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Inquiry | Communication | Digital Literacy | Authoring
Inquiry Using Primary Data Sources on the Web
Library of Congress
www.loc.gov
This site offers a collection of historical photographs, letters, radio broadcasts, speeches, and more. These primary source documents can be found using a searchable database.
The American Memory Collection
memory.loc.gov/
This collection is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than seven million digital items from more than 100 historical collections.
The Living Room Candidate
livingroomcandidate.movingimage.us/index.php
This exhibit is part of the American Museum of the Moving Image website. It explores the role of television commercials in presidential campaigns and offers streaming clips of all campaign commercials from 1952-2004.
PBS.org
www.pbs.org
This site provides multimedia materials to complement and enrich current and past public television programming. It also includes lesson plans and ideas for using these materials in the classroom.
Jazz
www.pbs.org/jazz/
This section was developed to accompany the Ken Burns documentary Jazz. It allows visitors to explore influential jazz musicians through sound clips, images and text.
Communication and Dialogue
Ask An Expert
www.k12science.org/askanexpert.htm
One of the greatest values of the World Wide Web is the people that are
part of the Internet community. This site offers a quick one-step process
for finding experts in any field and is suitable for all grades.
Free Web-Based E-Mail
www.yahoo.com
www.hotmail.com
Set up an e-mail account for the children in your class using one of these
popular web-based e-mail hosts. (Unfortunately, you will have to deal with
all of the ads that are associated with these sites.) An e-mail account
enables students to participate in online collaborations.
Online Collaborative Projects
www.epals.com
E-Pals Classroom Exchange connects participating classrooms from around the world through e-mail and discussion boards
where students can post comments and questions to each other on many different
topics.
International Education and Resource Network (iEARN)
www.iearn.org
iEARN is a non-profit global network that enables young people to use
the Internet and other new technologies to engage in collaborative educational
projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world.
Journey North: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration
The Annenbery/CPB Math and Science Project
www.learner.org/jnorth/
The journeys of a dozen migratory species are tracked each spring. Students share their own field observations with classrooms across the hemisphere. In addition, students are linked with scientists who provide their expertise directly to the classroom. Several migrations are tracked by satellite telemetry, providing live coverage of individual animals as they migrate. As the spring season sweeps across the hemisphere, students note changes in daylight, temperatures, and all living things as the food chain comes back to life.
Quick Topic
www.quicktopic.com
This free, web-based message board allows you to set up a web-based
discussion board for your class where your students can post messages
to one another, to students in another class, or to a parent "expert."
These message areas are closed to outside users because they are set up
by invitation. All participants require an e-mail address to participate.
Digital Literacy on the Web
The Quick Guide to Checking Information Quality
www.quick.org.uk/menu.htm
This is a clever tool for helping students and teachers to assess the quality of information found on the Internet.
Authoring
Kidspiration Concept Mapping Software
www.inspiration.com/productinfo/kidspiration/index.cfm
Created for K-5 learners, Kidspiration® 2 provides an easy way to apply the proven principles of visual learning. Students build graphic organizers by combining pictures, text, and spoken words to represent thoughts and information.
Inspiration Concept Mapping Software
http://www.inspiration.com/productinfo/inspiration/index.cfm
Created for older students, Inspiration's integrated diagramming and outlining environments work together to help students comprehend concepts and information.
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