1. CyberHunts for the Middle School Learner Audra Robertson & Victoria Meredith North Carolina Middle School Conference 2009

2. Audra Robertson Seventh Grade Language Arts Teacher at Holbrook Middle School Pinnacle Leader & TRICKS Trainer Graduate of Green Mountain College National Board Certified Teacher Appalachian Graduate Student Wife & Mom- Native of Upstate New York Welcome! A little about us.

3. Victoria Meredith Seventh Grade Social Studies Teacher at Holbrook Middle School Pinnacle Leader Appalachian Graduate Student “Mom” to four wonderful dogs Native of West Virginia Graduate of Bethany College, Marshall University, and WVU

4. Want to have your students be this engaged?

5. Introduction Teachers are becoming innovative users of the Internet and are developing learning activities that:  guide students through their use of the Internet  help students meet learning objectives  help teachers assess student progress, and easily report this progress to parents Adapted from http://dixiesd.marin.k12.ca.us/dixieschool/Classrooms/Rechtfertig/cyberhunts/http://dixiesd.marin.k12.ca.us/dixieschool/Classrooms/Rechtfertig/cyberhunts/

6. What are CyberHunts? A CyberHunt is an online scavenger hunt in which students search for answers to questions. A CyberHunt is one of the easiest online activities for students to use. While making a CyberHunt, teachers learn and practice beginning technology integration skills. Adapted from http://dixiesd.marin.k12.ca.us/dixieschool/Classrooms/Rechtfertig/cyberhunts/http://dixiesd.marin.k12.ca.us/dixieschool/Classrooms/Rechtfertig/cyberhunts/

7. Why CyberHunts? Using CyberHunts helps students:  learn the basics of web navigation  practice reading online information for meaning  respond to comprehension questions using the Internet  prepare for more complex online activities Adapted from http://dixiesd.marin.k12.ca.us/dixieschool/Classrooms/Rechtfertig/cyberhunts/http://dixiesd.marin.k12.ca.us/dixieschool/Classrooms/Rechtfertig/cyberhunts/

8. Why Make or Use CyberHunts? Making or Using CyberHunts helps teachers:  conduct online searches for information  identify appropriate websites  develop online activities that relate to teaching objectives  manage students to complete online activities Adapted from http://dixiesd.marin.k12.ca.us/dixieschool/Classrooms/Rechtfertig/cyberhunts/http://dixiesd.marin.k12.ca.us/dixieschool/Classrooms/Rechtfertig/cyberhunts/

9. There’s no specific way you have to create a CyberHunt. They can be Word Documents. They can be Power Points. They can be puzzles. The choices are only as endless as your imagination… or the imagination of your students.

10. Making a CyberHunt in PowerPoint is as easy as one, two, three!

11. 1. Use a kid-friendly search engine to find resources on your topic. 2. Make up questions that can be answered by the resources. 3. Make a PowerPoint document with those questions and insert hyperlinks that point to those resources.

12. Our Examples

13. Our Examples…. -Latitude & Longitude -Fractions -Denmark & Iceland -Lou Gehrig -Volume -Simple MachinesLatitude & LongitudeFractionsDenmark & IcelandLou GehrigVolumeSimple Machines

14. Step 1: Kid-Friendly Search Engines

15. Kid-Friendly Search Engines Ask for Kids (formerly Ask Jeeves for Kids) Kids Click! Yahooligans / Yahoo for Kids Dibdabdoo ALA Great Sites for Kids Awesome Library for Kids Fact Monster Kids.gov ThinkQuest Library KOL / Kids AOL CyberSleuth Kids Open Directory Kids and Teens ITHAKI Kids Only Metasearch Engine Sources: http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=2156191http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=2156191 and http://www.ivyjoy.com/rayne/kidssearch.htmlhttp://www.ivyjoy.com/rayne/kidssearch.html

16. How to Hyperlink

17. Hyperlink to a Webpage Type the web address you wish to link, OR on the internet, find the website you wish to link to, highlight the web address, right- click the mouse, click in the drop-down menu given. Go to your document or PowerPoint and right-click to the web address, hit the space bar one time. This should automatically become a hyperlink when you view your slideshow. (This may work better than typing the address, because you can be assured that it is correct.) Example: www.google.com

18. Hyperlink to a Document Type the name of the document. Highlight the name of the document. Go to Insert in the PowerPoint toolbar. Click Hyperlink. In the Insert Hyperlink dialogue box that appears, choose the file you wish to link. The Hyperlink should change color, indicating it now has a link that can be clicked. Example: Field Trip

19. Hyperlink to a Picture Type the name of the document. Highlight the name of the document. Go to Insert in the PowerPoint toolbar. Click hyperlink. In the Insert Hyperlink dialogue box that appears, choose the file you wish to link. The Hyperlink should change color, indicating it now has a link that can be clicked. Example: New Puppy

20. Using Pictures or Icons as Hyperlinks Insert the picture or icon you wish to use as your Hyperlink. Right click on the picture or icon. Choose Hyperlink in the drop down menu. Choose the picture or document you wish to hyperlink the picture or icon to. This hyperlink can link to a document, webpage or picture. Example:

21. 150+ CyberHunt Sources

22. Thank you for coming today and have a great time hunting! Renewal Code: 9125 Audra Robertson Holbrook Middle School amrobertson@gaston.k12.nc.us amrobertson@gaston.k12.nc.us Victoria Meredith Holbrook Middle School vemeredith@gaston.k12.nc.us vemeredith@gaston.k12.nc.us