Sherri Shaner’s

Web Index

 

Required Assignments

 

Web Link Bibliography

Looking for information on the colonial way of life?  Check out this page containing links appropriate for 5th grade students researching the topic.

 

Search Engines

This link will provide the reader with a list of great search engines for a variety of topics.

 

Web Dropin # 1

During this web dropin, students will explore the 4 main types of bridge structures, complete a real life activity, and respond to the activity in their journals.

 

Web Dropin # 2

During this web dropin, students will listen to a speech given by JFK on September 12, 1960.  After listening to the speech students will reflect on the content of the speech and generalize the topic to modern day political topics.

 

Web Dropin # 3

During this web dropin, students will test their knowledge of timelines.  They will compare and contrast events from one decade.

 

Web Dropin # 4

During this web dropin, students will put there knowledge of the democratic process to use. 

 

Web Dropin # 5

During this web dropin, students will learn about the three branches of the United States Government.

 

Journal Article Review # 1

This link will provide the reader with a review of the article entitled “School’s Digital Divide”.

 

Journal Article Review # 2

This link will provide the reader with a review of the article entitled “Next Generation Divide”.

 

Journal Article Citations 3-7 included in Activity Log.

 

Webquest:  This link will transport the reader to a webquest called “Beach Budget Blues”.

 

Other Webquests:  This link will transport the reader to a page of five other 5th grade links to webquests.

 

Internet Course Module

This link will provide the reader with a complete course module on the topic of Shareware.

 

Copyright:  Click on this link to learn about the Copyright Act of 1976 and how the Fair use guidelines affect education.

 

Electives

 

Translation

This link will provide the reader with a list of good translation sites and 5 incidents where a translation site might be useful.

 

Field Trip

This link will supply the reader with 4 virtual field trips to Philadelphia.

 

Worksheets and Activities

This link will supply the reader with a list of math links appropriate for 5th grade teachers.

 

Lesson Plans

This link shows five fantastic sites for 5th grade math lesson plans. 

 

Clipart

This link leads some of the best (free) clipart sites out there.

 

Online Presentation

This link will teach the viewer how to download special ed. forms from the MCPS first class email system. 

 

Citing Internet Resources

This link details two good sites that could be used to teach children how to cite internet resources.

 

EBooks

This link provides the reader with an analysis of two popular eBook reader programs.

 

Filtering

This link provides the reader with the pros and cons of internet filtering software.

 

Electives submitted to instructor via email

·        Instant Message setup

·        Distribution list setup