Requirements

Web Link Bibliography -- This page contains 20 links to websites associated with Modern World History. The information covered deals with the Renaissance to the Cold war. Websites are for both students and teachers.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/weblinkbib.html

Search Engines --Search engines are evaluated and ranked by myself. The search engines are broken into categories such as general, media, news, kids, and shopping. I investigated various search engines and gave rankings to which I thought were the best.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/searchengines.html

Copyright Activity --With easy access to music and pictures, it’s not hard to forget copyright laws. This page contains two scenarios with interpretations of the copyright law and if the story is in violation of them.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/copyright.html

Journal Article Review --This is a summary of a journal article that deals with the Internet in the classroom. This particular article deals with a high school strictly based on technology and giving gifted students the opportunity to use computers in a class setting.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/article.html

Course Module-- This is a new look on a previous assignment. Here, students will learn the proper ways to search the Internet and complete the assignments to test their comprehension.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/module.html

Webquest Activity-- This site contains a webquest activity for middle school students studying ancient civilizations. Students will make travel brochures using their knowledge on ancient civilizations.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/webquest.html

Drop-in Activities

Web Drop-in 1 --Click here to explore the origins of language! Answer the questions about the history of language and hieroglyphics of Egypt.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/webdropin1.html

Web Drop-in 2 -- This site contains an activity about Taoism This will enable the student to learn more about the religion and apply it a different way. Read about Taoism and then make your own story.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/webdropin2.html

Web Drop-in 3 --Population pyramids are important in geography because they give a basic demographic of the area being studied. Study and analyze the population pyramid of Florida.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/webdropin3.html

Web Drop-in 4 -- It’s interesting to see how ancient civilizations practiced religion and philosophy. Read about Greek and Roman gods and do the activity.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/webdropin4.html

Web Drop-in 5 --Past ideas never seem to completely disappear. We can see this in the use of governments around the world. Read about the ancient Roman government and the American government. Complete the activity comparing them.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/webdropin5.html

Electives

Teacher Sites (Instruction) --This page contains two teacher made websites with evaluations on what can be done to make the page better.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/teachersites.html

Worksheets for Instruction (Instruction) This page has ten websites containing useful worksheets for social studies. Each link has an explanation of the site.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/instructionwrk.html

Lesson Plans (Instruction)--This page contains five sites for lesson plans aimed to help social studies teachers. This is very useful if you need ideas to help your lesson.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/lessonplans.html

Citing Sources (Instruction) --Citing sources can be difficult for students, especially Internet sources. Here is a link and an explanation to a great MLA citation source. There are also examples of how some sites may be cited.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/citingsources.html

Publications (Misc.)--It’s tough to find reliable information on the Internet. This page has five links to history journals that can be used in the classroom.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/publication.html

Clip Art (Multimedia) --Clip art is great to make a presentation more interesting. This page has sites that contain free clip art.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/clipart.html

Search Tips (Utilities)-- The Internet is a great place to find information but sometimes it difficult to search for it. Here are some tips in searching information for web pages.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/searchtips.html

Email Tips (Communication)--Email is a great and easy to communicate. Here are some tips that will help make emails better for you and the recipiant.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/emailtips.html

Hoaxes, Myths, and Legends (Utilities)--I’ve had experience dealing with viruses and hoaxes. On this page, I write of what viruses I have come across as well as what I do to stop or prevent viruses. I also cover my experience with Internet hoaxes.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/hoaxes.html

Online Gaming --This is a brief synopsis of my experience in the online gaming world. I discuss computers and consoles.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/barakats/gaming.html