Ms. Hopkins’ Second Grade Class Social Studies Project

 I need to know when to use the internet.  I need to know how to search the internet.  I need to know how to use the facts and pictures from the internet.  I need to know the rules I must follow when using the internet.

 When Ms. Hopkins gives you report assignments to: ◦Write about a person (ex: Martin Luther King) ◦Write about a place (ex: Egypt) ◦Write about a group of people (ex: Powhatan Indians)  When Ms. Hopkins wants you to find pictures of things we are learning about: ◦Examples: Pyramids, Longhouses, Lanterns, etc.

 Many websites are great to find information about a topic:  Type your topic in the search box (ex: Powhatan Indians)  Read through the information.  Highlight important facts or pictures that teach you something.

 Put facts into your own words: ◦Internet says: “The Powhatan Indians once lived in what is now Virginia.” ◦You write: Virginia was once the home of the Powhatan Indians.

 Write the facts word for word and include the resource website: ◦Internet says: “The Powhatan Indians once lived in what is now Virginia.” ◦You write: “The Powhatan Indians once lived in what is now Virginia” (

 When I like a picture, I include it in my paper by: ◦Right click on the picture ◦Copy it and paste it into your paper ◦Copy and paste the internet web address below the picture in your paper

 Example: The Powhatan Indians lived in a wigwam or longhouse, made out of wood and bark.

 I can use the Internet to: ◦Help me find information. ◦Look for pictures. ◦Include information in my paper if I put in my own words or cite the resource.  I cannot use the Internet to: ◦Copy the article and say it is my paper ◦Read the information and say I knew it all ◦Use the pictures and not say where they came from.

 At the end of your paper, include a Resource Page that has: ◦Website address ◦Date you found the information ◦Author of website (if available)

 I learned: ◦When to use the internet ◦How to search the internet ◦How to use the facts and pictures in my papers ◦The internet rules ◦Where to write the resources