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Your lesson is already half-way done. You've identified your students' needs, listed specific outcomes, and generated a list of useful resources. Now it's time to create an exciting learning environment. Provide meaningful, information-rich experiences that will activate your students. Ask yourself:
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Identify Internet resources that will be motivating and interesting for students. How can you grab the attention of your children?
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There are many information-rich sites that can go beyond the traditional classroom resources. The key to effective integration is guidance. Students need a specific problem to solve, question to answer, or mission to complete. Rather than providing an entire site, bookmark a particular page at the site.
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Engage your students in meaningful activities. Remember that not all activities require students to be online. You may be able to download the project, print the resources, or simply replicate the project off-line. Be realistic when it comes to classroom management.
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Get students actively involved with learning by reaching outside your classroom and working with other teachers, students, community members, and experts. Communication Stuffed animals, books, science equipment and other materials can be shared among schools. |
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End the lesson on a high note. Ask students to transfer what they've learned to a new situation. Review the new skills students have learned.
Webquests are an excellent culminating project at the end of the unit. They bring everything together in a single project. They can also be used to kick off a new unit. |
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Some websites put all the elements of a lesson together and provide a rich environment for learning from start to finish. Online Learning Experiences Online Textbooks and Tutorials |
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You'll find many lesson plans on the Internet. Many of these lessons are rich with Internet resources. |
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The key to an effective unit is matching outcomes with activities and assessments. Start building your unit by bringing together all of your resources and selecting those sites that will fit best at particular points in your unit. Underground Railroad Japan |
