Computer Chronicles
http://www.iearn.org/circles/lcguide/cc/cc.html
Students participating in the iEARN Learning Circle publish a newspaper called
the Computer Chronicles. Each participating class publishes a section of the
newspaper as part of the Learning Circle project.
Going on a Surfing Safari: Introducing the Web to Kids
http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/multimedia/safari.asp
Activities and information to help teach Internet basics to students.
Evaluating Web sites for Quality
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/evalmidd.html
Activity that helps students learn to evaluate the quality of
Web sites and whether to trust it as an information source.
Student Guidelines for Multimedia and Web Publishing
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/guidelines.html
Guidelines for students about crediting their sources in multimedia
and Web site projects.
Giant Campus
http://www.giantcampus.com
Giant Campus has a variety of curricula that are appropriate for
middle school students. The following curricula require a purchase
of supplementary software:
Giant Campus Curriculum |
Software Needed |
| DPG: Digital Photography and Graphics |
Photoshop Elements 2 |
| Flash MX |
Macromedia Flash MX |
| Video Editing |
Sony Movie Studio |
| Web Design with Dreamweaver MX |
Dreamweaver MX |
Some of the Giant Campus curricula work better on higher-end
computer technology. They recommend a minimum of Pentium II 400
MHZ computers with 256 MB RAM, 4 GB HD, CD Rom/ floppy, 10/100
Base-T, 3D graphics card (flexible), 1 USB Port, Windows 2000,
and Serial and Parallel Ports.
If you are interested in any of the Giant Campus curriculum,
ask Karen Manuel for a username and password to try out the curriculum.
If you are interested in using the curriculum with your students,
contact the Puget Sound Center so that we can order licenses.
