3.28.2009

Generative Topic: Internet History As a Reflection of Who You Are

I found a few lesson plans that deal with students' internet use. For example, a lesson plan from PBS asks students to think about how the design of social networking websites affects peoples' use the website. In the lesson, students design their own social networking website with pen and paper. The lesson plan was part of a feature on the PBS website that went along with an episode of Frontline called "Growing Up Online". The show looked at different aspects of the internet such as predators, bullying , and social networking.

I found a similar lesson plan from the New York Times in which "students consider the impact of microblogging and engage in this type of communication in an academic context". For example, students can write Twitter statuses in the voice of characters from the books they are reading.

I also found a lesson plan that ties into the collage aspect of the internet. In the lesson plan by Oliva Gude, students create an installation from found objects that describes their school and life.

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