ELECTIVES


Instructional
#1  Citing Internet Sources ~ It is so important to give credit where credit is due.  As teachers, we need to show students how to properly cite Internet sources.  Here you will find my recommendation on one particular site that has tips on the MLA format that may be useful for the upper elementary grade students. 
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brownj/citinginternetsources


#2 Lesson Plans ~ Here you will find many links to sites that are full of thousands of lesson plans for the Elementary level.  You will find a lesson plan for just about anything that you can imagine!
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brownj/lessonplans.html

#3
Virtual Field Trip ~ Take a trip to the Rain Forest and learn a lot of interesting stuff about the plants, animals, and people who live there.  Take a look at the beautiful pictures and hear some of the sounds that you would hear.  It's just like you are actually there!
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brownj/rainforestfieldtrip.html


#4 Worksheets ~ Need some help finding worksheets for Elementary students?  This is the place!  Here you will find links to sites that contain worksheets for Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, and more!
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brownj/worsheets.html



Communication
#5  Email Tips ~ This site provides 11 basic emailing tips/etiquette for Elementary School Children to follow when composing emails.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brownj/emailtips.html 

#6  E-pals ~ Email is a great way for your
students to connect with other students in another part of the country or even within their own classroom.  This site shares some suggested ways to use email in class projects. 
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brownj/keypals&epals.html


Utilities
#7 Search Tips ~ This site provides elementary students with tips on how to search the internet... along with examples of each of the tips.  A link to my favorite search engines is also provided for their use. 
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brownj/searchtips.html

#8
Translations ~ This site helps to explain why a translation program can be a valuable tool in the schools.  Here are 5 different ways that a translation program can be used.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brownj/translations.html

Miscellaneous
#9 Silicon Snake ~ At this site, I examine 5 points that Clifford Stohl makes on the negative aspects of computer use.  I have also commented on ways teachers can mitigate these claims. 
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brownj/siliconsnakeoil.html

#10 Spam~ This manual will tell you what Spam is... the dangers of it... and how to deal with it.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brownj/spam.html


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