Wow! Look at our China Comic Life Projects!

The Fourth Grade created AMAZING Comic Life Projects last week.  First, they completed a Webquest,  answering a series of questions using the National Geographic for Kids Website. During class the following week, they used those facts  to create a Comic Life Project.  Credit needs to go to the Lonely Planet website, where we found the beautiful pictures of China to complement our research.

Using PBS Sites to Explore Internet Safety

Today, we will begin with a BrainPop Jr. movie on Internet Safety:

http://www.brainpopjr.com/artsandtechnology/technology/internetsafety/

We'll then take the Quiz!

The we will play a pair of games to explore issues of web safety, information literacy and digital citizenship.  Both games have been created by PBS Kids.

The first is a simple introduction to some of the major topics in Internet safety, such as downloading, passwords, meeting people online and being safe.  By navigating this game, and answering questions correctly, students will earn an official web license:

http://pbskids.org/old_license/

PBS has also created a more comprehensive game titled Webonauts, to be found here:

http://pbskids.org/webonauts/

These games will kick off a discussion of Internet Safety that will take place next week.