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Activity Planning on the Web:
Text of SlidesConsider
- What are you searching the web for?
- Who is likely to have helpful websites?
- Why did they create these sites?
- How should I search the web for this information?
- Exercise: Where do I start?
What are you looking for?
- Inspiration
- How To Information
- Opportunities
- Facts
- Printable Materials
Examples:Pet Care:
- What have other troops done for the pet care badge?
- How do you make homemade dog treats?
- What pet-care related places can we visit in our community?
- What are some popular dog and cat breeds?
- Clipart, coloring pages, paper dolls, activity sheets
Folk Arts:
- What have other people done to learn about folk arts?
- How do you make candles? What kind of candlemaking is safest for children?
- What museums have folk art displays?
- What was the role of quilting in women's lives in the 1800s?
- Coloring pages with quilt designs
Service Ideas:
- What have other troops done for community service projects?
- What are the requirements for service-related Girl Scout awards?
- What local organizations could we work with on an environmental service project?
- Which communities are part of our watershed area?
- Fact sheets from environmental organizations or regional maps
Activities and Games:
- What are some short activities that we could do at the beginning of our meeting?
- How do you play various international games?
- Where can I find books with games and activities?
- What traditional games do Girl Guide and Girl Scouts play in other countries?
- Paper dolls, coloring pages, puzzles
Who might have helpful websites?
- Other scouting troops and service units
- Official Girl Scout websites
- Unofficial Girl Scout websites
- Nonprofit and educational groups
- Schools
- Commercial sites / Craft or science catalogs
- Other kid-friendly and family-friendly sites
Why were these websites created?
- Advance the mission of a nonprofit organization
- Share information with troop or service unit members, volunteers and parents
- Give troop members or a troop leader a chance to practice web design
- Sell craft supplies or other products
- As a hobby
to share ideas with others
and lots of other reasons
How to Search the Web (by Katie and Mary)
Use Google Safe Search
- 1. Things to keep in mind when using Google -- Be VERY careful with your choice of words
- 2. Remember not to bother using words like the or a
- 3. All of the search engines give you the same results so remember to put on safe search when letting kids use the computer
Demonstration: Google Advanced Search
Before you get started you want to make sure you have anti-spy and anti-ad-ware to keep your computer safe from these viruses
The Evils of Ad-Ware and Spy-Ware
A fun craft for Brownies
Exercise: Where do I start?
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