Welcome Back to Surf's Up!

Session 2

Today's Theme

All Things Bright and Beautiful!

ACTIVITY 1:

In the next session (session 3) you're going to write to the President at the Whitehouse, so you need to know what's done and what's not done when writing e-mail. This is called Netiquette.

Discussion: When you write to the President, you're going to answer this question: What worries you most about life in the United States today?
So let's brainstorm together about that for a few minutes. Get together in twos and threes and come up with at least two ideas in your group, then we'll bring it together and see what list we come up with. Everyone gets a copy when we're done, so each of you will have something to think about, and you'll be ready to say your piece next time we're on the World Wide Web.

Check out this thoughtful set of Internet Do's and Dont's prepared for you by the U.S. Department of Justice.

ACTIVITY 2: Learn about the Internet

Smilies (also called "emoticons") are neat little sets of characters which represent people's facial expressions. Click on this Smilies button to check them out now.

ACTIVITY 3:

Enjoy looking at pictures? You'll find thousands of visual arts resources when you browse this site maintained by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Take a look at some "Fractals"--beautiful computer-generated art.

Visit The Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. and check out the exhibits at the galleries and museums

Do you like folding paper to make models? You'd like to learn how? Try Origami heaven!

Discover with The Discovery Channel!

Take a trip to a master craftsman's workshop.

Quick quiz

: What did Bobby Shamey do to get into the Guinness Book of World Records? He's in Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum, too.

Bobby Shamey lives in Ligonier (pronounced "Li-gun-ear" with the emphasis on "ear"). Ligonier is a small historic town in Southwest Pennsylvania. The Fort in Ligonier was built by the British army as part of a line of defense for Fort Pitt (now part of Pittsburgh) against French and Indian (Native American) forces. Modern Pittsburgh, 50 miles to the west of Ligonier, thus owes a lot to the folks who built and manned Fort Ligonier.

ACTIVITY 4:

If you have time to spare, try these sites...

Yahooligans Web Guide for Kids
The Smithsonians Kid's Castle
Alphabet Soup

ACTIVITY 5:

Send your keypal an e-mail, including at least three smileys. In your e-mail answer the following 2 questions, then ask your keypal a question.

(1) How did you like your second Surf's Up session using the Internet?
(2) What did you like most?

Do you have a question for your keypal? If you do, then add it to the end of your e-mail before you send it.

Now send your teacher an e-mail, including at least three smileys. In your e-mail answer the following question.

(1) What would you like to do again, if there's time on another day?

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