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=EDC423 Internet Workshop Activity=

**BEFORE CLASS:** Read the following article and complete a discovery memo. Remember to: 1. Sum up your interpretation of Leu's big ideas (what is Internet Workshop and why is it important?) 2. Make connections to your own experiences and to your future classroom) 3. Reflect on the ideas in your reading (pose questions for the author, provide alternative solutions and responses, demonstrate that you are "grappling" to deal with the challenges these ideas pose for you as a reading teacher).

Leu, D.J., Jr. (2002, February). Internet Workshop: Making time for literacy [Exploring Literacy on the Internet department]. The Reading Teacher, 55(5). Available: http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/elec_index.asp?HREF=/electronic/RT/2-02_Column/index.html)

The Magic Treehouse Series has a companion website at http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse/ where your students can explore more about each book, connect to Research Guides, interact with Mary Pope Osborne, and learn about the research she does to write each of her books. Learn more about [|The Vacation Under the Volcano] and the companion research guide [|Ancient Rome and Pompeii]

**DURING CLASS:** =//Moving Beyond A Vacation Under the Volcano//=

In this activity, the members of your group will engage in Internet Workshop together around four non-fiction topics woven into Mary Pope Osborne’s book //Vacation Under The Volcano//. Each team member will have 20 minutes to explore and gather information on the Internet in one area. You may begin your exploration guided by the questions you created before class. However, you may encounter additional information about the topic that you find interesting as you explore. You will bring the information you gathered about your topic back to your team where you will share and discuss it for 30 minutes.

Please be sure to share the following with your group members:
 * AS A STUDENT participating in Internet Workshop:
 * at least **two new ideas** you learned about your topic
 * one tip you can share for **how to read/navigate** information on webpages
 * AS A TEACHER:
 * Share your thoughts about this activity on the wiki. Is it useful for building comprehension of digital texts? (Why/why not?) Does it align with any principles of motivating/engaging instruction? (Why/why not?)

**Pompeii**
//What exactly happened on that horrible day in Pompeii? How do scientists know what really happened? In what sequence did the events occur? What was lost in the eruption? Was anything saved?// Explore at least two of these websites. Take notes and be prepared to share what you discovered.
 * News: [|Ancient Pompeii Destroyed By A Volcano]
 * Discovery Channel Journey: [|The Long, Deathly Silence]
 * Amazing Stories: [|Pompeii: Death of A City] ... if needed: (login: neag) (password: neag)
 * [|Deadly Shadow of Mt. Vesuvius] from PBS Nova Online
 * Photo and Captions Gallery: [|Pompeii, Italy]
 * Photo Gallery: [|Stories from the Pompeii Eruption]
 * Photo Gallery: [|Architecture in Pompeii]
 * Photo Gallery: [|Ancient Art and Architecture That Survived]

//What was a typical day like in Ancient Rome? What did people wear and eat? How did they spend their time? What did the Ancient Romans believe in? How is it similar or different to your life now?// Explore at least two of these websites. Take notes and be prepared to share what you discovered.
 * Ancient Roman Life**
 * [|Ancient Rome from Nettlesworth Primary School]
 * [|Ancient Rome for Kids] and [|Daily Life in Rome] (from Mr. Dunn's Teacher Page)
 * [|The Roman Empire] (Children's Section)
 * [|Ancient Rome Kidipede]
 * [|Ancient Rome for Kids] from Odyssey Online
 * [|Ancient Roman Architecture and Engineering Photo Gallery]
 * [|Roman Aqueducts] - an ancient wonder! (a [|video] on aqueducts; other videos on aspects of Roman life below the image)
 * [|Ancient Roman Art] - a few details from this Thinkquest

//What is a volcano? Are all volcanoes the same? What makes a volcano so dangerous anyway? Are there still volcanoes today and if so, where?// Explore at least two of these websites. Take notes and be prepared to share what you discovered.
 * Volcanoes**
 * [|Volcano Explorer] from Discovery Kids
 * [|Volcanoes from Enchanted Learning] (see links at the bottom too)
 * [|Volcano Hunters] (and other volcano videos) from National Geographic Kids
 * [|Facts About Volcanoes] from Woodlands Junior School
 * [|Volcanoes Information] from Geology for Kids (see links on left menu)
 * [|Volcanoes of Mars and Washington] (links at the top to explore too)
 * [|Volcanoes] from Exploring the Environment Modules
 * [|Volcano World for Kids]

//What is mythology? Did only the Romans believe in gods? What can we learn about life today from mythology?// Explore at least two of these websites. Take notes and be prepared to share what you discovered.
 * Mythology**
 * [|Roman Gods] from Jo Edkins (also links to [|other myths] about Egyptian Gods and Viking Gods)
 * [|Winged Sandals]: Greek Mythology
 * [|World Creation Myths]
 * [|Greek Myths]: Storynory Audio Stories
 * [|Introductory Chart on the Greek and Roman Gods]
 * [|Comparing Roman and Greek Gods and Goddesses]
 * [|The Myth Man]
 * [|MythWeb]

AFTER CLASS:
=Our Class Wikibooks about Pompeii, Ancient Rome, Volcanoes, and Mythology=

Follow the directions in your Book Activity #6 handout Part B (to upload your notes) and Part C. Create your own Internet Workshop


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 * Internet Webquests for Grade 2**
 * [|An Insect's Perspective] - Grade 2 Science and Literacy
 * [|What's in a Name: Crysanthemum] (Kevin Henkes)
 * [|Just Winging It: Butterfly Life Cycle]
 * [|Bat Quest: In Search of Stellalluna]
 * [|Designing Hermit's New Home] (Grade 2 Advanced)
 * [|Snakes Alive]
 * [|Meeting in the Mitten]
 * [|Study Insects with Eric Carle]
 * [|Swimmy and the Deep Blue Sea] (Grade 2 - less scaffolding or role playing)
 * [|Oceanography ABC Books] (Jerry Pallotta - less scaffolding or role playing)
 * [|Welcome to Miss Spider's Tea Party] (Kindergarten - some links don't work but the design idea is a good one)
 * [|Arthur's Tooth] (Grade K-1)
 * [|Frog Finds His Family] (Grade 1)
 * * [|Other Webquests to Explore from Eduscapes]