WEB
INDEX
*SAMANTHA
ABRAMS*
SLM 521
- This
page will provide teachers and students with a list of educational resources
that will be helpful in the classroom.
There are many categories you can choose from. Kids will also benefit from the
resources on this page.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/abramss/webiblio.htm
Search
Engine
- Pick
from my choices of the best search engines to find exactly what you are looking
for. You will find the top 2 search
engines in categories such as, general, kid safe, travel,
news/weather and
sports. Remember these are just my
favorites there are more search engines out there.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/abramss/searcheng.htm
-This course module is designed to help teachers/students become more aware of the scholarships that are available online. Many people would love to have financially while they are going to school, but they do not know how to get it. The course module will help you become more familiar with scholarships online and show you how easy it is to apply.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/abramss/coursemod.htm
WEB
DROPINS
ACTIVITIES
-In this activity students will use different websites to discover tons of information about poems. They will be required to answer certain questions about poetry and even read a poem by Edgar Allan Poe.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/abramss/webdropoem.htm
2. Becoming
more Familiar with the Newspaper
-This
activity is designed to help students become more familiar with the
newspaper. Each task is aimed to
help students search specific sections and become more aware of the newspapers
functions.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/abramss/webdropnews.htm
-It is imperative that students know how to use/read charts and graphs. This activity is designed to show students that even media specialist use charts and graphs in their profession. Students are required to answer a few questions in relation to the designed library graph.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/abramss/webdropchart.htm
-In this activity students will be comparing two great children’s authors, Tomie dePaola and Patricia Polacco. Using the specific Internet sites students will examine where these authors are from and what their inspirations are.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/abramss/webdropauthors.htm
-After learning about the characteristics of fairy tales, students will read several online fairy tale stories. Using the designed chart students will go through each story and fill in which characteristic applies to each story.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/abramss/webdropgene.htm
ELECTIVES
INSTRUCTION
-This page provides links that elementary school and language arts teachers can use to develop quality lessons. Media specialists will also benefit from this page.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/abramss/lessonplan.htm
-Lists of strategies are given to provide guidelines that teachers can use for students that have ADD, Hearing and Vision impairments. These strategies often overlap with other disability strategies so take you time and read over them carefully.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/abramss/instructmod.htm
-Students will value the concept of collaboration in school. It is important for teachers to implement this concept in their classrooms. On this page there are five websites that will provide projects and other sources of information so that elementary school teachers can use them in their classrooms.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/abramss/collabor.htm
COMMUNICATION
-Everyone needs to know how to use email effectively. Many times emails can be misread or construed in ways other than the original intention. These 10 tips demonstrate how to prevent miscommunications in email.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/abramss/emailtips.htm
-K-5 Language Arts students will love having key pals. This gives the students a way to interact on the computer with students from other schools, states and countries. There are also two websites that were the easiest to navigate that teachers will find useful in developing key pal ideas.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/abramss/keypals.htm
UTILITIES
-Seven of the best and most useful search tips are provided to make it easier to find what you are looking for on the web. This page is a total stress reliever. You may want to use these tips as you are using the search engine page above.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/abramss/searchtip.htm
MISCELLANEOUS
-If you are just browsing, looking for gift certificates, or just making a wish list than this is the site for you. Each of these categories along with a few more styles of shopping will have 2 example websites that will show you how easy it is to shop online. There are a few security tips for you enjoyment as well.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/abramss/olineshop.htm
LEGAL
-This page will give you 5 pros and cons to filtering. You must decide what your view is on filtering. I will take the time to explain my role as a teacher and how I hope to handle filtering in my classroom.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/abramss/filtering.htm
MULTIMEDIA
-A great resource for finding free clip-art for your classroom. These six sites have all the images you can imagine. Take you time and look through each one. Beware some of these sites will have pop ads.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/abramss/clipart.htm