What I've done here is take McREL's framework (which appears in red) and added my own comments. I'd recommend opening two windows (one for McREL and one for me!), and toggling between the two of them, as you look over these materials!

a. completing individual homework assignments

I don't assign computer homework, but the computer becomes one of the learning centers in the classroom, and students who don't have access at home have "first dibs."
Here are some of the things we do for "centers:"

• Our parish has an online church tour that correlates beautifully with the parish chapter in our Religion book. The kids do this one in pairs, and simple "take the tour."
• Students use MapBlast to make maps showing the route from home to school. This is an excellent way to get students to memorize their addresses! (I've seen this idea on several teacher chatboards. It's a simple concept and obviously many of us came up with the same idea!)
  
• Students check to see if our class has received any email. We took part in an electronic postcard project last year, and we've also tracked a traveling buddy. If you don't have a project ongoing, you can sign up for a joke of the day, word of the day, or other service, just so the kids have a chance to learn to open email.
• If you want to, you can have parents send email to your class.
• When we were studying occupations, I've bookmarked the URLs for parents' workplaces to use at center time.

B. organizing class projects

At this point in time, we don't have a fast enough computer in the room for this kind of project.

C.designing performance-based assessments

My class participated in Susan Silverman's Online Autumn project, and I published our assessment rubric there. Got lots of nice feedback! The internet gives teachers a perfect opportuntity to share this kind of information!

D. extending learning through games and puzzles

I would add the Quia website to this list. I use it often to produce crossword puzzles, and my kids have made their own online quizzes!

E. finding key-pal: exchanging electronic messages with students in far away places conducting collaborative research projects

We joined a ‘book rap" last year, and really enjoyed communicating with classes in the US, New Zealand, and Australia! It was interesting for the kids to learn that we could not expect an immediate answer from the Australians, because it was NIGHT for them when it was DAY for us! That was much more meaningful for my kids than a diagram in a social studies book!

F. preparing multimedia presentations

My second grade students did simplified HyperStudio projects this year. I have a detailed lesson plan available for any teacher who would like to try HyperStudio with younger students. The trick is to start simple, use default settings whenever possible, and stay away from the drawing tools!

h. Corresponding with experts, explorers, and professionals

I think this one is best reserved for older students.

i. Searching real world data sets

As mentioned in part a, students used MapBlast to acquire meaninful data. We also look at weather sites occassionally, and used some of the figures on the US census site when we studied place value in math

j. Going on a virtual field trip

I haven't tried this....my classroom computers are MUCH too slow!

k. participating in a simulation

Well, we've used a shockwave demo of a piece of food going through the digestive system..... but I haven't found too many second grade level simulations. Does "Oregon Trail" count?!?!?

Section 3: Designing an Internet-Based Web Site
I have a class website- but it's mostly for display of student work and sharing materials with other teachers. I'd considered adding a page of things for parents and students to do at home (usually I just send current URL's home on little slips of paper when the kids request them) This section should help me develop this idea.

Section 4: Organizing Effective On-Line Searches
I've done a scavenger hunt as an introducation to the internet. I use a very old site by Loogootee Elementary as my subject. It's simply excellent! I don't have that page available as a pdf yet....but if you really want the information you can email me and I can send you a "hard copy" (or get myself in gear and get the pdf up!) Too many irons in the fire just now!!!!

Section 5: Visiting Student-Generated Research Projects on the Internet
WOW! I one of the authors from "Tales from the Electronic Frontier!" This section is a little too deep for second graders, but I feel kinda with-it, having read the stories in "Tales."

Section 6: Teaching Students to Use the Internet
At the second grade level, we begin with the basics. My kids learn how to open Netscape Navigator (we're Mac people at school) and how to find a bookmarked site. That's about as much as second graders need to do, in my opinion!