Myriad Ways to Use the Internet

Some Possible Ways to Use the Internet in Your Classroom 1. To find lesson plans MarcoPolo: click on MarcoPolo Search to find great lesson plans Columbia Education Center (CEC) Lesson Plans Schoolhouse: Encarta Lesson Collection Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC): Web Links: scroll down for lesson plans and more DiscoverySchool Lesson Plans Kathy Schrock's Guide for Teachers: Lesson Plans Inquiry Units: Teaching and Learning Resources: "These units are dynamic, living examples of the inquiry process." (Be patient; the page takes a while to load.) 2. To extend the teaching of novels CyberGuides: "supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature." Children's Literature Web Guide   3. To participate in telecollaborative projects ePals Judi Harris' Virtual Architecture: Curriculum-Based Telecomputing Projects & Resources: many great project connections and ideas; click first on "Indexes to Online Projects and Activities;" recommended: Global SchoolNet, I*EARN   4. For reference tools and resources Biographies BrainPOP: "BrainPOP movies demystify Science, Biology and Technology topics" CIA World Factbook CNN Interactive Fact Monster (from Information Please): an atlas, almanac, dictionary and encyclopedia, and more! How Things Work Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus Yahooligans! News "Sites du Jour" (Kelly, Deirdre. "Teacher-to-Teacher." Classroom Connect. March 2002.) Word Central from Merriam Webster (click on Daily Buzzword) Astronomy Picture of the Day History Channel: This Day in History The History Net Earth Science Picture of the Day Pet of the Day Quote of the Day and Cool Quotes Today's Date (about the numbers in the day's date) Today's Space Fact (space fact is located at the bottom righthand corner of this page) The Pun of the Day Site This Day in Musical History Congress.Org The Political Site of the Day