Internet in the K-12 Classroom -- Week 6

Internet in the K-12 Classroom

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Week 6

Projects for points

Join some Internet services

Use Internet resources

Create a Web presence for you and/or your class

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Weekly Reader: MIT Technology Review
Internet2 The Once and Future Net

FYI: Internet2 Home Page

     What is Internet2 and how do you fell it will change education?

Projects for Points

     This week's activities are project-based. We are going to slow down and spend some quality time at some of the Internet sites we've been visiting. We are going to actually use Internet resources, join some sites, download some content.

     You must do enough projects from the list below to total 100 points minimum for the week. You may chose any combination of tasks. For a challenge, try and earn 150 points.

     It may be that you have already done some of these projects, either earlier during this class unprompted, or before this class. You may earn credit for those efforts now.

     WHEN FINISHED with projects: Please paste all your project URLs and information into a Word or word processor document and attach the file to a single posting. List the projects you completed and your points earned.

Week 6 Assignments
(Choose from options 1-16)
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Project Option 1
Join TeacherWeb and create a teacher's classroom home page. Add a short biography and put a minimum of TEN LINKS in the Web Links section. Post a link to your site. See an example from Nancy. See an example from Steve
(30 points)

Project 2:

Download Yahoo! Messenger and install it. Locate your instructor's Yahoo ID and add it to your friends' list. Send your instructor an Instant Message.
(30 points)

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Project 3:

Use Yahoo! Messenger and locate at least two other people in this class by using their Yahoo ID. If you are doing this project, POST your Yahoo ID name in the Discussion Forum for Week 6.

Notice at least three people will need to do this assignment for it to work. Check Discussion Forum for Yahoo IDs.
(20 points)

Project 4:

Create your own Webquest or Filamentality Web project. This gives one more structure than Project 1. However, if it is a Webquest, it will still need to be uploaded (FTP) to a Website. Provide us a link(s) in your posting
(30 points)

Project 5:

Open a Yahoo! Briefcase account and upload several files to your private folder. Briefcase lets people keep important files on the Internet for quick access from any computer. It's a great way to move files between home and school

Create a public folder and copy some files to it. Post your URL for your Briefcase for classmates to visit.
(25 points)

(Note to all: Others cannot see the contents of your Briefcase. However, we can navigate to it to see that it exists. You must pay the Premium Service Fee to share files. However, you can freely share photos at http://photos.yahoo.com .

5b. Post Photos at http://photos.yahoo.com
(15 points)

For working examples, visit

http://briefcase.yahoo.com/sgibbz

http://photos.yahoo.com/sgibbz

Project 6:

Go to LearnTheNet and spend 20 minutes there. Even if you've been there before, find something new to read. Share what you learned.
(10 points)

Project 7:
Create a public BLOG at www.blogger.com Write some commentary on a topic that interests you. Post the URL to your BLOG
(20 points)

Project 8:
Make a survey at Opinion Power. When you are finished, OpinionPower will give you two or three URLs. One will go to the Survey. One will go to the Graphed Results. One will go to the Text Results. Post these links so your classmates can take your survey and read the results.
(10 points)

Project 9:
Join Fun Brain and make a quiz. Try out some of the other Fun Brain features. Describe your experiences.
(5 points)

Project 10:
Go to Puzzlemaker and make a few puzzles you can use with your students during your Internet unit. Notice that you can save them digitally at the Puzzlemaker site or you may print them. You cannot save them on your computer digitally unless you take a screen shot. Upload a screen shot, or simply tell us what you created.
(5 points)

Project 11:
Access Usenet. Learn how to access the 50,000-plus discussion groups on Usenet by activating Outlook Express's News Reader feature. When connected to Usenet, join at least one K12 group and post a message which contributes to the current topics being addressed. Post to our class a summary of the experience. What problems did you have, if any? What group did you join? What does your message say?
(50 points)

Project 12:
Explore Web Rings for at least 15 minutes. Explain what they are to the class. Did you find any useful rings? Share good URLs
(10 points)

Project 13:

Go to Babblefish and write the class a message that you convert into another language. Paste the translation into the discussion board
(5 points)

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	Week 6 Assignments (Choose from options 1-16)	Top
	Project Option 1 Join TeacherWeb and create a teacher's classroom home page. Add a short biography and put a minimum of TEN LINKS in the Web Links section. Post a link to your site. See an example from Nancy. See an example from Steve (30 points)
	Project 2: Download Yahoo! Messenger and install it. Locate your instructor's Yahoo ID and add it to your friends' list. Send your instructor an Instant Message. (30 points)	Top
	Project 3: Use Yahoo! Messenger and locate at least two other people in this class by using their Yahoo ID. If you are doing this project, POST your Yahoo ID name in the Discussion Forum for Week 6. Notice at least three people will need to do this assignment for it to work. Check Discussion Forum for Yahoo IDs. (20 points)
	Project 4: Create your own Webquest or Filamentality Web project. This gives one more structure than Project 1. However, if it is a Webquest, it will still need to be uploaded (FTP) to a Website. Provide us a link(s) in your posting (30 points)
	Project 5: Open a Yahoo! Briefcase account and upload several files to your private folder. Briefcase lets people keep important files on the Internet for quick access from any computer. It's a great way to move files between home and school Create a public folder and copy some files to it. Post your URL for your Briefcase for classmates to visit. (25 points) (Note to all: Others cannot see the contents of your Briefcase. However, we can navigate to it to see that it exists. You must pay the Premium Service Fee to share files. However, you can freely share photos at http://photos.yahoo.com . 5b. Post Photos at http://photos.yahoo.com (15 points) For working examples, visit http://briefcase.yahoo.com/sgibbz http://photos.yahoo.com/sgibbz
	Project 6: Go to LearnTheNet and spend 20 minutes there. Even if you've been there before, find something new to read. Share what you learned. (10 points)
	Project 7: Create a public BLOG at www.blogger.com Write some commentary on a topic that interests you. Post the URL to your BLOG (20 points)
	Project 8: Make a survey at Opinion Power. When you are finished, OpinionPower will give you two or three URLs. One will go to the Survey. One will go to the Graphed Results. One will go to the Text Results. Post these links so your classmates can take your survey and read the results. (10 points)
	Project 9: Join Fun Brain and make a quiz. Try out some of the other Fun Brain features. Describe your experiences. (5 points)
	Project 10: Go to Puzzlemaker and make a few puzzles you can use with your students during your Internet unit. Notice that you can save them digitally at the Puzzlemaker site or you may print them. You cannot save them on your computer digitally unless you take a screen shot. Upload a screen shot, or simply tell us what you created. (5 points)
	Project 11: Access Usenet. Learn how to access the 50,000-plus discussion groups on Usenet by activating Outlook Express's News Reader feature. When connected to Usenet, join at least one K12 group and post a message which contributes to the current topics being addressed. Post to our class a summary of the experience. What problems did you have, if any? What group did you join? What does your message say? (50 points)
	Project 12: Explore Web Rings for at least 15 minutes. Explain what they are to the class. Did you find any useful rings? Share good URLs (10 points)
	Project 13: Go to Babblefish and write the class a message that you convert into another language. Paste the translation into the discussion board (5 points)