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Website
Other

Building a School Web Site

For Students 9th - 10th
A basic introduction to building Web sites. Includes getting started, communication, publishing power, files, words, pictures, color, links, and standards links.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Research Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson focuses on research sources by listing 10 types of sources: books, periodicals/magazines, newspaper articles, scholarly articles, databases, reviews, interviews, lectures, media (film, television), and websites. It...
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Handout
University of California

Uc Berkeley Library: Critical Evaluation of Resources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Questions to ask yourself when determining if a source is reliable. Discusses difference between primary and secondary source. List of reference sources and links to other sites that teach you how to evaluate sources....
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Activity
Other

Web Style Guide, 2nd Edition

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent, comprehensive web site that lists each and every step in creating your own personal web page. The site breaks down the steps into eight chapters. A great resource!
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Website
Other

Large Scale Active Middleware

For Students 9th - 10th
The Large Scale Active Middleware Proxy Cache is designed to "reduce server and network load, and increase client performance."
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Activity
Other

Be Succinct! Writing for the Web

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article gives helpful information on how to write effectively for the web. Gives information on short texts, scannability, and hypertext structure.
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Handout
Other

Nielsen Norman Group: Writing for the Web

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A detailed and comprehensive site that gives information on how to effectively and professionally write for the world wide web.
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Activity
Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Writing for the Web

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A resource for writers who are interested in writing, planning, and coding their own websites. Includes step-by-step instructions and links to further information.
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Website
Other

Web Quest: Websites Which Ones Should You Trust?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Use your detective skills to decide which websites you should trust. This site offers a useful WebQuest to help you in your sleuthing.
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Unit Plan
Learn My Way

Learn My Way: Using Search Engines

For Students 1st - 8th
In this online course, students will learn how to search for things on the internet using search engines such as Google. The course covers how to search for websites, using bookmarks, and saving images and other files.
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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: County Solutions Civic Action Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
County Solutions is a lesson-based civic action project. Young scholars examine the broad context of their issues-including the role of county and other levels of government and focus on bringing about local change using strategies...