How do you incorporate the technology standards in your district.  http://www.techplan.org/literacy.html This link has a checklist that would be very helpful to make sure you covered all of the required areas, however, it is a lot. 

 One idea I have is to use any of the standards that use the verb ‘discuss’ or ‘identify’ as writing prompts either in the classroom or on our classroom website.  Hopefully, this will start discussions and deeper thinking about the topic.

How else can all these standards be incorporated into the curriculum?

WOW! I love the idea of using the Internet to teach without wasting classrom time searching (or surfing).  Check out the WebQuest that I created at http://zunal.com/webquest.php?user=33412. On my quest to create I came across a plethora of great WebQuests.  Have others used these in the classrooms?  What were your experiences?  How did you manage the classroom environment and maintain a timeline? 

 I’m starting to get excited for September!

internet-safety-teacher-presentation.ppt

Internet Safety Tips for Students

I created two PowerPoint presentations to bring awareness to ethics and safety issues of Internet use. Both have notes at the bottom of each slide so anyone could present this in a school setting.

 With the Internet becoming the number one mode of research, what are other schools doing to teach Internet safety and ethics?