Pam Bailey's Web Index Page

Required Activities

Five Drop-In Activities:

Drop-In Lesson #1  An Eye for an Eye is a lesson about the ancient Babylonian leader, King Hammurabi.  Examine Hammurabi's set of written laws and see why his code was so significant.   http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/baileyp/hammurabilesson.htm

Drop-In Lesson #2  Look at the land of ancient Greece and determine how the geography of ancient Greece effected their development.  http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/baileyp/landofancientgreece.htm

Drop-In Lesson #3This year marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark case known as Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.  Students read and gather information about the Supreme Court ruling, then look at the impact it has has on public education.

Drop-In Lesson #4  Roman civilization was built on the customs and foundations of the Greeks before them.  Students take a look at both Greek and Roman culture to compare and contrast the civilizaitons' characteristics.

Drop-In Lesson #5  Students examine the different social classes during the Roman Empire.  Students create a social pyramid and use information from three different websites to gather information about the differenty types of Roman people.
 

Web Quest  A research based webquest about ancient Rome intended for middle school students.  Students examine different aspects of ancient Rome as they research websites for ancient Roman t.v. news program. http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/baileyp/romewebquest.htm

Web Quest Links  This page contains links to eight webquests that might be used for social studies at the  middle schools level.  http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/baileyp/webquestlinks.htm

Search Engine Links This is a list of search engines ranked in categories of best all around, best meta-search engines, best news search engines, best kid's search engines and best answer search engines.  http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/baileyp/bestsearchengines.htm
 

Link Bibliography  The following is a list of 20 websites on Ancient Rome that would be helpful in assisting students with research and teacher's with lessons.  http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/baileyp/weblinkbiblio.htm
 

Internet Online Course Module  The online course module allows students to become familar with different search engines while using search strategies and search terms to find websites related to ancient Egypt.  http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/baileyp/coursemodule.htm

Copyright Activity  - This activity looks at some of the issues of using materials from the internet.  Two scenarios are given with a response that addresses copyright laws and the issue of fair use for educational purposes.  http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/baileyp/copyrightissues.htm
 

Elective Activities

Teacher Worksheet Page- This page provides links to worksheets, puzzles and forms that may be useful when working with 6th grade students. - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/baileyp/teachpage.htm

Clip Art - This page provides links to clip art websites to use to enhance documents. - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/baileyp/clipart.htm
 

Search  Tips - This page provides useful tips for middle schools students when searching the web.  http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/studen/baileyp/searchtips.htm
 

Evaluating Websites - This page contains criteria for middle school students to use when using internet websites.  http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/baileyp/evaluatingwebsites.htm

Library Media Websites -  This pages provides a list of components that should be included in a school library media site.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/baileyp/librarymediasite.htm
 

Teacher Made Web Pages  -This page evaluates teacher created websites and provides both commendations and recommendations.

Citing Internet Resources - This activity discusses the different styles for citing internet resources and the style that would be mose helpful to students.  Examples of how to cite internet resources are included.  http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/baileyp/citinginternetresrources.htm

E-Mail Do's & Dont's - This page contains a list of guidelines for students to follow to ensure effective and courteous e-mail.  http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/baileyp/emaildosanddonts.htm

Safe Internet Use -  This page has a letter to parents discussing provisions the county and teacher take to provide safe internet use.  Also included is a checklist for students on what is considered inappropriate uses of the media center.  http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/baileyp/safetyletter.htm

Filtering -  This page lists some of the pros and cons of using filtering devices.