Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Intro to Internet Safe use

Internet Safety Exercises:

i.3-Lesson Plans - Digital Literacy Tour (this includes lesson plans, short videos, and student materials)
ii.Youth Privacy web
iii.Net-Know-how.ca
iv.Passport to the Internet
v.ATA Web-Awarenessvi.Share.epsb.ca Privacy Matters

Friday, November 19, 2010

Crime Scene Introduction

Go to http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Myst/ select interactive investigator and make notes on the following six categories: Biology, Chemistry, Document Identification and Forgery, Fingerprints, and Trace Evidence. Save these notes to a file in your folder that should be named Evidence and Investigation notes.

When completed, on the same website, select interactive investigator, and solve the crime. Click on the Help button to explain how you can earn up to 12 points. Do not share your answers with anyone. Each person must study the crime scene on their own.

When completed you may go to the following site:http://www.fbi.gov/kids/6th12th/6th12th.htm

You will also find some interesting on-line mysteries at the following site:
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/mspot/


Have fun!

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Remembrance Day

Have a look at these sites (or others that you may find) and prepare to present to the class the three most interesting things you learned about Remembrance Day.

Some sites are :
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/11/07/f-remembrance-day.html
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=history/other/remember
http://www.remembrancedaycanada.com/
http://www.craigmarlatt.com/canada/symbols_facts&lists/remembrance_day.html