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Advanced Organizer PowerPoint In this project we decided to explore the differences in the way adolescents and adults learn. Utilizing the concept of advanced organizer as defined by David Ausebel, we developed a PowerPoint presentation explaining how both adults and adolescents learn and some techniques to consider using in teaching to both groups.

Concept Attainment Concept attainment was our first assignment and reflects some of our earlier attempts at integrating technology into the curriculum. We feel that this is a good example of a simplistic approach to delivering curriculum that allowed students to use basic software tools in working on the assignment.

Digital Divide This investigation was conducted during the summer of 2000 and revolved around the concept of bridging the gap in technology between the haves and the have-nots. Using President Clinton's New World Market Tour as a guide, our group gathered information concerning the government's approach to providing technology opportunities to the major portion of the United States citizens.

Landscapes Unit This project was developed as a way to integrate social science, science, language arts and math in a web-based environment. The primary goal is for students to discover what is involved in sending a space shuttle to Mars, utilizing Kepler's laws. The first unit, space, will take approximately two weeks for students to complete. We've identified three other units: water, environment and air, which are currently under development. Eventually, we would like to develop this project into 10 units spanning a full semester.

WebQuest This website was created as part of our action research project to be used in a 6th grade social studies class. It is approximately a three week unit that meets the California State Standards for Social Studies (Ancient Civilizations) and Language Arts. The unit included Internet resources, online worksheets, assessment rubrics, teacher guide, PowerPoint tutorial and kite building material.