National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
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Lesson Plan Title |
Nets Standard |
Lesson or Unit |
Content Standard |
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Bird Rap |
1-10 |
Lesson |
Science |
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Birthstone Project |
2,4,5,7,8,10 |
Lesson |
Language Arts |
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Heroic Character |
4, 5-8, 10 |
Lesson |
English/Language Arts |
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Design Your Own Bedroom |
2, 4, 8 |
Lesson |
Math |
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Earth Movement |
3-8 |
Lesson |
Social Science/Science |
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Getting It Right |
2, 4-10 |
Lesson |
Math |
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Into the Next Millennium |
5,6,8,10 |
Lesson |
Social Science |
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Key Pals |
3-7, 10 |
Lesson |
English |
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Walk in My Shoes |
5-8 |
Lesson |
Social Studies |
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Advertising |
1-10 |
Unit |
English/Social Studies |
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Antarctica |
1-10 |
Unit |
English/Science |
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- NETS Standard 1: Apply strategies for identifying and solving routine hardware and software problems that occur during everyday use.
- Possible Integration Strategies:
- Reading comprehension where the student develops interpretive comprehension by using critical/evaluative-thinking skills. Computer Operation where students are using a checklist to eliminate routine problems. (i.e. checking power sources, cable connections, software is correctly input…)
- NETS Standard 2: Demonstrate knowledge of current changes in information technologies and the effect those changes have on the workplace and society.
- Possible Integration Strategies:
- a. Social Studies: From Early Humankind and the Development of Human Societies. Knows the major events that shaped the development of various cultures (e.g. the spread of agrarian societies, population movements, technological and cultural innovation, and the emergence of new populations centers.
- b. Language Arts: Use reference materials to locate information.
- Scholastic News
- http://teacher.scholastic.com/newszone/snsenior/index.asp
- Time for Kids
- http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
- c. All curricular as appropriate.
NETS Standard 3: Exhibit legal and ethical behaviors when using information and technology, and discuss consequences of misuse.
- Possible Integration Strategies:
- a. Information Literacy: Demonstrate an understanding of copyright laws.
- Know it is illegal to copy software without the proper licenses.
- Web Safety for Kids
- http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5210/
- b. All curricular as appropriate: Understand issues about control and accuracy of information. Compare and contrast web sites for accurate information
NETS Standard 4. Use content-specific tools, software, and simulations (e.g., environmental probes, graphing calculators, exploratory environments, Web tools) to support learning and research.
- Possible Integration Strategies:
- a. Social Studies: Use simulations to provide students with practice in decision-making, critical thinking, and problem solving. Visit some Virtual museums, check out web some of the different web sites that fit the curricular need.
- Ancient Egypt Web Quest
- http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm
- Another Ancient Egypt Webquest
- http://www.sctboces.org/teachercenter/webquests/Gina/egypt.htm
- b. All curricular as appropriate.
- Fun Brain Games-Age 12
- http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A1=gba&A2=12
- The Day I Was Born
- http://www.classroom.com/edsoasis/TGuild/Lessons/born.htm
- Exceptional Women
- http://www.classroom.com/edsoasis/TGuild/Lessons/women.htm
NETS Standard 5. Apply productivity/multimedia tools and peripherals to support personal productivity group collaboration, and learning throughout the curriculum.
- Possible Integration Strategies:
- a. Science- Changing Earth
- Earthquakes and Volcanoes
- http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/downloads/stack.html
- b. History, Social Science
- Nat'l Geo- Origins of Humankind
- http://www.nationalgeographic.com/outpost
- The Art of Egypt
- http://www.classroom.com/edsoasis/TGuild/Lessons/egypt2.html
- Ancient Egypt Web quest
- http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq33/aegypt.htm
- History/Social Studies
- http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/grade6/index.html
- c. Language Arts: Supplement Core Literature instruction with web resources.
- K. Patersen Web Site
- http://www.terabithia.com/
- Lion, Witch, Wardrobe
- http://cslewis.drzeus.net/
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- d. All curricular as appropriate: Visit different sites for ideas on how to apply to your classroom.
- Internet Public Library
- http://www.ipl.org/youth/
NETS Standard 6. Design, develop, publish, and present products (e.g., Web pages, videotapes) using technology resources that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom.
- Possible Integration Strategies:
- a. Language Arts: Communicate with other students around the world with the help of
- ePals-Online Pen Pals
- http://www.epals.com/
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- b. All curricular as appropriate. Students could design Web pages, video productions, inter-active newspapers highlighting any curricular area such as Ancient Civilizations, interesting authors, or science concepts. To gather some ideas visit sites such as the following:
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- Think Quest
- http://www.thinkquest.org/library/IC_index.html
- Young Writers Club
- http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~david/derya/ywc.html
NETS Standard 7. Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using telecommunications and collaborative tools to investigate curriculum-related problems, issues, and information, and to develop solutions or products for audiences inside and outside the classroom
- Possible Integration Strategies
a. All curricular as appropriate. Writing: Seek a global audience for opinions
b. Language Arts: Extend learning of core literature books by exploring web sites.
- After Hatchet Project
- http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/lewis/rescue/index.htm#Introduction
- Gary Paulsen Website
- http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/
- Tuck Everlasting- A Webquest
- http://www.lfelem.lfc.edu/tech/DuBose/webquest/nylen/tuck.html
- Tuck Everlasting
- http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/tuck/tucktg.htm
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- c. Social Science/Science: Seek expert advice from professionals on the Internet.
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- Ask an Expert
- http://askanexpert.com/
- Ask Jeeves for Kids
- http://www.ajkids.com/
NETS Standard 8. Select and use appropriate tools and technology resources to accomplish a variety of tasks and solve problems.
- Possible Integration Strategies:
- a. All curricular as appropriate: Incorporate multimedia tools for enhancement and presentation skills. The student could create HyperStudio stacks, PowerPoint presentations, interactive reports, newsletters, or brochures.
- b. Math: The student could also use calculators to solve problems involving discounts at sales, interest earned, and tips.Calculate given percentages of quantity using a site such as:
- Sales Tax
- http://www.iit.edu/~smile/ma9602.html
- c. Language Arts: Use supporting materials from the web site:
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- Holt, Rinehart, Winston Support Site
- http://www.hrw.com/language/eol/index.htm
NETS Standard 9. Demonstrate an understanding of concepts underlying hardware, software, and connectivity, and of practical applications to learning and problem solving.
- Possible Integration Strategies:
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- a. All curricular as appropriate: Analyze problems by identifying relationships, distinguishing relevant from irrelevant information, sequencing and prioritizing information and observing patterns.
- b. Computer Literacy: Introduce a map of a networked computer system from the World Wide Web to the personal computer.
- c. Science/Math: Knows that computers speed up and extend people’s ability to collect, sort, analyze data; prepare research reports; and share data ideas with others.
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- NETS Standard 10. Research and evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness, and bias of electronic information sources concerning real-world problems.
- Possible Integration Strategies:
- a. Language Arts: Areas to research using Internet Resources as well as software includes comprehension where the user differentiates between reality and fantasy. Students are introduced to different web sites under the instructor’s supervision. A discussion of dot.net, dot.org. dot.edu, dot.gov should be touched upon.
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- b. All curricular as appropriate: Health, where the student may explore how health issues are portrayed in print and visual media. Knows how messages from media and other sources influence health behavior.
Student/Teacher Online Resource
- Web Safety for Kids
- http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5210/
- Fun Brain Games-Age 12
- http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A1=gba&A2=12
- The Day I Was Born
- http://www.classroom.com/edsoasis/TGuild/Lessons/born.html
- Earthquakes and Volcanoes
- http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/downloads/stack.html
- Nat'l Geo- Origins of Humankind
- http://www.nationalgeographic.com/outpost/
- History/Social Studies
- http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/grade6/index.html
- K. Patersen Web Site
- http://www.terabithia.com/
- Lion, Witch, Wardrobe
- http://cslewis.drzeus.net/
- Internet Public Library
- http://www.ipl.org/youth/
- Think Quest
- http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0214945/
- Young Writers Club
- http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~david/derya/ywc.html
- After Hatchet Project
- http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/lewis/rescue/index.htm#Introduction
- Gary Paulsen Website
- http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/
- Tuck Everlasting
- http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/tuck/tucktg.htm
- Tuck Everlasting Site
- http://trackstar.scrtec.org/main/display.php3?option=text&track_id=6054
- The Art of Egypt
- http://www.classroom.com/edsoasis/TGuild/Lessons/egypt2.html
- Holt, Rinehart, Winston Support Site
- http://www.hrw.com/language/eol/index.htm
- Exceptional Women
- http://www.classroom.com/edsoasis/TGuild/Lessons/women.htm
- Ancient Egypt Web quest
- http://users.massed.net/~mdurant/AncientEgyptWebquest.htm
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.
- Multiple Site Index
- http://www.kidnews.com/Parents
- Many, many links to all kinds of different sites!
- 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
- McGraw-Hill Social Studies Online Resources
- http://www.mhschool.com/teach/ss2003/program/technology/index.html
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.
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.
- Top of Page
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.