Using the Internet in your Classroom

The following includes useful resources for teachers to explore: some sites may be slow to load. All will open in a new window.     Please email re any dead links so the site can be updated.

 

 OzProjects
http://ozprojects.edna.edu.au/index.html
This Australian site celebrates online curriculum projects

 

i4C Internet4Classrooms http://www.internet4classrooms.com/index.htm
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elping teachers use the Internet more effectively

 

The WebQuest Page
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/
A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation.

 

Discovery School Lesson Plans http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans
hundreds of original lesson plans, all written by teachers for teachers. Browse by subject, grade, or both. Most include use of Internet and a list of relevant links

 

Weaving The Internet Through Your Elementary Literacy Curriculum:Enhancing and Extending Literature Lessons with Technology http://www.lite.iwarp.com/weaveint.htm
a multitude of strategies for using the Internet to enhance and extend the range of literacy opportunities for primary school students but many relate to commercial products.
 

 

Blue Web’n http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
online library of 1800+ outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (tools, references, lessons, hot lists, resources, tutorials, activities, projects). You can search by grade level (Refined Search), broad subject area (Content Areas), or specific sub-categories (Subject Area). Each week 5 new sites are added

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