Using the Internet in the Classroom

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Using the Internet in the Classroom

• By Jaime Chavkin
• teacherstar1_at_gmail.com
• 12/6/07

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Problem

• How can my special education students access
  the general education curriculum if their reading
  skills are significantly below grade level?

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Answer

• Its easy.with computer and internet access (and
  some hard work by the teacher).

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Why?

• This works well when
• You have various academic levels/grades in one
  class.
• You are teaching more than 1 subject at a time.
• You want to incorporate an visual/audio component
  to a particular topic.
• You want learning to be more interactive.

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Steps

• Pick the topic and goal.
• Decide the grade level.
• Before making up your own webhunt, search google
  to see what is already on the internet.

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Example

• Topic minerals
• Search www.google.com
• Browse websites that deliver information on the
  topic at a lower level.
• No ready-made webhunts are available but there
  are websites that are just right for your
  students.
• Make your own webhunt.

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Mineral Webhunt Example

• www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/K_12.html

Click a link and create a question. EXAMPLE Clic
k on the Minerals in Your House icon. List 3
things you find in your Bathroom Bedr
oom Living room Kitchen

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Tips

• Other ways to use the Internet in the classroom
• To find information (research)
• To chat with students from another classroom
• To chat with other teachers all over the world
• To get new ideas
• To keep students informed (school or class
  website)

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Additional Resources

• Make a class webpage.
• http//teacher.scholastic.com/homepagebuilder/inde
  x.htm
• (EASY TO DO)
• http//pages.google.com/ (a bit harder)

• Check for ready made webhunts
• http//homepage.mac.com/cohora/ext/internethunts.h
  tml
• http//www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr113.shtm
  l
• http//www.techtrekers.com/scav.htm