LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 3

The learner will use a variety of technologies to access, analyze, interpret, synthesize, apply, and communicate information.

Objective 3.11

Use evaluation tools to select Internet resources and information for content and usefulness in content area assignments. Strand - Telecommunications/Internet

Resources aligned to this objective

Interdisciplinary integrated unit on DNA and genetics Part A: Science
The first part of an interdisciplinary week-long unit on DNA and genetics, focusing on science. Parts B and C of the unit focus on math and language arts.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Information Skills, Computer Technology Skills, and Science)
By Jane Lentz, Jimmy White, Tori Goldrick, and and Marlene Smith.
Interdisciplinary Integrated Unit on DNA/Genetics Part C: Language Arts
The third lesson of an interdisciplinary integrated unit on DNA and genetics, focusing on language arts. The first two lessons in the unit focus on science and math.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills)
By Jane Lentz, Jimmy White, Marlene Smith, and and Tori Goldrick.
Master artist internet research project: Timeline
Students apply their knowledge of how to find specific information about a topic on the Internet using an outline created by the class prior to the lesson. Using this outline, the students will create a chronological timeline of the artist's life on MSPublisher.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Computer Technology Skills)

Lesson plans on the web

Beyond the story: A Dickens of a party
Students understand the values and customs that Dickens' characters represented in Victorian society by virtually attending a 19th-Century party as a character from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and Computer Technology Skills)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Compare and contrast electronic text with traditionally printed text
This lesson supports sixth- through eighth-grade students' exploration of an online educational website that incorporates a variety of electronic features including graphics, digitized speech, and video. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer Technology Skills)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Dynamic duo text talks: Examining the content of Internet sites
Students read a variety of online texts about Anne Frank and the Holocaust prior to more extensive study of these topics. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer Technology Skills and English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Honoring our veterans through poetry prewriting
Students gather information from various internet sites about the history and celebration practices associated with Veterans Day. Following the prewriting activity, students write content-rich poems that honor our veterans. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer Technology Skills and English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Inquiry on the internet: Evaluating Web pages for a class collection
Students conduct a class inquiry project, individually or in groups, collecting Web-based resources that can be used for further study during the course of the class or for more in-depth projects. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and Computer Technology Skills)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Story character homepage
In groups students will look at examples of homepages on the Internet, note what elements most contain, and use them as models to create a homepage for their chosen character. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer Technology Skills and English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE