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TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
What's included in the Technology Research 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:
Blueprint of a website
Project
#83 Which Website is best? Analyze the differences between .orgs, .coms. and other extensions. Create a table in Word comparing extensions and screenshots. Click the image to the left for a sample
Click above for sample project
Project
#85 Intermediate Research on the Internet Students learn to research information for a class report and organize it, complete with outline, citations, text and pictures. Click the image to the left for a sample
Click above for Google search limitors
Project
#86 How to Search the Internet Learn how to add limitors to a search string to hone in on the information you need. Google has lots of them. Click the image to the left for a sample
Internet Research Basics
Project
#88 Elementary Research on the Internet Provide a list of websites on a topic, specific questions on a worksheet to answer, citation sheets to complete Click the image to the left for a sample
A general research site aimed at children
Project
#89 Sponge Activities in Research Good starting points for student research. Use as a sponge (to fill spare minutes of the day before lunch, after a quiz, etc.) or to delve deeper into specific topics. Click the image to the left for a sample
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