This week I am really excited about an idea I had for my Multimedia/Hypermedia educational software project. My 6th grade students this year are part of the Talent21 grant and each student recieved a netbook to travel with the entire day and use for educational purposes. At the beginning of the school year we were overwhelmed with managing logistics, installing hardware and software, and overall implementing the grant in less than 3 months. Now that we have a moment to breathe and really think about how our students our using the technology and all the safety challenges that come with it, I think the programs we used last year to educate our students on Web Literacy, CyberSafety, and overall care of a netbook were rushed and could be improved.
My idea is to use the project to educate the students on all three topics, but I am brainstorming to come up with a list of goals and objectives. What does a 6th grader need to know when we put a netbook in front of them that can connect to a global interface such as the internet? I would love feedback or suggestions!!!
http://www.nsteens.org/
ReplyDeleteThis is the website I used with my 6th/7th graders all the time as well as my computer club. We played some of the videos during recess on rainy days too- for the whole school.
There are wonderful lesson plans for educators on there as well. Hope it helps.