[MOSAIC] Appropriate travel websites for High Schoolers report

[Cheryl Martin]

Thanks Kathlena! Great ideas.
Cheryl

On Feb 25, 2007, at 8:10 AM, kmglass at optonline.net wrote:

> Hi Cheryl,
> Last year I did a webquest with my 5th grade students on Alaska.  I  
> didn't want to limit their creativity or to have students all use  
> the same information so I directed them to yahooligans.com.  It's a  
> search engine directed towards students so inappropriate website  
> will not come up.  It may seem childish to them but it's a good way  
> to ensure they won't be visiting inappropriate websites.  This may  
> help after students already have an idea of "a place they would  
> like to visit".  To help direct students on ideas of where they  
> would like to visit, try www.travelforkids.com which will provide  
> them with information on different countries and fun things to do  
> there.  I'm not sure what the reading levels of your students are,  
> but the text on this website isn't challenging but still  
> informative.  Hope this helps!
> Kathlena
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cheryl Martin
> Date: Saturday, February 24, 2007 7:42 pm
> Subject: [MOSAIC] Appropriate travel websites for High Schoolers  
> report
> To: mosaic at literacyworkshop.org
>
>> Hi, does anyone have any student appropriate websites for a
>> research
>> project on "a place I would like to visit"? This is for H.S.
>> Special
>> Ed. students who are going develop a WebQuest on the subject.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Cheryl
>>
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