Global Internet Projects Susan Silverman2nd Grade Teacher Clinton Avenue Elementary SchoolPort Jefferson Station, NY :Global Internet Projects Susan Silverman2nd Grade Teacher Clinton Avenue Elementary SchoolPort Jefferson Station, NY


Overview :Overview What is a global collaborative Internet project Example of a Global Collaborative Internet project Different kinds of Global Internet Projects How to organize your own Global Collaborative Internet Project Microsoft® Office 2000 and a Global Internet Project Global Internet Projects and NETS


Global Internet Projects :Global Internet Projects Create interactive learning experiences Provide opportunities for children to interact through technology Bring classrooms together from around the country or the world


Owl Prowl: Objectives :Owl Prowl: Objectives To develop research skills in young children To showcase student work on the Internet To learn facts about owls To enhance reading and writing skills To appreciate the importance of owls in our world To learn about different owls by visiting the pages of participants To participate in an online collaborative project


Owl Prowl Project :Owl Prowl Project Have each class research a particular owl Write reports, poems, or stories about the owl; draw pictures Submit projects to coordinator for inclusion on web site (See Owl Prowl at: http://kids-learn.org/owlprowl/)


Learning Standards: NY State :Learning Standards: NY State Mathematics, Science, and Technology   Standard 2: Information Systems  English, Language Arts   Standard 1: Language for Information and Understanding   Standard 2: Language for Literary Response and Expression   Standard 3: Students will listen, speak, read, and write for critical analysis and evaluation   Standard 4: Language for Social Interaction


National Education Technology Standards :National Education Technology Standards Standards Area 1: Basic Operations and Concepts Standards Area 2: Productivity Tools Standards Area 3: Communications Standards Area 4: Technology Research Tools Standards Area 5: Technology Problem-Solving and Decision-Making


Slide 8:Suggested Activities for Winter Wonderland Create a new ending for the story Interview characters in the book Rewrite the story as a play Write a poem about a character Create a diorama Make a group mural of the story Create a Venn Diagram Photograph a puppet show


Sources for Global Internet Projects :Sources for Global Internet Projects Electronic Elementary Magazine http://www.inform.umd.edu/MDK-12/homepers/emag/ Houghton Mifflin Project Center http://www.eduplace.com/projects/index.html Global School Net-HILITES http://www.gsn.org/teach/list/hilites.html


Hosting a Collaborative Project :Hosting a Collaborative Project Pick a topic that you are familiar with and that appeals to you and your students Pick a topic that is broad enough to tie in with many parts of your curriculum Be sure to have well defined objectives Be available for questions Set a realistic deadline Don’t overextend your technical abilities


Potential Problems :Potential Problems Dropouts Late materials File conversions Large files


Microsoft Office 2000 :Microsoft Office 2000 Writing stories and poems with Word Analyzing data with Excel Creating presentations with PowerPoint® Organizing information with Access Developing Web site pages with FrontPage®


Benefits :Benefits Opportunity for families to view the creative work of their children online Opportunity for children to share their creative work with other students around the world Projects serve as great resources for class units Enormous satisfaction


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