K-12 Partnership Program

Unique and Compelling Interdisciplinary Internet Projects that Focus on Language Arts and Social Studies

Purpose of Today's Workshop

Today's workshop will examine Internet projects that incorporate unique and compelling resources in the areas of Language Arts and Social Studies. Participants will first examine a number of unique online resources that can be incorporated into a Language Arts or Social Studies Lesson. They will then learn techniques for evaluating web sites for use in the classroom and will explore several high quality interdisciplinary projects. Finally, participants will participate in a session which will model how an  Internet-based project can be implemented in the classroom.

Examples of Topic- Specific Resources

• Government and Politics: Find Out How Your Congressperson Voted 
• Economics and Finance: Yahoo! Stock Quote Guide
• Language Arts: School Newspapers Online
• Foreign Languages: Foreign Language Newspapers, Altavista Translator
• Social Studies: Excite City Net

Examples of Compelling Projects for Language Arts and Social Studies

• Mind's Eye Monster Project
• The Underground Railroad Lesson
• Shamrock Lane
• GeoGame
• Movie in the Making
• Historical Treasure Chests

Web Sites that Publish Student Work

• KidPub
• MidLink Magazine
• Positively Poetry
• Kid News
• Highwired.Net - Any Easy Way to Publish Your School's Newspaper
• Links to Other Resources for Publishing Student Work

Exploring Language Arts and Social Studies Web Sites