Have students use the Internet (Yahooligans) to find information about the Articles of Confederation. Have them write down facts that they find to prove that the Articles created a government with weaknesses. Make sure they write down their sources, too. Have students use the Internet to find texts of speeches and writings by James Madison and Benjamin Franklin. Have students find quotes made by these men during the Constitutional Convention. The quotes should deal with rights of states, the Great Compromise, and slavery. Have students use the Internet (Yahooligans) to find causes of the War of 1812, including burning of the Capitol and the White House. Teach students how to evaluate web sites for authenticity and factual information. Have students use the Internet to find facts and pictures of the steamboat, the steam locomotive, and the telegraph. Students should compile these facts and pictures into a PowerPoint presentation about how these items impacted America at the time. Have students research on the Internet (Yahooligans) to find examples of people in power who have abused that power, and what happened to them (Nixon, Hitler, Hussein, etc.). Have students use the Internet (Yahooligans) to find out how expeditions by the explorers were funded. Have them create tables in Word or other program to show this information for each explorer. Have students write sentences about how things might have happened if the explorers weren't able to get the needed funding.
Have students use the Internet to find facts about technological advancements.
Have students make timelines in Excel or Word to illustrate these advancements
and their benefits. Work through budget activities on the
Internet to see where money really goes when you have a job and
expenses. Email or have a teleconference (via webcam) with a scientist. Have students compile a list of questions to ask the scientist beforehand. Questions should include things like, "What equipment do you use in your job? How does that equipment help you? What is your background? What different kinds of experiments do you do?" Have students use the Internet to find temperatures at which water becomes a solid and a gas. Have students look up information about different types of clouds
on the Internet. Have students use the Internet (Yahooligans) to find clips of different types of sounds. |
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These pages created by Lori Miller, copyright 2004. Last updated May 24, 2007. |
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These pages created by Lori Miller, copyright 2004. Last updated May 24, 2007. |