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[|Myths and Legends] - great site for digital story telling using preset characters and settings int he Myths genre. Ability to upload pictures, add voice, sound and share with everyone

[|Hero Generator] - use the hero generator as a motivational set to get students excited about heroes...blog about it, write a persuasive essay about why the world needs your hero

[] - a great site for all the web 2.0 tools you can use

[] - cool video about the near future

[|Eldon's PLN] media type="custom" key="3370028"


 * **Understand/Know/Do** || **Instructional Strategy** ||
 * Understand…
 * first hit isn't always the best
 * spelling counts
 * not everything is true
 * there is **__so__** much out there
 * different search engines work in different ways || * create a bogus search to show students that not everything is true
 * use tree octopus search and meseum of hoaxes site
 * cross grade grouping ||
 * Know...
 * skim, scan and read || * depends on age: independent study - refine skills
 * cross grade grouping - older grades teach younger grades ||
 * Do...
 * type
 * specific keywords
 * boolean operators || * guided instruction - doing a series of searches using different filters and boolean operators to narrow down the number of hits on a search ||