[LM_NET] HITS: Internet lesson plans

[Angela Williams <spartangirl68@YAHOO.COM>]

A few weeks ago I asked for some ideas for internet lesson plans. Below are the 
responses I got.  Thanks.
   
  Angela Williams
  Media Specialist
  McKissick Elementary
  Easley, SC
  williaac@pickens.k12.sc.us
   
  You are welcome to look at mine.  Go to 
http://campuses.cleburne.k12.tx.us/irving/library/collaboration.html and choose the 
Web Evaluation Lesson.  One note: I believe the website by Arthur Butz has been 
taken down and I haven't gotten a chance to replace it yet.
   
  Betsy Ruffin Betsy.Ruffin@cleburne.k12.tx.us
   
   
  I have found that the best way to teach this stuff is 'hands-on'. I  
create a scavenger hunt for each of the topics - that means that we  
meet several times- and give a little intro then let them go!  I'm at  
a junior high, but the scavenger hunt can be created with material  
geared to their age and level.   For example for using a search engine:

1. I teach Google only. I got the concept from another librarian on  
the listerv [I think!] and call it the "Google Game".
We go over the concept of searching with google together- I show them  
the features of using it pretty quickly.  Then I give them their  
'hunt' which consists of several fun things to find:  what time does  
Disneyland open? Where is a good Chinese restaurant in Chicago? Where  
can I see the movie trailer to the upcoming movie "The Dark is  
Rising".  and the like.

For your little ones, I'd probably teach them how to use yahooligans  
or the like. OR most likely I'd just spend time with them learning  
how to use the index of the encyclopedia and learning what keywords  
are.   THEN move to a search engine....

If it's ever possible time-wise, I do the same thing first with  
reference books: I show them what each book is used for then I have  
cards with the questions on them. I put the cards in the middle of  
the room and they work in pairs to answer as many as they can as fast  
as they can. Is this question best answered with a dictionary, and  
encyclopedia, an almanac or an atlas?

These scavenger hunts are always successful and can be made up  
quickly and to each level.

I hope this gives you some ideas!
Connie Williams

Connie Hamner Williams
Teacher Librarian
National Board Certified
Kenilworth Junior High
800 Riesling Road
Petaluma, CA 94954
707-778-4719 [direct]
707-778-4710 [school office]
chwms@mac.com
www.teacherweb.com/ca/kjhs/homepage

   
   
  
I have a webquest for my second graders in which I introduce a few
 internet basics (though not search engines.)  The link is here:
 
http://www.livoniacsd.org/class_webs/agordon/Lesson%20content/Astronomy/Starsearch%20page.htm
  If you click on "strategies" at the top of the page, you can see my
 "search strategies," including a link to the traits of a good website.

Anne-Marie Gordon 
agordon@livoniacsd.org
Library Media Specialist
National Board Certified Teacher
Livonia Primary School, Livonia, NY
www.livoniacsd.org/class_webs/agordon
http://squareone.pbwiki.com
   
   
  
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/index.html

This web page has a lot of good information.  Go under Internet
 Information 
and/or Reference & Librarians.

Hillary Moyer
LMS Student
Spotsylvania, VA




Angela Williams
spartangirl68@yahoo.com
       
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