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Chapter 4 Activities |
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| 1. News Story -find a news story on the web, gather notes in you and write a one page "news story" on what you found in a POD. |
| 2. Search Engine Tutorials -Links to Search engines and sites with tips about "Boolean" searches. |
| 3. Keyword Treasure Hunt - Use those search tips to try searching for different combination of words to look for treasure of information. |
| 4. Interview Tips and Plan -Get some tips on interviewing and create a plan to interview a scientist or expert, or another scribe. |
| 5. Finding Scientists and Experts -Find a scientist and send email requesting information about your topic. |
| 6. Amber Science Search - Use your research skills to find information that can connect to your science classes. |
| Interview a Victim --Message Center Activity |
These activities are to be opened from the sidebar of your POD:
Classroom
Log
--- Using the log of your POD chat to organize
yourself to do research for your story.
Things to Do --- Using
an electronic notebook to assign tasks to team members.
ByteSource---Keeping
track of your sources electronically.
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Some of these Activities will always be "under construction" , so check back frequently for the latest links, etc.
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Be sure to return to the book "Scribes Online" to
learn how to apply this research when you write your story in
the POD. Learn how to make the story interactive.
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