still tearing down 45min

Still Tearing Down the Walls

Leaving the Traditional Classroom Behind

Presented ByLori Everroad & Jenith Mishne

1Friday, November 2, 2007

Traditional Classroom


21st Century Classroom


Effective Ways to Use



✓ Research



✓ Research

✓ Communication



✓ Research

✓ Communication

✓ Introducing a Concept



✓ Research

✓ Communication


✓ Meeting the Needs of All Learners



✓ Research

✓ Communication



✓ Information Literacy Skills



✓ Research

✓ Communication



✓ Information Literacy Skills

✓ Accessing Primary Resources



http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listweb20s.html





✓ Promoting Higher Level Thinking







✓ Streaming Media







✓ Streaming Media

✓ Global Outreach







✓ Streaming Media

✓ Global Outreach

✓ Tutorials







✓ Streaming Media

✓ Global Outreach

✓ Tutorials

✓ Ask an Expert







✓ Streaming Media

✓ Global Outreach

✓ Tutorials

✓ Ask an Expert

✓ Classroom Web Sites





Search Engines• General Search Engines –

www.google.com

www.altavista.com

• Meta Search Engine

www.dogpile.com

www.metacrawler.com

• A list of different search engines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_search_engines

http://www.internet4classrooms.com


http://www.google.com

http://www.google.com

http://www.altavista.com

http://www.altavista.com

http://www.dogpile.com

http://www.dogpile.com

http://www.metacrawler.com

http://www.metacrawler.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_search_engines

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_search_engines

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/search.htm

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/search.htm

Google = WOW!

• Google Earth

• Personal home page

• Views of the moon

• Views of Mars

• Google Maps

• Searching vs I’m Feeling Lucky

• Advanced Searches

• Filter by file format


http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/google

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/google

http://earth.google.com

http://earth.google.com

http://www.google.com/ig

http://www.google.com/ig

http://moon.google.com

http://moon.google.com

http://www.google.com/mars/

http://www.google.com/mars/

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=104490150066531762262.00043d07fd69c22f79aee

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=104490150066531762262.00043d07fd69c22f79aee

http://moon.google.com/

http://moon.google.com/

Redefining Literacy: Teaching students to validate websites

• The Pacific Northwest Octopus

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Dog Island

• Easywhois

• The Big 6

• Evaluations:

• http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/

• http://www.ala.org/alsc


http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/


http://www.martinlutherking.org/

http://www.martinlutherking.org/

http://www.thedogisland.com/

http://www.thedogisland.com/

http://www.easywhois.com/

http://www.easywhois.com/

http://www.big6.com/

http://www.big6.com/

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/

http://www.ala.org/alsc

http://www.ala.org/alsc



Internet Safety

• My Rules for Online Safety

• GetNetWise

• The NetSmartz Workshop

• Surf Swell Island – Disney


http://www.safekids.com/kidsrules.htm

http://www.safekids.com/kidsrules.htm

http://kids.getnetwise.org/

http://kids.getnetwise.org/

http://www.netsmartz.org

http://www.netsmartz.org

http://disney.go.com/surfswell/index.html




Learning Can Be Fun

• Sesame Street Interactive Games

• Starfall

• Seussville

• PBS Kids

• Game Goo

• Primary Games

• New York Public Library


http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/?scrollerId=games

http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/?scrollerId=games

http://www.starfall.com

http://www.starfall.com

http://www.seussville.com

http://www.seussville.com

http://pbskids.org/

http://pbskids.org/

http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/gooey.html

http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/gooey.html

http://www.primarygames.com

http://www.primarygames.com

http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/home_tumblebooks.asp

http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/home_tumblebooks.asp

http://www.seussville.com/

http://www.seussville.com/

Language Arts Sites

• Read, Write Think

• Smithsonian Education

• Internet4teachers

• KidsOLR


http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/idioms/


http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/language_arts.html

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/language_arts.html

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_elem.htm

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_elem.htm

http://www.kidsolr.com/language_arts/

http://www.kidsolr.com/language_arts/



Math Sites

• AAAMath

• AplusMath

• Multiplication.com

• Ask Dr. Math

• Cool Math Sites

• Virtual Manipulatives


http://www.aaamath.com/

http://www.aaamath.com/

http://www.aplusmath.com/

http://www.aplusmath.com/

http://www.gdbdp.com/multiflyer/play_online.html

http://www.gdbdp.com/multiflyer/play_online.html

http://mathforum.org/dr.math/

http://mathforum.org/dr.math/

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/web/2000/heal/mathsites.htm

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/web/2000/heal/mathsites.htm

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_1_t_1.html




Social Studies SitesFor Older Students

• Library of Congress

• Voice of America

• Web Museum

• BBC History Archive

• American Library Association

• National Archives Photo Gallery

• The British Museum


http://www.loc.gov/index.html

http://www.loc.gov/index.html

http://www.voanews.com/english/

http://www.voanews.com/english/

http://www.ibilio.org/wm

http://www.ibilio.org/wm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/

http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm

http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/picturing_the_century/home.html

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/picturing_the_century/home.html

http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/world/egypt/egypt.html

http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/world/egypt/egypt.html

Science SitesFor Older Students

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• NASA

• BBC Science and Nature

• Discovery Science


http://www.noaa.gov/




http://learn.arc.nasa.gov/vlab/screenshots-samples.html

http://learn.arc.nasa.gov/vlab/screenshots-samples.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/

http://science.discovery.com

http://science.discovery.com

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/fires.cfm




Additional Teacher and Student Resources

• Discovery Kids

• National Geographic

• Smithsonian Institute

• How Stuff Works

• Answers


http://kids.discovery.com/

http://kids.discovery.com/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/podcasts/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/podcasts/

http://www.si.edu/

http://www.si.edu/

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet-channel.htm


http://www.answers.com/

http://www.answers.com/



• Inspire

• New ways

• Teach

• Engage

• Reach out

• Non-traditional

• Empower

• Think critically

Use the Internet


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