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Classical Mythological Monsters

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students, after researching and analyzing ancient Greek and Roman mythological monsters, create a monster of their own similar to one they've researched or studied in their class syllabus. In addition, they present their creations to the...
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Cyber-crime

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss what types of Internet activity are or should be considered criminal, examine how criminal prohibitions against certain types of Internet activity are best implemented in law, determine whether computer crimes are unique...
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Entry-Level Job Interviewing

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students are able to discover specific information to remember when preparing for an interview and identify the most important factors to keep in mind during an interview. They are able to critique a video of a person being interviewed...
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A Gesture Is Worth a Thousand Words

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students share observations on the nuances of meaning in face to face and online interactions with others. After reading an article, they identify the causes and effects of internet flaming. They create their own comic strips...
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Vacation Anyone?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students locate resources on Internet, calculate expenses based on a budget, locate destinations on a map, calculate mileage for a cross country trip, and design and create a presentation that summarizes the journey.
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Amazing Facts about My City and State

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate several sources to explore facts about their city and state. The location, population, history, landmarks, and main features of the area are unearthed in this experience.
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Citizen Journalism

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine the role of citizen journalism, freedom of the press, and the First Amendment. They analyze the results of an Internet survey, discuss the ethics of downloading copyrighted material on the Internet, and write a...
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Career Awareness on the Internet / Inspiration

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers choose an employment opportunity from a list of jobs. Next, students research their job and an employment application form on the Internet. With partners, middle schoolers create journals describing the job...
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Don't Type To Strangers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create Web advertisements to protect young people from online predators. For homework, they write letters pitching their ads and analyzing their effect. They discuss their own use of the Internet and how to protect young people.
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Exploring Literacy in Cyberspace

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore a variety of reading comprehension strategies and apply these strategies to both online articles and printed text. They compare and contrast the effectiveness of each strategy with each medium.
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Start Your Engines: An Internet Research Lesson

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders engage in a lesson which offers informational how-tos for conducting research on the Internet. Three search engines are introduced and used to gather information to solve a specific problem.
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Internet Filter Infiltration

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore the effects of Internet filters in schools. They work in small groups to survey different types of people in the school community about their views on school Internet filters and draft an Internet policy based on their...
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Is the Internet A Web Of Deceit?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students become more savvy Web surfers by evaluating the various elements of a Web site to determine its credibility. They conduct a two-part investigation of a Web site, focusing on how one determines if a Web site is credible in...
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A Safe Place For Hate?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the conflict over the admission of hate-related information onto web portals and other web sites, and, after representing the point-of-view of the constituencies involved in this conflict, posit possible solutions to the...
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First Contact

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders have an opportunity to enhance their computer skills by using Internet as a resource tool and a vehicle for global interaction with other students.
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Internet Exploring

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners access the Internet to answer a variety of questions posed in this technology lesson.
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Translation Lesson to help Students Improve Vocabulary and Writing Style

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars translate an entire Internet page from English into a target language. In small groups, they create a short story or document in their native tongue or find an Internet page in their own tongue that they translate into...
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Master of His Domain

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the basic elements that comprise the Internet. They create illustrated posters demonstrating their understanding of how the Internet works and develop maps of their personal Web communities.
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Unraveling the Web

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars consider how a message might be traced along a complex network, then explore backbone maps as a basis for understanding the purpose and structure of the Internet.
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Freedom of Hate Speech?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners, using a New York Times article as a springboard for discussion, investigate and debate the complex issues of First Amendments Rights and censorship for Hate Groups using Websites for propaganda.
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Internet Seek and Find

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Ask your students to explain how to successfully find information on the Internet, focusing on how to select the keywords that lead to the best information on a topic and by navigating and evaluating a number of Internet search engines....
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Internet Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students use Internet, Netscape, or the WWW to research facts about the state of South Carolina., then write a paragraph/paper using facts gained from the computer search.
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Stranger in the House Exercise

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the dangers of using the Internet. Students complete a worksheet that relates to a drama previously viewed. After completing the first ten questions on the worksheet, students participate in a class discussion and review...
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Monsters, Monsters, Monsters

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students are introduced to how to use the internet and send emails. In groups, they work together to send emails to other students around the world. To end the lesson plan, they read their emails to the class and respond to their questions.