Finding and Organizing Internet Resources Agenda
Monday,  February 5, 2007,  3:30 - 7:30  Central Office
Essential Question:
How are Internet resources effectively and efficiently located and organized?

Find all online resources in this module at
http://resources.emints.org/modresources/links/internetresources.shtml

Sign-in, Connectivity & Session Starter
• Pre-session Play:
• Imagination Cubed  http://www.imaginationcubed.com/LaunchPage
• Soda Constructor  http://www.sodaplay.com/constructor/index.htm
• Searching the Internet is like …
• Thinking about using Internet resources in the classroom is like …
• Asking students to conduct Internet searches is like …
• What Keeps You Awake at Night?
• Review of Grappling's Technology & Learning Spectrum
•  http://www.bjpconsulting.com/files/MAPPSpectrum.pdf
Session Goals

• Learners will gain knowledge about using search engines to locate Internet information for classroom use that meets diverse learner needs.

• Learners will organize Internet resources using browser bookmarking features and will also become familiar with Web-based bookmarking tools.

• Learners will become acquainted with using eThemes as an effective resource tool.

• Learners will determine how to use Internet safety resources in their classrooms. 

Effective Internet Searches


eTHEMES
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/index.shtml

GOOGLE
http://www.google.com/

Boolean Search on the Internet: A Primer in Boolean Logic
http://www.internettutorials.net/boolean.html

Four NETS for Better Searching
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm
Maine MARVEL
http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/

Wikipedia, Answers & Open Source: Authoritative vs Democratic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
 http://www.answers.com/

Major Search Engines & Directories
http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=2156221

Specialized Search Engines and Directories
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/specialized.html
Blue Web'n
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/contentTable2.cfm

42eXplore
http://42explore.com/

National Library of Mathematical Manipulatives
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html


Saving and Organizing Sites

Reflection and Putting into Practice

Internet Safety

Netsmartz  http://www.netsmartz.org/
Netsmartz for Kids  http://www.netsmartzkids.org/indexFL.htm
Netsmartz in Maine  http://www.netsmartz.org/education/index.html?state=ME
eThemes Internet Safety  http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000652.shtml

Closing

Assignment:  Using email, share a personal goal for using technology in the classroom with everyone in our group.