Jody Jankoski
SLM 521: Telecommunications and the Internet
Updated on April 20, 2006
Web Index Page
Required Activities
Web Link
Bibliography: Elementary Computer Lab Links
This bibliography is a list of web sites for students and teachers to use as a class or to browse individually for fun. These are my favorite sites for children related to math, science, social studies, language arts, and kid safe search engines. Each entry includes a description of the web site as well as a link to the site. This activity can be viewed at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/jankoskij/webbib.htm .
For this activity, I compared many popular search engines. I chose favorites in the categories of metasearch, news search, image search, kid safe search, general search and best overall search engine. This activity can be viewed at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/jankoskij/search.htm .
This activity is for parents. With all the good information and resources available to children on the Internet, there are also risks. Parents must be are aware of those risks and how protect children from them. This activity can be viewed at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/jankoskij/module.htm .
Drop In Activities
This is a science activity for third grade students. Students learn about ways they can save energy at home. This activity can be viewed at www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/jankoskij/dropin1.htm.
This is a health activity for fifth grade students. Students learn about skin, it’s layers and purposes. The activity can be viewed at www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/jankoskij/dropin2.htm.
Investigating
Colonial America
This is a social studies activity for fifth grade students. Students learn about American colonists, the Wampanoag tribe, and how these groups interacted. This activity can be viewed at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/jankoskij/dropin3.htm.
This is a
language arts activity for fourth grade students. Students study and compare
two versions of Cinderella, what we think of as the “traditional version and an
Italian version. This activity can be viewed at
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/jankoskij/dropin4.htm.
This is a social studies activity for fifth grade students. Students learn about the three branches of government and use a chart to record what they learn. This activity can be viewed at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/jankoskij/dropin5.htm.
Elective Activities
Using clip art is a fast and easy to way to make a web page or document more attractive to your audience. I have visited many clip art sites and have listed my favorites. This activity can be viewed at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/jankoskij/elect2clip.htm.
We all receive e-mails warning us of computer viruses. However, many of those warnings are hoaxes. This activity provides a form letter to send to those who send you hoax e-mails and a tip sheet for how to protect your computer against viruses. It can be viewed at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/jankoskij/viruses.htm.
This bibliography is a list of web sites for where elementary teachers and librarians can find quality lesson plans. Each entry includes a description of the web site as well as a link to the site. This activity can be viewed at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/jankoskij/elect6plans.htm .
One strategy schools and libraries use to make Internet safe for students is filtering. However, not all agree that filtering is appropriate or effective. I have compiled a list of filtering pros and cons as well as my own thoughts on a teachers’ roles to ensure safe Internet use. This activity can be viewed at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/jankoskij/elect7filtering.htm .
Many people use e-mail each day to communicate with friends, co-workers and classmates. I have created a list of ten tips to improve e-mail communication. This activity can be viewed at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/jankoskij/elect8email.htm .
The Internet allows us to do and see things that were beyond our reach before. One thing we can do is take students on a virtual field trip. There are many virtual field trips available for a wide variety of places and topics. I found four good sites that focused on space and space flight. This activity can be viewed at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/jankoskij/elect9trips.htm .
You can use the internet to post presentations for other to see. This presentation is about children’s author Lois Lowry. It introduces students to Lowry’s life and several of her books. This presentation can be viewed at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/jankoskij/elect12present.htm .
Library websites are becoming a more and more important way for libraries to stay relevant to patrons. A library’s website must well organized and useful. I have compiled a list of components that would helpful for elementary school library websites. This activity can be viewed at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/jankoskij/elect13media.htm .
Publishing online is a great way for students to share their outstanding work with others. Teachers need to follow appropriate guidelines for maintaining student privacy. I have created a permission letter for parents and recommend some good sites for student publishing. This activity can be viewed at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/jankoskij/elect14publish.htm .