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Technical requirements for taking an online course: In order to take a course, you only need an Internet connection and a relatively up-to-date browser. This document explains the hardware requirements for online courses and Web browsers supported by Moodle.; Format: article/help

Homerun hoopla: This lesson is designed for students to gather and analyze data about baseball figures. The student will use the Internet or other resources to collect statistical data on the top five home run hitters for the current season as well as their career home run totals. The students will graph the data and determine if it is linear or non-linear.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Mathematics); By Anne Walters.

Tracing the Titanic tragedy: Students will learn about the Titanic disaster as a historical event by reading informative articles and books and by use of the Internet. They will then produce a database of passengers with information about them and use the database to analyze the information.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies); By Elizabeth Harren.

Recognizing reference sources: Students will become familiar with five different reference sources in the Media Center: Atlas, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Card Catalog (Look Up Station), and the internet. Students will be able to decide which is the BEST source to use to answer specific questions.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Information Skills); By Marybeth Hauss.

Category fun: This is a unit on categorizing for Kindergartners. It spans approximately one week, using 30-45 minutes each day. It incorporates the use of multi-media.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Computer/Technology Skills and Mathematics); By Cathy Palmer.

Building a stratovolcano: Students will review the three types of volcanoes. Students will construct a stratovolcano and determine the composition of each type of volcano. Students will research examples of stratovolcanoes using internet resources.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science); By Jessica Bohn.

Yahooligans owl information: The topic of this lesson is great horned owls. The students will read information about the description of the owls and their eating habits. The students will also be able to listen to the sounds that a great horned owl makes. The student will be expected to use computer skills as well as reading skills to look up information in the website for the worksheet.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Science); By Nicole Davenport.

China's ancient engineers: In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.6; In this lesson for grade seven, students will learn about some of the inventions of ancient China, and will discuss the kinds of engineering skills required to produce them.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); By Meredith Ebert.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.

Persuasive writing: The importance of work permits: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 1.5; In this lesson, students will read about child labor laws and work permits, and will write a persuasive paper based on what they've learned.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.

Decisions, decisions: A career exploration: In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.10; In this lesson for grade seven, students complete personality profiles to explore career options, then conduct internet research to learn about specific careers. Students write evaluative essays about the careers they choose.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance); By Jen Presley.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.

Around the world in one semester!: This lesson is a semester-long project that focuses on countries that speak the target language. Students will research a chosen country and do an oral presentation for the class. They will then research and present a current event weekly for the remainder of the semester.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Second Languages); By Crystal Humphrey and Michelle Chrismon.

Faces tell feelings - Part 1 - Understanding URLs: In this lesson, students will learn what a URL is and use URLs pointing to art sites that contain works they will use in their next art class as they begin a cooperative unit on facial expressions in works of art.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Computer/Technology Skills); By Susan Wenzel Getter.

Who's Theodor Seuss Geisel?: Meet the real Dr. Seuss: Students will search internet resources, print and multimedia encyclopedias to research information on Dr. Seuss. Students will use a "Biography" template to document information, site resources, and write a simple biography report.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Amy Rhyne, Paulette Keys, and Sarah Carson.

Slice it! Rotate it!: Volumes of revolution: The students will first view the animated slicing and rotating of various area about the x-axis or about different lines at internet sites. Then the student will complete a lab experience in which various food items will be examined as to what planar region created them.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Mathematics); By Sharon Whitted.

Exploring the 1835 NC Constitutional Convention: This Internet Scavenger Hunt allows students to read the actual proceedings of the 1835 Constitutional Convention while they discover for themselves some of the significant amendments that were made. The activity also sets the foundation for class discussions about why the state Constitution was amended in 1835 and what impact the amendments had on religious groups, free blacks, and American Indians.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Barbara Jean.

Selection policy and disclaimer for "Best of the Web": The purpose of LEARN NC's Best of the Web collection is to provide web resources that support the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. These resources have been selected according to our selection policy.; Format: article/help

War time propaganda: American posters of the Great War: This lesson correlates with students' study of the World War I period. In particular, students will examine wartime propaganda, in the form of posters that appeared on the home front digitized in the Documenting the American South's North Carolina and the Great War collection.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Social Studies); By Kathryn Sansbury.

Gardens all around: Students learn to appreciate the plants and animals that make their homes in the gardens of North Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science); By Bambi Heavner.

Information literacy: not just for students: Good Internet research skills are important for teachers, too. This article provides an introduction to "information literacy" concepts and a list of references for teachers and media specialists.; Format: article; By Diane Kester.

Why did you send me a virus?: A primer on viruses, worms, and how to protect yourself on the Internet.; Format: article; By Ross White.

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