This document outlines various educational uses of the internet including online simulations, online learning, online quizzes, collaborative projects, classroom websites, virtual tours, lesson plans, webquests, publishing, and research. Some examples provided are a virtual frog dissection, an animated atlas of US history, online quizzes in different subject areas, collaborative projects on Teacher's Corner, creating a classroom website using Weebly, taking a virtual tour of a dairy farm, finding a voting lesson plan on Scholastic, completing a colonial times webquest, publishing student writing on Edublogs, and using Google to conduct online research.

1. EDUCATIONAL USES
OF THE INTERNET

4. Online Simulations
◦ Title: The Virtual Frog
◦ Description: This is a website where students can virtually dissect a frog. This gives
students the opportunity to get familiar with the activity before actually dissecting a
frog. On-line simulations are a great way for students to try something out before they
have to do it in class.
◦ Technology: The virtual Frog
◦ Example: The Virtual Frog Dissection

5. Online Learning
◦ Title: Animated Atlas
◦ Description: This is a video on the growth of the Nation. It is a 10 minute animated video
that gets students familiar with the early growth of the United States. Online learning is a
great way to incorporate technology in the classroom and to get students excited
about learning.
◦ Technology: Internet
◦ Example Link: http://www.animatedatlas.com

6. Online Quizzes
◦ Title: That Quiz
◦ Description: This is an online tool that allows students to take a quiz in different subject
areas. Online quizzes are a way for students to test their knowledge and it also helps
students know where they are struggling.
◦ Technology: Internet
◦ Example Link: http://www.thatquiz.org/

7. Collaborative Projects
◦ Title: The Teacher’s Corner
◦ Description: Collaborative projects are a way for a class to work together on one
project. My example link is Teacher’s Corner offers collaborative projects for teachers.
◦ Technology: Internet
◦ Example Link: http://www.theteacherscorner.net/collaboration-projects/

8. Classroom Websites
◦ Title: Weebly
◦ Description: Classroom websites are a way for teachers to make announcements,
display student work, and post assignments. Class websites are great because it allows
students and parents to have access to everything that is going on in the class.
◦ Technology: Weebly
◦ Example Link: http://weebly.com

9. Virtual Tours
◦ Title: The Modern Dairy Farm
◦ Description: Virtual tours are very useful because it allows students to see places or
events that they might not be able to see in person. The example link leads to a
website with a plethora of virtual tours. One that I thought was interesting was a virtual
tour of a dairy farm. Virtual tours can be used in several subject areas and grade levels.
◦ Technology: Internet
◦ Example Link: http://www.agclass.org/kids/tour-modern.htm

10. Lesson Plans
◦ Title: Every Vote Counts
◦ Description: There are many places to find lesson plans online. The internet is a great
resource when teachers are looking for lesson plans or lesson plan ideas. The lesson
plan I found for my example was on the Scholastic website and it included activities to
go along with the lesson.
◦ Technology: Internet
◦ Example Link: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/every-vote-counts

11. WebQuests
◦ Title: Journey to Colonial Times
◦ Description: WebQuests are interactive activities online. In the WebQuest I chose as an
example, the students have to become a character from Colonial times and do an
activity based on their character. It is a great way to get students interested in a topic.
◦ Technology: Internet
◦ Example Link: http://www.bristolvaschools.org/mwarren/JourneytoColonialTimes.htm

12. Publishing
◦ Title: Edublogs
◦ Description: Edublogs is a place where teachers can set up a safe place for students to
publish their own writings. It is a great idea if you want to motivate students to write and
share their stories with others.
◦ Technology: Edublogs
◦ Example Link: http://www.edublogs.com

13. Research
◦ Title: Google
◦ Description: Doing research often starts with researching a topic on the Internet. There
are many different search engines but one of the most popular ones is Google. Google
can be safely used by students and it can help them find the information they need to
do research.
◦ Technology: Internet
◦ Example Link: www.google.com