National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
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Lesson |
NETS Standard |
Lesson or unit |
Content |
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Les Voyageurs: The Explorers |
1, 4-8 |
Lesson |
English/Language |
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Million Dollar Project |
1, 4, 6, 7, 10 |
Lesson |
Math |
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Navigating by Landmarks |
1, 4-10 |
Lesson |
Social Studies |
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Wall of Fame |
1,2,4-10 |
Lesson |
English/Language Arts |
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What’s My Structure |
1, 4-9 |
Lesson |
Math |
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Who’s Who in Fingerprinting |
1, 5-9 |
Lesson |
Science |
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World Wide Weather |
1, 3-10 |
Lesson |
Science |
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You Want to Sell Me What? |
4-10 |
Lesson |
Social Studies |
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You Were There! |
1-6, 9-10 |
Lesson |
English/Language Arts |
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Inventions |
1-10 |
Unit |
Cross Curricular |
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States |
1-10 |
Unit |
Cross Curricular |
To access the above Lessons and units visit the ISTE, NETS for Students link located at:
http://cnets.iste.org/search/s_search.html
NETS Standard 1: Use keyboards and other common input and output devices (including adaptive devices when necessary) efficiently and effectively.
Possible Integration Strategies:
- a. Reading: The student will identify the topic, main idea, and supporting details. Using site computer labs with Independent Learning Plans, the student will use technology to reinforce reading and math standards.
- b. Writing: The student will recognize nouns and other parts of speech.
- Quia-Parts of Speech
- http://www.quia.com/jg/365.html
c. All curricular as appropriate.
NETS Standard 2: Discuss common uses of technology in daily life and the advantages and disadvantages those uses provide.
Possible Integration Strategies:
a. History Social Science: Linking the Past to the Present; Technological Development and Its Impact on this Nation. The student understands that people invent new ways to solve problems and get work done using tools, inventions, and technological advances throughout history.
- b. All curricular as appropriate Writing: Writing an Informative Essay: The student will write an essay highlighting the advantages and/or disadvantages that technology provides.
NETS Standard 3: Discuss basic issues elated to responsible use of technology and information and describe personal consequences of inappropriate use.
Possible Integration Strategies:
a. History/ Social Science: Linking the Past to the Present; Highlighting the Citizen’s Responsibility in a Democratic Government. The student will link citizenship with basic copyright laws. One resource could be the following site:
b. Language Arts: The student will select and use appropriate technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of communication.
c. All curricular as appropriate: For example with Ethical Literacy the student understands people’s work can be copyrighted. He or she knows that copying or possessing copied software may be illegal. Knows that credit must be given when information is accessed through technology.
NETS Standard 4: Use general-purpose productivity tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, remediate skill deficits, and facilitate learning throughout the curriculum.
Possible Integration Strategies:
- For example in Social Studies the class may use simulations to provide students with practice in decision-making, critical thinking, and problem solving. Examples of simulations include Where in the World is Carmen SanDiego? and The Factory Deluxe.
- American Revolution Battlefields
- http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/battle/notes.html
- b. All curricular as appropriate in reading, writing and math. The student will use assorted on-site computer labs with Independent Learning Programs as well as computers connected to the Internet for research
- Internet Public Library
- http://www.ipl.org/youth/
- Houghton Mifflin Support Site
- http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/
- Sign of the Beaver
- http://eduscapes.com/ladders/sign.html
- More Sign of the Beaver
- http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/beav/beavtg.html
- Kidsnews.com
- http://www.kidnews.com/
- Math Steps Support Site
- http://www.eduplace.com/math/mathsteps/5/
- Time for Kids
- http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
- Scholastic News
- http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_intro.html
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NETS Standard 5: Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, Web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.
Possible Integration Strategies:
a. All curricular as appropriate. Working collaboratively students create projects based on academic subjects. The student will create his own project based on personal interest. For information on different projects see student created examples at:
- ThinkQuest Jr. Library
- http://www.thinkquest.org/library/JR_index.html
- Write on Reader
- http://library.thinkquest.org/J001330/
- The Day I Was Born
- http://www.classroom.com/edsoasis/TGuild/Lessons/born.html
- b. Computer Operation. The student continues formal keyboarding, working on increasing speed and accuracy. He or she can use the finder to move between application programs, is introduced to setting up a spreadsheet, and is made aware that a hard copy paper can be scanned into a digital image of a computer-generated project .
c. Language Art: The student uses online resources to extend learning opportunities.
- My Brother Sam Integrated Unit
- http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/sam/samtg.html
- My Brother Sam Link
- http://www.nwoca.org/~ayr_www/rath/samdead.html
d. Social Studies: The student will investigate online support sites.
NETS Standard 6: Use telecommunications effectively and efficiently to access remote information, communicate with others in support of direct and independent learning, and pursue personal interests.
- Possible Integration Strategies:
- a. Social Science: The student will use online resources for the state report.
- 50 States Information
- http://www.50states.com/
- More State Info
- http://www.stateline.org/
- Kids 50 States
- http://www.theus50.com/welcome.html
- States Game
- http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/capitalgame.html
- US Geography Links
- http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/US.html
b. Language Arts: The teacher will present in a variety of writing genres to the students.
- Young Writers Club
- http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~david/derya/ywc.html
- ePals-Online Pen Pals
- http://www.epals.com/
c. History/Social Studies: Utilize Schools of California Online Resources for Education.
d. All curricular as appropriate: The student understands safety and netiquette issues for using the Internet
NETS Standard 7: Use telecommunications and online resources (e.g., e-mail, on-line discussions, Web environments) to participate in collaborative problem-solving activities for the purpose of developing solutions or products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.
Possible Integration Strategies:
a. All curricular as appropriate: The student will be able to communicate collaboratively with others in the U.S. and around the world to gain viewpoints of other cultures.
- Brother Sam Web Quest
- http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/ofarrell/mybrosam/
- The Jason Project
- http://www.jason.org
- The Globe Program
- http://www.globe.gov/
- Fun Brain Games-Age 11
- http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A1=gba&A2=11th
NETS Standard 8: Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software, laserdiscs, DVD’s) for problem solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities.
Possible Integration Strategies:
a. All curricular as appropriate: The student will research on the Internet using advanced query strategies and problem solving. The student will takes advantage of programs and web sites such as:
- Ask an Expert
- http://www.askanexpert.com/
- Ask Jeeves for Kids
- http://www.ajkids.com/
- b. History/ Social Science: In the Colonies Unit and the War for Independence study the student will view videos on the different colonies, the War and other historical events.
NETS Standard 9: Determine when technology is useful and select the appropriate tool(s) and technology resources to address a variety of tasks and problems.
Possible Integration Strategies:
a. All curricular as appropriate: Language Arts: The student will identify cause-effect relationships. For any given project the student will choose the most appropriate form of presentation: slideshow, short stack, creative story, newspaper, web page, poster, sign, or brochure.
NETS Standard 10: Evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness, and bias of electronic information sources.
Possible Integration Strategies:
- a. All curricular as appropriate:
- The student will select and use the appropriate technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of communication.
- The student will identify uses for technology at school and in various occupations.
- Cites computer sources correctly.
- The student will show respect for computer systems and files.
- The student will critically view different web sites researching author bias
- b. Language Arts:
- The student will make inferences form given information.
- The student will recognize and differentiate facts and opinions.
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Content Sites:
- 700 Great Sites
- http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html
- Originally compiled in 1997 by the first Children and Technology Committee of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.
- Web Portal For Teachers
- http://teachers.teach-nology.com/index.html
- Lists the top ten sites most frequently accessed by teachers. Link that may be included include those to ABC Teach, Lesson Plans. Com and other popular sites of the week.
- Integrating the Internet...
- http://www.cln.org/integrating.html
- This site includes Ask an Expert Sources, Internet Keypal Exchanges and Background Information on how to integrate the Internet into the classroom.
- Cool Teaching Units
- http://169.207.3.68/~rlevine/coolunits.htm#UNITS
- More Ready-Made Units and lesson plans!
- Virtual Museum Index
- http://www.123world.com/museumsandgalleries/index.ht ml#s
- The links in this directory will guide you to the official sites of the museum gallery that you are looking for.
- Multi Lingual V. Museums
- http://www.icom.org/vlmp/
- A listing of museums from around the world.
- ERIC Clearinghouse
- http://ericeece.org/
- The Educational Resources Information Center is a broad data base covering all aspects of education.
- Index of Native American Resources
- http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/
- ERIC-American Indians and Alaskan Natives
- http://www.ael.org/eric/indians.htm
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Atlas, Almanac, Encyclopedia, Etc…
- Britannia Online
- http://www.britannica.com/
- An online encyclopedia
- Encarta Online
- http://encarta.msn.com/default.asp?
- MS NBC ‘s site that included an online information center
- Fact Monster
- http://kids.infoplease.com/
- Very helpful kid oriented atlas, almanac, encyclopedia and dictionary.
- Encyclopedia Smithsonian
- http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm
- Encyclopedia Smithsonian helps answer frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian with links to resources on subjects from Art to Zoology.
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Safer Kid Surf Engines
- Yahooligans
- http://www.yahooligans.com/
- A search engine geared for younger audiences
- Ask Jeeves for Kids
- http://www.ajkids.com/
- A question and answer format for retrieving information from the web
- Kids Click!
- http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
- A search engine geared for all ages that is maintained by librarians.
- One Key
- http://www.onekey.com/
- Another child safer search engine
- Ask an Expert
- http://www.askanexpert.com/
- A wide-ranging list of ‘Experts’ whom students can type questions to.
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Collaborative Project
- The Globe Program
- http://www.globe.gov/
- Global Learning and Observations to benefit the environment. GLOBE is a worldwide hand-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program.
- The Global Schoolhouse
- http://www.gsh.org/
- Global SchoolNet is the leader in collaborative learning. We continue to provide online opportunities for teachers to collaborate, communicate, and celebrated shared learning experiences.
Textbook Support Site
- Houghton Mifflin Support Site
- http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/
- Although this site covers the spectrum of curriculum the Reading/Language Arts Center: resources that include textbook support, Professional Development, Intervention, Author Spotlight, Wacky Web Tales, and Bilingual Resources
http://www.hampton-brown.com/onlinecatalog/intoenglish.asp?tcustid=
- Math Steps Support Site
- http://www.eduplace.com/math/mathsteps/5/
- Resources to support the Math Steps program for kindergarten students.
Harcourt School Math Resources
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/math.html
- McGraw-Hill Social Studies Online Resources
- http://www.mhschool.com/teach/ss2003/program/technology/index.html