Using the Internet in the Classroom

Resources and Activities for Planning

Mark Smith, NYS College of Ceramics msmith@alfred.edu

The Idea

“We’re not quite sure what we want but we think the Internet

can help.”

The Questions

� Content Focus? (pretty broad)

� Internet Skill Levels? - teachers & students– Web Browser

– Searching

� What Can A 3rd Grader Do?� Facilities? Class vs. Lab� Teaching Styles?� Resources: For Teachers and/or Students?

My Thoughts

� Show’em what’s out there for resources� Teach‘em to fish� Give’em some good resources to start

with� Choosing, Adapting, Creating specific

lessons for your students is up to you!!!

Stuff to Consider

� Yikes!!! there is way too much stuff � A lot of the stuff may be useful � The right stuff can be very exciting for

you and the kids� Finding the right stuff can be time

consuming � Adapting resources/ideas is the trick!!!

Technical Considerations

� Kids/Teachers need certain computer and literacy skills

� Interactive sites have certain technical requirements (plug-ins, sound cards, etc.)

� Web Sites are Volatile “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow”

Moving On

� Warmup: Later we’ll talk about finding stuff .. but .. just for kicks - 2 minutes

Search for:1. a website on Japan2. that has content suitable for 3rd gr. 3. that has lesson plans or teacher resources

Here Is How We’ll Proceed:

1) Look at types of sites are out there - a few demos

2) Tricks to finding them - a short, brief, mini, tiny, search lesson using Google

3) For Desert … Nearly 100 Teacher Resources & Sites I Found For your Regions Units(and I just scratched the surface)

http://scholes.alfred.edu/shared/bath/