Chapter 12

useful websites for teaching about cultures:
http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/equity/
http://www.onewow.org
http://landmark-project.com/ggl/

global connections:
http://www.rice.edu/projects/topics/edition11/games-section.htm

Chapter 11

Good chapter on how to integrate spreadsheets into math and science
Shows how to teach students to use
useful website for science instruction- http://www.NSTA.org

Chapter 9

Virtual Field Trips- "travel" to other countries on the Internet
Quicktime VR- travel to planets or other periods in history to observe or take part in activities there

Chapter 8

"Netiquette" behavior- e-mail rules for discussions on Internet
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/book/index.html

-identify yourself
-include a subject line
-avoid sarcasm
-respect others' privacy
-acknowledge and return message promptly
-copy with caution
-no junk mail
-be concise
-use appropriate language and emotions
-use appropriate language skills-don't use :-) or LOLL
-use intensifiers appropriately

Keypals-
student with another student in a distant location to whom the student writes letters or diary-type-entries through e-mail
good networking for 5th and 6th grade students

Virtual Field Trips- page 208 (8.3)
lesson about languages

Chapter 7

Lesson Plan- a world scavenger hunt using CD-ROM based encyclopedia- lesson on page 170
Incorporate filming and editing students science fair projects.
Can use camcorder and editing software package such as Edit Studio (Pure Motion), Cute Video (Litora, Inc.)
Hyper Studio- lesson on page 182- A Student Autobiography

Chapter 6

Desktop Published Gifts- good lesson plans (page 147)
resources:
www.puzzlemaker.com (free) can make your own puzzles and worksheets using templates

Chapter 5

Microsoft Works-
how to use spreadsheets on page 128-130
teaching students how to use spreadsheets on page 133