A Web Quest
 for
7th-8th Grades - Technology

Designed by

Bobbie Matthews
Web Institute for Teachers, Summer, 2004
Last updated 08/14/2004

7th Grade Project 8th Grade Project Journaling... Rules & Regulations Resources Themes & Activities Write to me...

Technology Resources: 

It is best to guide students where to search on the web by putting the links on the student pages {this helps students stay on task and understand how to search on the World Wide Web}

Search Engines detailed for you by theme /subject / topic...

TekMom's Search Tools for Students

Field Day  Field Day Detailed Lesson Plans

Email for WIT group:
wit-scook-l@lists.cuip.net

Templates for designing  Web quest:
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designpatterns/all.htm
http://webquest.org/

Sample site for "I'm making it on my own..." http://cuip.net/%7Epgoldsmith/StartLesson.htm

 Technology National Standards http://cnets.iste.org/getdocs.html#teachers

       for teachers:  http://cnets.iste.org/docs/NETS_T.doc

       for students  http://cnets.iste.org/docs/NETS_S.doc

Web Page Tricks/special effects:  resources
http://webinstituteforteachers.org/2003/modules/specWebResources/resources.php

Computers and how they work:
http://www.tim-jansen.com/lessons_misc/how_computers_work_webquest/index.htm

Assorted fonts:
http://www.blambot.com/

Picture/creative things to do / clips, etc
http://www.worth1000.com/    click on browse all (rt side)

Creating a HotList in Internet Explorer onto Word*- how to do + tile pages vertically
http://www.edzone.net/~mwestern/hotlistWord.html

Word* - Tools/Autocorrect/Autoformat - to automatically hyperlink, etc.:
http://www.create.cett.msstate.edu/create/howto/Hotlist_Creation_06-30-03_Revised_LV.pdf

How to create hotlist using Netscape Communicator:
http://www.rcas.org/techconnect/netscapehotlist.html

Sounds site:
http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/soundfx/applause.shtml

African Americans project + task worksheet w/links to resources:
http://www.whps.org/library/webquests/elementary/webhill/African%20Americans/Graphic%20Organizer.htm

African American WebQuest project + tasks and links to resources:
http://scook.cuip.net/~btorres/African%20American%20webquest.htm

multitude of graphics (site)
http://www.hellasmultimedia.com/webimages/default.htm

Understanding and Using WebQuests
http://www.midgefrazel.net/lrnwebq.html

link for wikipedia - search engine - more concise

links for job search - link to three options for job search
 
link to find jobs
http://www.ilworkinfo.com/

go to left side of screen / middle school / technology able to make own web page – edit it - etc
http://www.smplanet.com/webpage/webpage.html

Site for assorted Student / Teacher helps
www.Homeworkspot.com 

great site for any physical or political map – USA or World
no place for:  Where is __________ (city, river, etc)
first viewing the site – select country (great history / details / specifics about the country – including a brief history of the country + physical and political maps
http://www.atlapedia.com/

Super site for finding facts / info about specific events / people / topics
Also what happened on your birthday throughout history
People born on your birthday (see www.biography.com -below)
http://www.historychannel.com/ 

Place to find out about Biography A&E schedule / specific people / etc
http://www.biography.com

free stuff for teachers
http://sitesforteachers.com/index.html

Thematic units for teachers
http://www.units4teachers.com/

Lesson plan Search Engine: How to find lesson plans online – listing of places to search
http://www.lessonplans4teachers.com/finding.php

Lesson Plans Guidelines

Lesson Plan Templates:

Lesson Plan Software

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