www.wtvi.com/teks/integrate

Questions? Contact Wesley Fryer at wesfryer@yahoo.com

Web Created Lessons (Part 2)
Tips for Locating Websites

Remember the guidelines for minimizing wasted time on the internet! (See the
internet hotlist handout)

1. To locate student - appropriate websites, use search engines designed for
student use
1. Yahooligans: www.yahooligans.com
2. Google: www.google.com
3. The Library Spot: www.libraryspot.com
2. Use search engines designed for teacher use (lesson plans, previewed sites
for lessons)
1. Kathy Schrock's Guide: http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide
2. Blue Web'n www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
3. Classroom Connect's GRADES database www.classroom.net/GRADES
4. Edview: http://edview.apple.com
3. Use “meta-search” tools (search more than one website at once)
1. For Windows: "Copernic 2000" - www.copernic.com
2. For Mac: "Sherlock" built into Macintosh OS 8.5 and above. (Press
Command-F to access it.)
4. Subscribe to an educational listserv / mailing list for site ideas
1. Bigchalk's W.O.W. Newsletter: www.bigchalk.com
2. Blue Web'n Update: www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/updates.html
3. Tools for the TEKS Updates: www.wtvi.com/teks/updates.html

Suggestions for when students are searching (should be infrequently)
1. Use district-financed subscription websites:
1. The Gale Group (ask your librarian for the link: www.galegroup.com
2. Grolier Online: http://go.grolier.com(ask librarian for password)
3. Britannica Online: http://search.eb.com(ask librarian for password)
4. Maps 101: www.maps101.com(ask librarian for password)
2. Use search engines designed for students (see sites above)
3. Use search engines with family / content filters turned ON ( www.altavista.com)

Bibliographies /Source Citation

1. Style Sheets for Citing Internet Resources:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Style.html
2. Columbia Guide to Online Style: www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html
3. Internet Citation Guides from the University of Wisconsin-Madison:
www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Memorial/citing.htm

Strategies for Effective Elementary Technology Integration