Objective(s)

• Students will find information about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s role in history and in the civil rights movementand, as well as his background history through navigating through websites successfully.
• Students will use the software entitled "Inspiration" to type in information, use handles to click and drag and enlarge/move graphics.

Summary

A third grade class at Trantwood Elementary School, a Virginia Beach City Public School, explores the life of Martin Luther King by using various internet sites, including those created by other children and various other age-appropriate sites, and then creating a web of information in a software called Inspiration.

National Standards

Check your own state and districts standards.

Technology and/or Materials Needed

• Computers with Internet access
• Inspiration software for each computer
• Speakers/headphones for each computer
• LCD projector hooked up to the teacher's computer

Implementation Time Frame

Two class periods

Activities

1. Create a template (or have students create template) on Inspiration on the areas that you want the students to find information. Examples of topics might be: MLK's birthplace/birthday, MLK's dream, definition of the civil rights movement.
2. Have students visit the following sites to complete their exploration of MLK's life:
   • Kid-Pix Slideshow from a school in Sleepyhollow NY
   • MLK's speech "I have a Dream"

Assessment

To create an assessment rubric, check out Rubistar and select "Research Project". (Rubistar is a site that enables you to make quick and easy rubrics with pre-set criteria). You can then select the criteria and edit criteria that best servies your students' needs and abilities.

Resources and Links

Check out Netfiles' Net-igration for this month for links to other Black History resources.