Middle School

Blogging

Keyboarding

Practice typing at Typeracer

Determine speed and errors at Keybr

Complete the following steps below using www.atypingtest.com

Homerow Keys

Homerow Practice (Record you SPEED, ERRORS, and ACCURACY %. Complete 10 times.)

Homerow Test (Record you SPEED, ERRORS, and ACCURACY %. Complete 10 times.)

Left Hand Practice(Record you SPEED, ERRORS, and ACCURACY %. Complete 10 times.)

Right Hand Practice(Record you SPEED, ERRORS, and ACCURACY %. Complete 10 times.)

Capitalization of Homerow Keys(Record you SPEED, ERRORS, and ACCURACY %. Complete 10 times.)

Commonly Used Words 1(Record you SPEED, ERRORS, and ACCURACY %. Complete 10 times.)

Commonly Used Words 2(Record you SPEED, ERRORS, and ACCURACY %. Complete 10 times.)

Commonly Used Words 3(Record you SPEED, ERRORS, and ACCURACY %. Complete 10 times.)

Computer Concepts

Pre-Assessment of Skills for Unit 1, Project 2

Windows Desktop - Click here to take survey

Using a Mouse - Click here to take survey

Multiple Applications - Click here to take survey

Know the Keyboard - Click here to take survey

Closing Windows - Click here to take survey

Study Skills

Find out your Learning Style

What are your areas of Multiple Intelligence?

MIREADS Find something to READ based on what you KNOW: a website that suggests books based on your mulitple intelligences.

Do you have good Study Habits? What are habits?

Develop a Daily Schedule

Practice seven different Memorization Techniques

Play brain games

Test your listening skills with these activities:

A Bad Day Find Our House At the Bank Following Directions on the Phone Clothes Shopping Negative Questions

21st Century Information Fluency

Locate Information I : What am I searching for?

Identify Key Concepts in a Research Question

Turning Questions into Answers (Teacher Resource)(Question to Query)

Query Checklist (Teacher Resource)(Question to Query)

Querries(Teacher Resource)

KEYWORD CHALLENGES

Buffalo Challenge

Earthquake Challenge

Keyword Challenges (Great Wall, Stamp Collectors, Broadway, Hollywood, Piranha)

Soccer I Challenge

Snowsport I Challenge

Lego Lady Challenge

Select Initial Keywords

Using Keyword Challenges in Class(Teacher Resource)Using Keywords Effectively(Teacher Resource)Spelling(Teacher Resource)

Search Box Strategy (Teacher Resource)

KEYWORD CHALLENGES

Kermit the Frog Challenge

Diamond Challenge

Earthquake Toy Challenge

2007 Pump Price Challenge

Optical Illusion Challenge

Transformer Challenge

Temperature ChallengeASSESSMENTOptimal Query Assessment

Optimal Query Assessment User GuideWORKSHEETS

Key Concepts and Keywords.doc

Select Boolean Operators

Operators Tutorial Operators Three Operators to Know Best and Worst Query Action Zone Lessons QuickPick: Operator Smarts Advanced Operators Explained (video)OPERATOR CHALLENGESTV Search Challenge Pirates and Piranhas Operators Challenge Piranhas (Operators)ASSESSMENT

Operator Assessment Assessment User Guide Assessment User Guide (pdf version)

Locate Information II : Where will I look:

Select Digital Collections (Visible vs. Invisible)

QuickPick: Deep Web Video: Invisible Web Rollyo Database: Inventors and Inventions Invisible Web: How Can You Search It?Opaque: What is the nearly invisible or opaque web?Vanishing Web The Deep (Invisible) Web (Teacher Resource)ARCHERY CHALLENGESDatabase Match Can Google google it?Can Yahoo google it?

Archery Challenge

Roller Coaster Challenge

ASSESSMENTKnowing Where to Search

Locate Information III : How will I get there?

Evaluate: How good is the information?

Evaluate the Quality of the Search Results in order to make a Revision Decision

QuickPick: Find Command Curriculum Idea: Demo Search Gold Rush Applications Help with Hypertext

CHALLENGES

California Gold -- Reading Snippets, timed and untimed

Klondike Gold -- Reading Paragraphs, timed and untimed

Snowsport II

What are they thinking?

Evaluate to Determine Reliability, Accuracy, Timeliness, Evidence, Print Sources, Author, Publisher and Bias

Animal Fact or Fiction--Graded Evaluation Searches using Rollyo Using Evaluation Games in Class Using Bad Apple Classroom Edition Wikipedia: Ban It? or Boost It?Wikipedia in the Classroom QuickPick: Links To QuickPick: Reading URLs(in 3 parts)Accuracy(MicroModule)Date: How Recently was the Page Published or Updated?Evidence(MicroModule)Links To(MicroModule)

Traditional Sources(MicroModule)

QuickPick: Find Command

Curriculum Idea: Demo Search

Gold Rush Applications

BAD APPLE ACTIVITIES

British Stick Insect Foundation

Bad Apple Classroom Edition

USE IT OR LOSE IT ACTIVITIES

Shakespeare

Air Car

Elect Susie Flynn

WSI - WEBSITE INVESTIGATOR ACTIVITIES

Using the IMSA Evaluation WizardEvaluating Blogs using RubricsWhat are they thinking?

Evaluating Information

Who is the Author?

Evaluating Information

Evaluating the Publisher

Evaluate these sites: Air Car Tadoos Golf Cross

Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie

California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge

Eternal Life

Mankato, MN

Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus

Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow Torches

The Burmese Mountain Dog

Use: How will I ethically use this information?

Copyright, Citation-Credit, Fair Use, Quotations, Paraphrasing and Plagiarism

Secondary Searching (Guide)

Action Zone Lessons(Guide)

Citation(MicroModule)

Incorporate Images(MicroModule)

Incorporate Text(MicroModule)

Plagiarism(MicroModule)

Sorting Hat Challenge(Search Challenge)

Useless Facts Challenge(Search Challenge)

Citation(Tutorial Game)

Plagiarism 1(Tutorial Game)

Plagiarism 2(Tutorial Game)

Citation Assessment(Interactive Tool)

Citation Assessment User Guide(Teacher Guide)

Plagiarism Lesson on Prezi

Using Information

Citation Procedure

Test your Search and Ethical Use Skills

RADCAB

Relevancy

Appropriateness

Detail

Currency

Authority

Bias

Choosing the right dog for a pet.

Teacher Example: www.petwebsite.com/dogs/.

Teacher Example 2: www.akc.org

RADCAB 1: www.wonderpuppy.net

RADCAB 2: www.canismajor.com/dog/decis.html

RADCAB 3: www.dogs.about.com/cs/breedprofiles/a/choosing_a_dog.htm

RADCAB 4: www.northbay-canine.org/miscmutt-txt.htm

RADCAB 5: www.showdog.com

RADCAB 6: http://www.purina.com/choosing-a-pet/

RADCAB 7: http://www.dog-obedience-training-review.com/choosing-a-dog-breed.html

A1. http://www1.extension.umn.edu/youth/mn4-H/projects/animal-science/dog/ (Appropriateness)

A2. http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/whatsnew/article2.cfm?id=1124 (Appropriateness)

A3. http://www.raiseddogfeeder.com/html/dogformation.html (Appropriateness)

C1: http://caninechronicle.com/ (Currency) Click on link to Our Cover Story

C2: http://www.dognews.com/ (Currency) Click on the Current Issue

C3: http://www.celebritydognews.com/celeb_dog_owner.php (Currency) Read Celeb Dog Owner of the Week

Webquests

National Months of Celebration

Nobel Prize Winners

Pathfinders

Dogs

Link to Website Evaluation page

Stopwatch

Report abuse

Middle School

Blogging

Keyboarding

Computer Concepts

Study Skills

21st Century Information Fluency

Locate Information I : What am I searching for?

Identify Key Concepts in a Research Question

Select Initial Keywords

Select Boolean Operators

Locate Information II : Where will I look:

Select Digital Collections (Visible vs. Invisible)

Locate Information III : How will I get there?

Use Search Engines Efficiently

Use Subject Directories Efficiently

Develop Vocabulary Building Strategies

Select Alternate Keywords based on Search Results

Revise Queries by Selecting Alternate Operators

Evaluate: How good is the information?

Evaluate the Quality of the Search Results in order to make a Revision Decision

Evaluate to Determine Reliability, Accuracy, Timeliness, Evidence, Print Sources, Author, Publisher and Bias

Evaluating Information

Use: How will I ethically use this information?

Copyright, Citation-Credit, Fair Use, Quotations, Paraphrasing and Plagiarism

Using Information

RADCAB

Webquests

Pathfinders

Stopwatch