Project-based learning is interactive learning. Web 2.0 tools mean kids will remember it.
TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS FOR SIXTH GRADE--INTERNET-BASED
What's included in the Sixth Grade Internet bundle:
Five step-by-step lessons, including reproducibles, grading rubrics, sample projects, extensions for advanced students and troubleshooting tips
Next-day email delivery in the universally-readable .pdf format
A brief summary of each project, including suggested grade level and prior knowledge, time required, software required, and other projects that should be completed prior to this one
Higher-order thinking skills addressed
Technology-specific skills taught (including National Education Technology Standards addressed
Here are the five lessons included in this bundle:
Anatomy of a blog
Project
#27 Online Blogs Continue
classroom discussions after class. Blogs are a revolutionary method of
giving all students a full-throated equal voice in all conversations. Click the image to the left for a sample
Software affordably available online
Project
#37 Oregon Trail A
simulation that allows students to experience a trip made by over 3,000
Americans as they traveled via wagon train to the wilds of the Far West.
This lesson plan includes step-by-step directions, questions students
research with the simulation and websites to augment learning. Click the image to the left for a sample
Click above for online keyboard sites
Project
#56 Free Online Keyboarding Programs Use
online keyboarding to provide variety to students' software-based
programs. Follow up with a quarterly quiz to graph improvement Click the image to the left for a sample.
Class homepage--one of the Web 2.0 tools
Project
#100 Integrating Web 2.0 into the Classroom How
to be a good digital citizen. Using classroom blogs, internet
homepages, webpages, wikis, social bookmarks, online calendars, and
Open Source documents.
Click the image to the left for a sample
Google Earth is a favorite sponge with my students
Project
#111 Sponge Activities in Technology Click the image to the left for a sample
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