Index Page

 

Created by Tracy Bell

SLM 521 Spring 2006

 

 

 

Required Activities

Web Link Bibliography- This is my list of really outstanding websites and books on bats for 2nd grade students. This page will be updated periodically.

(http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/weblink.htm)

 

Search Engines- This activity required me to search the web for the best search engines in five categories.  I chose shopping, government, travel, news and kid safe.  These search engines make the searching experience pain free.

(http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/topsearchengines.htm)

Article Critique– This is the link to my article critique that is posted to the discussion board. The article addresses the need for school districts to invest in providing "broadband" or high speed internet to all schools. (http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/articlecritique.htm)

Course Module- This course module activity has the student create a scavenger hunt. (http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/coursemodule.htm)

Submission Log – This is a listing of the assignments I completed for this course and submitted to the instructor. (http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/submissionlog.htm)

Electives

Elective #1: Online Shopping

This page offers 5 online shopping methods. These websites make online shopping a breeze. Check out the helpful tips for safe shopping.  (http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/onlineshopping.htm) 

 

Elective #2: Clip Art

Don’t you just love cute clip art? Check out these websites for free clip art to use with your newsletters, websites, and worksheets.  These sites are perfect for the elementary school teacher. (http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/clipart.htm)

 

Elective #3: Teacher Websites

These 2 websites were created by primary teachers that can be useful for the student as well as their parents.

(http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/teacherwebsite.htm)

 

Elective #4: Instructional Activities, Worksheets, Quizzes and Puzzles  

Are you looking for worksheets for your classroom? You’ve come to the right place. Also included are puzzles that your students will love and web based instructional activities for elementary students. (http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/worksheets.htm)

 

Elective #5: Email Distribution List

This activity required me to compile a distribution list of the members of my group and the instructor.  I then emailed each of them to verify the success of the assignment.

 

Elective #6: Email Tips

Ten email tips for safe and enjoyable emailing. Students will find these tips very helpful. (http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/emailtips.htm)

 

Elective #7: Collaborative Projects

Ten internet collaborative projects teachers can participate in with their students. (http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/collaborativeprojects.htm)

 

Elective #8: Lesson Plans

Top five lesson plan websites for the teacher that wants to spend time teaching and not writing lessons. Grab a cup of tea and spend time searching for the perfect lesson for your students. (http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/lessonplan.htm)

 

Elective #9: Filtering

Five pros and cons on the use of filtering software and my role as a teacher to protect students from objectionable content when using the internet. (http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/filtering.htm)

 

Elective #10: Search Tips

Search tips that will make searching the internet stress free for the elementary student. Happy Searching. (http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/searchtips.htm)

 

Elective #11:  Virtual Fieldtrip

Jump on board the Underground Railroad and take the journey of a lifetime. (http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/virtualfieldtrips.htm)

 

Elective #12: Audio & Radio Streams

Get comfortable and listen to fantastic audio of children’s stories, news broadcasts, 1960s music, and great speeches. (http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/audiostreaming.htm)

 

Elective #13: Citing Internet Sources

This page is my critique of the Write Source website and the reasons why I chose this site as the source I would use with my students to teach them the MLA format for citing digital resources. This site also provides examples of 4 citations using the MLA format. (http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/citinginternet.htm)

 

Elective #14: Key Pals and Epals

This page lists 5 instructional activities that elementary teachers can use to introduce students to email.  Two key pal sites are recommended with descriptions. (http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/keypals.htm)

 

Elective #15: Research Journal Databases

Five journal articles that focus on reading instruction and learning disabilities in elementary age students.

(http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/researchjournal.htm)

 

 

Web Drop Ins

Drop In #1:  This activity will introduce 2nd graders to the ladybug.

(http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/dropin1.htm)

 

Drop In #2: Students will be introduced to Anne Frank and the significance she played in the lives of Jewish people during the Holocaust. (http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/Dropin2.htm)

 

Drop In #3: This activity introduces the elementary student to dinosaurs.

(http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/dropin3.htm)

 

Drop In #4: This activity introduces the upper elementary student to biomes. (http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/biomes.htm)

 

Drop In #5: This activity introduces the student to natural, human, and capital resources with the help of Tomie dePaola’s book Charlie Needs a Cloak. (http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bellt/dropin5.htm)