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Unit Lesson Plans Available from The Internet

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******************* KIDS NET AUSTRALIA *******************

Although this site focuses on STUDENTS, it is also filled with thousands of links for kids, teachers and parents alike. The administrator also has an On-Site Search Engine. Check out, KIDS NET AUSTRALIA

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  • Are you a teacher?
  • Student?
  • Administrator?
  • Are you looking for information on Computer Programs or Workshops for your school? If your answer to any of these is *YES!*, you are on the right tract! The Outreach At Purdue University website http://www2.cs.purdue.edu/outreach/lessonplans.htm has been created and is maintained to give you fresh and innovative ideas to enhance your programmes for teacher, student, parents, tech coordinators and or administrator.

    The following list is an indicator of what this site has to offer the educator!
 
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    Kathy Shrock's Guide for Educators

    • Shrock http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide The guide is, "...a categorized list of links useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is also updated daily to include the best sites for teaching and learning on a K - 12 basis..." From Kathy's Guide:

    • http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/index.html
          A great starting point to develop lesson plans integrating the internet with specific curriculum areas.

    • http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/history/histw.html
      A worthwhile list of topics already collated for integrating history and the internet for all K - 12 grades.

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    •       Dear Myrtle at; http://www.DearMYRTLE.com/lessons.htm maintains a site that contains a considerable amount of resource information dealing with developing and encouraging the study of Family History.

               The author has created the following package{s} for assisting the teacher in developing a unit of study for a term or organizing the study of genealogy throughout the year. Please note; the information presented does not deal with any specific grade level. The teacher would have to organize and develop the area of study and the sequence of activities according to their grade level.

    • Beginning Genealogy Lessons contains:
      {1} --> 35 lessons with introduction
      {2} --> 13 related topics dealing with genealogy

    • Organizational Plan for the year contains:
      {1} --> a month by month checklist
      {2} --> 3 related topics dealing with organization

    • Kid's Genealogy contains:
      {1} --> 16 step by step information packages

    • Using LDS contains:
      {1} --> 34 research topics from LDS Family History Centers discussed by Myrtle.

    • Writing Your Personal History contains:
      {1} --> 12 information packages
      {2} --> 5 related topics

    •        New The Lesson Plan Center http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/index.shtml is brought to you by Education World; a magazine on the net for EDUCATORS.

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    • Ancestors KBYU Television and Brigham Young University, authors of "Ancestors" is a companion web site to the PBS family history and genealogy television series.

      This website offers the teacher numerous resources including:
      {a} Helpful Tips from Other Genealogists,
      {b} State-by-State Resource Guide - USA,
      {c} Free Charts and Forms and
      {d} an Overview of the series, "Ancestors" - http://www.kbyu.org/ancestors/firstseries to name only a few.
      The choice is up to the teacher as to whether these resources are used as a part to enhance a topic of study throughout the year or as a term unit dealing with a specific topic, ie; How to locate information from sources other than the library.

                In conjunction with the television series of, "Ancestors"; a teacher's guide containing a set of 14 lesson plans is made available to the teacher. The Teacher's Guide as a PDF Version may be downloaded from this website cost free.
      Topics discussed within the Teacher's Guide:
      The Introduction which indicates the basic objectives for each lesson as well as other information which might be involved in each lesson.
      * Episode 201 --> Records at Risk
      * Episode 202 --> Family Records
      * Episode 203 --> Compiled Records
      * Episode 204 --> Technology & Genealogy
      * Episode 205 --> Vital Records
      * Episode 206 --> Religious Records
      * Episode 207 --> Cemetery Records
      * Episode 208 --> Census Episode 209 --> Military Records
      * Episode 210 --> Newspapers
      * Episode 211 --> Probate Records
      * Episode 212 --> Immigration Records
      * Episode 213 --> Family History
    • There are an additional 40+ links referring to lesson plans and themes located at; MacLinks' Educational & Misc. Resources For The Teacher:

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    WebQuests and Their Use As A Teaching Tool

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    • "WebQuests in Our Future: The Teacher's Role in Cyberspace"

      This excellent article found at; http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.html  explains what WebQuest is and how to use it as a tool for integrating the internet and the classroom curriculum. {an excerpt} ". . .A WebQuest is defined, by Bernie Dodge at San Diego State University, as 'an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the Internet.' . . ."

      Examples of Learning Activities Developed by Teachers Using Webquest As a Guideline Tool.

             New Literature Based Webquests:

    • http://www.fsu.edu/~CandI/ENGLISH/fsuwebquest3/annef.htm
         ****Adolescent Literature ~ "Anne Frank" ~ A Timeline Adventure
    • http://www.fsu.edu/~CandI/ENGLISH/fsuwebquest3/annef.htm
         ****Secondary Literature ~ "Our Town" ~ Excerpt from the intro "...This WebQuest begs the following question to be asked: If a play was performed with no audience, would a cell phone still ring during the performance?"
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      Primary Elementary Webquests:
    • http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kimbrough/pilgrimlife/teacherpage.html
         *USA - Pilgrim Life
    • http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/teares/it/webquests/canada/index.html
         ***Canada - A Family Vacation

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      Junior Elementary Webquests:
    • http://www.k-lschools.org/webquest/elliswq.htm
        * Fourth Grade Ellis Island Journal Project
    • http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/stennille/ST3/webquest.html
        *Dispelling the Myth: A Study of Cultures - A WebQuest on Cultural Diversity For Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Grade Students.
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      Middle School Webquests:
    • http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq1/webquest.htm
         * The Great Depression:
    • http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/teares/it/webquests/Heroism/Heroes/index.HTM
         *** Heroes WebQuest:
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      High School Webquests:
    • http://www.gnbvoc.mec.edu/webquest/default.htm
         *Women's Role in History:
    • http://students.itec.sfsu.edu/EDT628/shovanes/index.HTM
         **The Immigration Today:

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      *Source: "The WebQuest Page" hosted by the Educational Technology Department at San Diego State University. http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/matrix.html Matrix of Examples -- From the site, "The numbers in the cells in the chart represent the number of WebQuests listed at each grade level and subject. This list is a selective one... much more selective than what you'll find if you type "WebQuest" into a search engine! To suggest additions to the list, see the "Share Your WebQuest" section of the Community Page." [There are 900+ webquests from K to Adult available to the viewer.]

      **Source: Instructional Technologies - San Francisco State University - School of Education Student Project Page for EDT 628! Student Projects Spring 1997 http://students.itec.sfsu.edu/edt628/projects.html

         There are 900+ webquests from K to Adult available to the viewer.You are able to download all of the webquest files from this site.

      ***Source: The Wisconsin Cooperative Educational Service Agencies - CESA 8 WebQuest Matrix is located at; http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/teares/webquestmatrix.htm

         For the viewers convenience the following 53 WebQuest files are the same links found at the CESA 8 WebQuest Matrix.









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      ****Source: Florida State English Education WEBQUEST at; http://www.fsu.edu/~CandI/ENGLISH/web.htm

         Excerpt from the site "... WebQuests were designed as a way of making the Internet accessible and safe for students. In LAE 4810, Technology in the Language Arts Classroom, each student designs their own WebQuest for a work of literature likely to be taught in schools today..."


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