Hoboken 8/20/02

Hoboken Summer Institute
August 20, 2002
K-5 Purpose
Today's workshops will focus on two unique and compelling uses of the Internet: publishing student work online and accessing primary source materials. We will also explore the features of Yahoo/Geocities and become familiar with CIESE recommended searching tools.

Publishing Student Work Online

Endangered Species Project
Story Book
PBS Kids: Fern's Poetry Club
ZuZu
MidLink Magazine
Kid News
KidsOnline
Wacky Web Tales
National Geographic Book Club for Kids
Surfing for ABC's: K-1 Teacher created project

Primary Source Materials: Projects and Sites

Movie in the Making
Historical Treasure Chests
Children of Yesteryear
Dear Mrs. Roosevelt
Eyewitness- History through the eyes of those who lived it.
The School Reader- published in 1858

Internet Searching Strategies

Subject Guide: Exploratorium
Directory: Yahoo.com
Search Engine: Google.com
Meta-Search Engine: Metacrawler.com
CIESE Recommended Searching Tools
Search Tools for Students

Related Resources

Internet Safety: CIESE list of resources for students and teachers
Citing Internet Resources
Cyberbee Copyright Information for Students
Boolean Searching Tutorial

Opening a Yahoo/Geocities Account

Geocities