Integrate Internet in Learning

Introduction

There is no doubt that internet has been one of the biggest discoveries of this century. The world has drastically changed since the advent of the internet. With internet, now it is possible to do lots of things that were not possible earlier. 

The internet is becoming more important in almost all aspects of life. It is now one of the favorite way of communications, many jobs have been created, it is important to understand the net as many jobs now require a knowledge. So for students, it is important for being able to do research and term papers as well interact with friends or study groups if you form them.

Task

    You have been selected to defend the important use of the Internet in education to your partners of your school.  It is your responsibility to prove  that you and your classmates understand how to be safe on the Internet.  You only have one chance to convince them that the Internet should not be banned and emigrate more.  Your class will be divided up into pairs and each pair of students will research one aspect of  Internet in school.

When your research is complete, you and your partner will present what you learned to the class, and create a poster about you topic that will be displayed in the school.   

     Remember, you and your partner are trying to persuade the other on the important of it.  Work hard to convince them that you know how to use it safely and responsibly and why it is important to do so.  

Process

 

Each student will be responsible for completing the following items:

  • Answering questions about your assigned topics 
  • Creating a poster, with your partner, about subject
  • Presenting your information to the class
  • Becoming an expert in Internet us in education.
Evaluation

You will be creating a poster that represents your internet safety topic. 

What information do I put in my poster?

Remember that you are still trying to convince the other how important is to use internet on the school to let the students use the Internet in school.  You want to include

      • he information you found in your research (the answers to your questions)
      • background and design
      • pictures

 

Each member of the group must assist in the creation of the poster.  Do a rough draft design first.  Be sure to check your spelling and grammar!

 

So....

  • Is your research done?
  • Have you answered all your questions?

If you answered YES to all these questions, you're READY to make your poster.  See your instructor and she'll get you started.

 

Rubric

 

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Information

The student show they have  depth of knowledge on the topic and have detailed information about their assigned topic. The information is pulled from a variety of different sources and shows a level of knowledge beyond 7th grade.

The student show they have  depth of knowledge on the topic and have detailed information about their assigned topic.

The student shows some knowledge but not much detailed information is known about the topic

The student shows little to no knowledge of their topic.

Presentation

Student group presents a solid argument for why that part of the internet is bad.  But then they gives some safety tips and proper ways to behave on the internet based on their topic.

Students speak loudly and are very persuasive.

Student group presents a solid argument for why that part of the internet is bad. They have great knowledge of their topic but may lack a good argument for keeping the internet.

Students can be heard and make clear sense.

Student group knows why their part of the internet is bad but has little to no knowledge of how they can use it appropriately.

Student might be hard to hear or their argument is unclear.

Student group does not present or is not ready for presentation.

Poster

The poster shows a clear understanding of their topic and specific ways to protect yourself on the web and behave appropriately.  Poster is very well laid out and designed.  Easy to see and would look great in the hall.

The poster shows a clear understanding of their topic and specific ways to protect yourself on the web and behave appropriately.

The poster does not have enough information on the topic.

Group has no poster.