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dinosaursIdeas and Resources for a Technology-based Unit for the 3rd GradeBy Nicole Bonomo

Technology integration rationaleUnfortunately, none of us will be able to witness a dinosaur or see a live video of one. On the other hand, because we are in the age of technology students can witness life like animations of the creatures allowing them to further understand their knowledge of dinosaurs. Technology can be used as a tool to bring to life the unknown characteristics of dinosaurs to students. Dinosaurs are a fun topic for students to explore and their fossils create the connection between the past and the present.

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Internet contentThe internet has a wealth of information related to dinosaurs that can aid in students understanding of the topic.All websites used in the presentation are from reliable sources The sites all relate to dinosaurs & are safe for children to accessAll sites have been reviewed to ensure that the information is up to date and academic All information that was taken from the internet will be cited

Content from You tubeLearn about Dinosaurs- Lesson for KidsLearn About Dinosaurs

Dinosaur Cartoons for Children (Tyrannosaurus Rex & More, Learn Dinosaur Facts with Im a Dinosaur)

Dinosaur Cartoon

Learn about Dinosaurs- Lesson for Kids: Great introductory video for students just learning about dinosaurs. It is 2 minutes and 48 seconds long and breaks down the types of dinosaurs with new vocabulary along with pictures to make the learning process more relatable.

Dinosaur Cartoons for Children (Tyrannosaurus Rex & More, Learn Dinosaur Facts with Im a Dinosaur): This you-tube video is part of a Dinosaur series and is 23 minutes long. It is educational about Dinosaurs and the world they lived in more than 65 million years ago. Each type of Dinosaur is displayed and they each individually describe their names, strengths, weaknesses, what they eat, whether they can fly, run, swim etc. This You Tube clip is entertaining and educational!

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PodcastEpisode 70: The Golden Age of Dinosaur Discovery Podcast

This podcast is all about dinosaurs. Dr. David Evans, Temerity Chair in Paleontology at the Royal Ontario Museum and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, talks about the Golden Age of Dinosaur Discovery. He is a well known dinosaur paleontologist who has worked all over the world. You are able to subscribe on I-Tunes as well. 6

Internet blogThis blog is all about dinosaurs, fossils, and prehistoric animals.

Dinosaur Blog

Last updated on February 6, 2017. It is important that it is up to date. 7

Internet resourcesAmerican Museum of Natural History

Dinosaur State Park

Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Since dinosaurs are extinct the agencies I would use for this topic are in relation to the preservation of fossils and museums on Dinosaurs.

The American Museum of Natural History has one of the greatest dinosaur fossil collections in the world. The famous exhibits can be watched on self guided internet tours which can be viewed on Google Play or downloaded on the Apple App Store.

2. The Dinosaur State park is a great organization that tracks dinosaur sites in North America. Located in Connecticut, you can view a display of early Jurassic fossil tracks that were made 200 million years ago.

3. The Carnegie Museum of Natural History exhibits are made of 75% real fossils from the finest dinosaur collections of the world. The website gives insight of each exhibit along with pictures. 8

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Teaching materials

https://shop.nationalgeographic.com/product/books/kids-books/kids-book-series/everything-dinosaurs?code=SR50004

InNational Geographic Kids Everything Dinosaurs, kids will explore the fascinating world of dinosaurs, meeting prehistoric creatures as tall as houses and as tiny as chickens. Kids become dino experts as they browse the eye-popping illustrations and absorb the authoritative information, made extra fun through a lively and humor-infused presentation.

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Teaching materials

https://www.education.com/download/worksheet/37765/dinosaur-coloring-stegosaurus.pdf 11

Teaching material

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/worksheets/tlc-dinosaurs/worksheet2.html

When I hand out this worksheet I would explain to my students that paleontologists use footprints to learn what the dinosaurs looked like and how they behaved. I would explain that each dinosaur has a different foot print and that they need to write down on the worksheet next to each foot print what the image reveals about the dinosaur and what are the differences between them. 12

Teaching materials

https://www.education.com/download/worksheet/103480/dinosaur-story-starter.pdf

Reading & Writing / Narrative Writing 13

Subject specific resourceDinosaur Facts

This website is specifically about dinosaurs. It is a great source to obtain facts about dinosaurs. It also incorporates animal noises, videos, and games to explore. 14

Uses of internetTwitter: Rwoar! Dinosaurs!

Rwoar Dinosaur Twitter

This twitter page tweets all dinosaur-related news on the internet. It is more relatable for students to see something on a social media cite rather then just learning about it in class. 15

Uses of internet Cont.Kids Paleontology and Dinosaur News

Dinosaur News