Projects


 * ||  ||   ||   ||   || **Author:** Sari W
 * Date:** Saturday, June 28, 2008 9:53:47 AM EDT
 * Subject:** Final Project Reflection

Sorry I didn't post it on Thursday or Friday...it has been finished I just have been busy the past two days. Have a great summer! The use of technology in the classroom is an ever growing necessity. It is important that as teachers we have the knowledge to incorporate these essential tools into our daily lessons. The WebQuest that Katie, Grace and I produced is a tool that our students will use to gain knowledge based on the Holocaust. The activities from the WebQuest incorporate both the social studies, writing and reading curriculum goals. As well, they will have the opportunity to apply their technology skills while navigating through the internet to complete the various activities. The WebQuest also requires the students to work in small groups throughout the entire process. By working in groups the students will need to focus their social skills on being democratic in their decisions and even assigning roles to get the work finished in an effective manner. Our main objective was that our students will gain general knowledge about the Holocaust, as well as learn about the different roles that people played during the Holocaust. We wanted our students to have an understanding of the different positions people were put in or put themselves in during the Holocaust, and we did so by having each group complete the WebQuest activities by taking on one perspective; the victim, antagonist, hero or bystander. Another goal we had for our students when planning this project was for them to receive exposure navigating through a WebQuest. Navigating through a WebQuest requires not only internet skills, but online reading and writing skills as well. As Ciro states, “Reading online is a complex process that requires knowledge about how search engines work and how information is organized within websites- knowledge that many students lack” (2005, p. 30). Lastly our final goal that we had for our students was that they will gain experience posting their work and navigating on a blog. Technology in the classroom is the wave of the future, and these skills are necessary for our students to have. This WebQuest incorporates all the skills that students will need for internet learning. Working on this project was a great experience for me. Before this class, I had never used a blog before, let alone even know what it was. Putting together this WebQuest was a great way for me to explore the many uses internet learning provides for the classroom. As Katie, Grace and I worked on this project we began throwing out a lot of ideas about how we were going to set up the WebQuest, what it would look like and what our focus would be. I think that deciding what the WebQuest was going to focus on was the most challenging part of the experience. The topic of the Holocaust is so broad, that we started to go in too many directions at one point. Eventually we just had to narrow it down and put our focus in one aspect of the Holocuast. We also had to make the decision to either use a Wiki page or a Blog to post our WebQuest on. Making this decision was a valuable experience for me, because we had to discuss the major components of each in order to decide which worked best for us. I think that the best part of this assignment was that it was a learning experience for all of us. Not one of us really knew how to use a blog, but as we played around we each learned something new to shart with each other. Collaborating with Grace and Katie was in my opinion the best way to learn how to use the blogs features. Internet Resources: [|www.google.com] [|www.ushmm.org] [|http://www.annefrank.org/content.asp?pid=1&amp;lid=2] [|http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/cgi-bin/data.show.pl?di=home&amp;da=survivors&amp;ke=7] http://www.holocaust-history.org/short-essays/heinrich-himmler.shtml http://www.holocaust-history.org/short-essays/adolf-hitler.shtml http://www.oskarschindler.com/ [|http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&amp;ModuleId=10005211/] http://fcit.usf.edu/HOLOCAUST/People/BYSTAND.HTM

http://kaylan.navarro.googlepages.com/ms.navarro%27sdinosaurinternetproject ||  || Welcome to our Holocaust WebQuest...we hope you like it! ||  || [|Conclusion.doc] [|Day 1.doc] [|Day 2.doc] [|Day 3.doc] [|Day 4.doc] [|Day 5.doc] [|Final Project.doc] [|Introduction.doc] [|References.doc] [|The Process.doc] [|The Task.doc] ||  ||
 * Author:** [|Kaylan N]
 * Posted date:** Thursday, June 26, 2008 4:09:22 PM EDT
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 * || Here is the link to my dinosaur page. Enjoy!
 * Author:** [|Sari W]
 * Posted date:** Thursday, June 26, 2008 1:50:22 PM EDT
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 * Author:** [|Katrina D]
 * Posted date:** Tuesday, June 24, 2008 6:10:48 PM EDT
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 * Author:** [|Melissa D]
 * Posted date:** Tuesday, June 24, 2008 4:30:41 PM EDT
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 * Author:** Kirsten Vasko
 * Date:** Tuesday, June 24, 2008 4:05:19 PM EDT
 * Subject:** Kirsten Vasko Final Project

I have used the computer with my kindergarten students for the past year. We used educational software, such as alphabet books and phonemic awareness games and Microsoft Word. It seemed to me that these small and powerful electronic machines are like magnets to students. Even though we have three computers in each class and a computer lab with 30 computers with wireless internet access throughout the entire school, our students are not allowed to use the Internet. Our three neighboring parochial elementary schools all use the internet from grades K-5. I believe that all students at Sacred Heart from K-5 should be allowed to use the Internet. As the use of technology in the classroom increases at an enormous speed, it provides never ending learning opportunities for students and for teachers. Henry (2006) discussed the importance of new literacy in the 21st century in her article “The critical role of new literacy”. But at the same time, the use of technology can harm students and teachers in many ways. Therefore, we as educators have to be careful that our students do not misuse the Internet. Leu (2004) states in his book “Teaching with the internet K-12” on page 299 that is it “especially important” to teach younger students internet safety. I agree with Leu that the best way to control the Internet use inside the classroom is to teach students responsible behavior, while they explore the World Wide Web. Here are some websites which reinforce internet safety: http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/games/index.cfm, http://www.netsmartzkids.org/games/index.htm. I have developed an excellent plan for the appropriate use of computers in the classroom. You can view my “Internet Acceptable Use Policy” (also called rules while surfing the web) below. Unless the students and their parents or their guardians sign the rules to ensure understanding and agreement, the students are not allowed to use the internet. The ultimate goal of is to integrate technology in our curriculum to enhance learning. But while using technology students might surf the World Wide Web and read or view materials that could harm them, such as pornographic websites, violent videogames or other materials that do not have any educational purpose. Therefore, I have developed the following guidelines to teach students responsible behavior, while using the Internet. Students are not allowed to use the internet for any illegal activity, for commercial advertisement or for viewing pornographic materials. Further, students should not use the network without authorization or to create computer viruses. They are not permitted to send or receive messages which include racial or sexual comments. Violations of these rules could lead to criminal prosecution. I will train students and parents to follow certain safety rules, such as: “do not give our personal information”, or “never meet a person through the internet”. When students are online, they are expected to be polite, to use appropriate language and avoid disrupting others. And finally, students are not permitted to harm or destroy programs or to upload viruses. Students at Sacred Heart do not have the right of privacy while using the internet. School employees are allowed to view personal e-mail messages from students or files students download from the internet. If students violate any of the regulations above, the school has the right to suspend internet access, to suspend the student from school or to follow legal actions and prosecution. The acceptable use policy below clearly defines and explains the conditions and rules of internet use in an elementary classroom setting. While ninety percent of the schools in the United States have now access to the internet, it becomes more and more likely that students find controversial materials on the internet that might include sexual contact, violent behavior or pornographic sites. Rules and regulations, such as the guidelines at Sacred Heart Elementary School will help teachers to protect their students and their school from such harm ** Rules for Internet Use at Sacred Heart Elementary School ** 1. You are not allowed to use the computer without you **parent’s permission.** 2. Never use another student’s **account.** 3. Never give out **personal information** about yourself, such as your address or your telephone number. 4. Never agree to **meet a person** you meet through the internet without your parent’s permission. 5. Do not use the internet to look at **porno.** 6. Do not **print** out materials without your teacher’s permission. 7. Do not send or open messages that use aggressive or **hurtful language.** 8. Do not **destroy** the programs or the computer. Final Project June 24, 2008
 * Author:** [|Jessica DiPietro]
 * Posted date:** Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:05:35 PM EDT
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 * ||  [|Jessica D- Media Literacy Communit Un] ||  ||
 * Author:** [|Colleen C]
 * Posted date:** Monday, June 23, 2008 10:26:37 PM EDT
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 * || CTGE 6261 Media Literacy Technology Colleen Carroll
 * || CTGE 6261 Media Literacy Technology Colleen Carroll
 * || CTGE 6261 Media Literacy Technology Colleen Carroll

In preparation for our next literature study, you will spend this class period engaged in an Internet Inquiry to acquire background knowledge on the subject of **youth homelessness** in America. You will use the information you gain today as we read __Runaway__, by Wendelin van Draanen (author of the //Shredderman// and //Sammy Keyes// series).

Part I. Before you log on to the web address, write three questions that you have about youth homelessness and three assumptions that you have about homeless young people (children and teens).

THREE QUESTIONS:


 * 1) ___?__


 * _?



THREE ASSUMPTIONS:

1.___.

2.___.

3.___.

Part II. Your Internet Inquiry will begin at the following website: http://www.virginmobileusa.com/regeneration/. This is a webpage created by the marketing department of Virgin Mobile, a large cellular phone carrier. The company created this site as part of their pro-social initiative to combat youth homelessness in the United States. For the remaining time, you will go on a scavenger hunt to gather information about youth homelessness from a variety of locations within this site. Some of your exploration will take you out of the Virgin Mobile site. Be aware of your “comings and goings” as you navigate within and out of the site. Complete the following tasks, and then complete the concluding activities (discussion and written statement). Check in with me when you are finished for a “sign off.”

Task 1. Log onto http://www.virginmobileusa.com/regeneration/. Read “Our Mission.” From the information on this page, write at least one new fact that you learned about the issue of youth homelessness?__ _.

Task 2. Watch at least two video segments. From the information presented on the videos, write down at least one thing that you discovered or that surprised you. ___.

Task 3. Pick at least one other page on this site to explore (//Take Action, Happenings, National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, The Re*Generation Gallery, Our Partners, Get Help, Virgin Unite//), and write down three important facts about youth homelessness that you had not known before today.__ _.

Task 4. Discover at least one way that you can do something to help a homeless child or teenager. ___.

Conclusion: Discuss with a partner or in a small group some of the new knowledge you have acquired about youth homelessness. Ask yourself: were my original questions answered? Were my assumptions accurate?

Using what you have learned, write a statement about youth homelessness that you could not have written before the start of this activity. ||  ||
 * **Author:** [|Diana B]
 * Posted date:** Monday, June 23, 2008 9:34:02 PM EDT
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