Designing A
Web Page
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Grade Level: Kindergarten/First |
Grouping: Small groups |
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National Educational Technology Standard: Use a variety of media and technology resources
for directed and independent learning activities. |
Life Skills: Higher level thinking |
Introduction:
In this activity the students will use Web Workshop software to show how
technology can be incorporated and
integrated into daily academic subject areas to improve their reading and
writing skills.
Materials:
Sunburst’s school version of Web Workshop and a computer *
students can use a similar web page authoring software, such as Claris Homepage,
FrontPage or Netscape Composer
Procedure:
1.
As a whole
group lead the students in a discussion about what they know about community
workers and the tools that they use to perform their jobs. Write the students’ answers on the
board.
2.
Introduce
Sunburst’s school version of Web Workshop. In small groups explain how
this software works.
3.
Give each
student a web page design outline and allow them to pre-draw their community
workers and write a sentence about them. See example of Web
Page Outline.
4.
After this
information has been checked allow the students to recreate their information
on their personal web page. They can make one online at Create
Your Own Web Page
and Web
Genies.
Home Learning:
The students will visit a local business in their community and take photos
to be used in a presentation shared with the students in their
classroom. The photos can be placed in a
small inexpensive album or mounted on poster board.
Evaluation:
The students will share their web pages and be evaluated using rubrics
and assessments from Teachers
Helpers, including a Web Page
Checklist. After this is done, all of the drawings can
be compiled together to make a class web page that is posted on the school web
site.
Book Resources:
Community
Helpers from A to Z (Alphabasics)
by Bobbie Kalman, Niki Walker November 1997
A
Cap for Jack, a Coat for Jill. : A Coat for Jill (Community Helpers Series)
by Anne Neigoff
Extension:
Divide the students into small groups. Then show them how to use computers that are online to
log onto Cyberkids At this site,
students can play games, participate in educational activities, and locate links
for resources and homework help.
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