Unique and Compelling Internet Applications

Savvy Cyber Teacher® curriculum projects emphasize use of the Internet for “unique” (cannot be accomplished without the Internet) and “compelling” (educationally-sound) applications. More specifically, “unique and compelling” projects are those that involve:

1. Communication

Example: Ask a Fungus Expert

Sample Projects:

• The Global Sun/Temperature Project
• Human Genetics: A Worldwide Search for the Dominant Trait

• Genetic Traits
• Photos
• Example Data 
• Cumulative Data

2. Real-Time Data

Examples:

• Real Time Earthquake Data
• Real Time Flight Data

Sample Projects:

• Musical Plates
• Navigational Vectors Project

3. Student Web Publishing

Examples:

• International Boiling Point Project Final Report
• Musical Plates "Letter to the President"
• Global Water Sampling Project Final Report
• Sci-Journal

4. Primary Sources

Examples:

• Thomas A. Edison Papers
• Patent for Improvement to Electric Light (PDF)
• Historical Documents on Atomic Bomb
• 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

Sample Project: Historical Treasure Chests

Internet-Enhanced Problem:

• The Stowaway Adventure (map)
• Atlantic Ocean Ship Map
• Ship Database
• Atlantic Ocean Weather Satellite Image
• Atlantic Ocean Wave Data
   

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