Goals:

1. Students will be introduced to the Internet and will be shown how valuable a research tool it is and how to use it. Upon completion, students will be able to "surf the web" for information on their island research project and will be expected to use information from the "web" in their presentations.

2. Students will complete a short activity sheet on the Internet so they feel comfortable working on the it.

Time:

One hour for completion. Three hours when used with "library research introduction" lesson plan.

Resources\Materials:

Computers, printers, activity sheet, and access to the Internet.

Internet guide
(http://www.eng.auburn.edu/network/help/internet-help.html)

Procedure:

1. Introduce the concept of the Internet with the students.

2. Find out how much the students know about the Internet and build from what they already know.

Note: Try to have students with Internet knowledge work with those who don't have much knowledge on the Internet.


A. As part of the first activity, students will be given an activity sheet with several items on it to find. They will be required to locate specific information and then record the address of where they found the information.

B. In addition to recording the address, students will be required to complete a short synopsis on what was on the web site. See hand-out for an example.
 

3. After introducing the Internet and completion of the first activity, the students must locate at least two pieces of information on their island and print it out for future use.

4. It is important that the students be given as much time to search the Internet as possible. If necessary, allow for more time on the following day.

Assessment:

Students will be required to hand in their completed Internet activity sheets to make sure they completed the activity. They will be assessed on the activity by using the rubric below. They will need these skills for their research project so if students have difficulty in completing the activity, the teacher should spend additional time with those who need it.

Curricular Strands:

Computer technology - Internet usage

Cooperative learning - group work on Internet

Possible Extensions:

Build a web page for the class or school. Create an activity to put on the Internet. Work with other computer based programs that assist students in finding resources. Play games that deal with learning on the Internet.

The Internet Activity sheet Below is a list of people, places, and things. From this list, you will try to locate a web site that has information on the key word in the left hand column. Once you have located a site that has information on your subject, you will be required to record the web address in the space given. Additionally, you will need to provide a short synopsis on what you found on the web page you were looking at (use complete sentences). For example, you will want to state what was on the web page and then discuss your likes and dislikes about this web site. Below is one example.

Cars: Address I found was http://www.cars.com This web site had a picture of a red car that looked like it could go real fast and that was it. There was a note at the top of the web page that said this site was under construction so they are not done building this web site. What I liked most about this site was that it had some real neat pictures but I did not like the site because it was not completed.

Mountain bikes:

Bill Clinton:

Hurricanes:

San Juan:

Animals:

Environment:

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