I use this as an end of semester project. We cover all three project choices and using good research techniques on the Internet. This project is a favorite among my students.
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I use this worksheet to help my students create citations for websites. I use the following form for a website citation:
Author. Title. [Online] Available URL, Date.
I created this WebQuest for a class I took while I was getting my masters degree. In the ZIP file double click the index.htm file to see the WebQuest.
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6th - 12th
Character Education, Computer Science - Technology
I created this WebQuest for a class I took while getting my masters degree. The is a research project where students will research certain events that happened during the year they were born. I've had kids make PowerPoints, Websites, and Videos with this project.
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This is a project I do at the beginning of the PowerPoint section of my class. There is the main "instruction" page, a "Think Sheet" were students can write down their thoughts, and a couple of examples in the zip file.
6th - 8th
Character Education, Computer Science - Technology
This is a research and PowerPoint project focusing on on of the 50 States.
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6th - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Instructional Technology, Social Studies
This group of projects was designed to help Kansas 6th graders learn more about prefixes and suffixes. There are 3 projects with instructions, rubrics, and note packets.
I created this form to help my student write citation of websites they use in reports and on PowerPoint projects. It has all the main parts of the basic website citation:
Author. Title. [Online] Available URL, Date.
This is a PowerPoint I made showing the computer lab rules. The final side has access to digital versions of this slide deck. Canva Presentation, Canva Template, Scrolling Webpage, PDF, PowerPoint, Google Slides.
This is an Acceptable Use Statement I typed up from the District's statement and hand out to parents at enrollment and to students on my first day of class.
BS in Elementary Education from Sterling College, Sterling, Kansas
MS in Instructional Design & Technology, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas.
MS in Educational Leadership, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Additional biographical information
My name is Travis True. I've been a public educator since 2000. I am the Curriculum & Technology Coordinator for Topeka Public Schools. I work with teachers to successfully integrate technology into their 1:1 Chromebook classrooms. My training expertise includes GSuite, Chrome Browser, Chromebooks (including management), Blended Learning, and SAMR. My training sessions are not just focused around classroom teachers, but also building / district administrators and other support staff.
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