Dropin Web Activity #1
- Spice up your summer reading list with an in-depth look
at the Michael L. Printz Award - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/webdropin1.htm
Dropin Web Activity #2
- Investigate how political and wartime slogans have
shaped history. Try your hand at creating slogans to reflect Zamyatin's
government in the novel
We - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/webdropin2.htm
Dropin Web Activity #3
- It is said that pictures are worth a thousand words. Test
this statement by viewing Gustave Dore's illustrations of Cantos
from Dante's
Inferno . http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/webdropin3.htm
Dropin Web Activity #4
- What were those reviewers thinking? Read professional reviews
of a best selling book and then try your own hand at creating one - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/webdropin4.htm
Dropin
Web Activity #5
- Turn off the telly and ring your mates to share the news of this activity
on British slang. If you think American slang is difficult to comprehend,
try grasping the latest British slang.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/webdropin5.htm
Online Games
- With just a click of a button one can find a variety of games
with hundreds of willing players. These games are addicting, but have
fun! - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/gamesonline.htm
Virtual Field Trip
- Visit places connected with William Shakespeare's
Macbeth
without ever leaving your computer chair. View the Globe Theater
and the beautiful Inverness Castle. - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/virtualfieldtrip.htm
Spam -
Where exactly does the offensive and ludicrous emails that appear
in your inbox originate from? Find that answer and how to possible stop
these annoying messages - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/spam.htm
Citing Internet Sources
- With all the information gained from web sites, it is difficult to
determine what information to document. Find examples of the most accepted
ways of documenting different types of information found online - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/citations.htm
Clip Art
- Jazz up your reports and presentations with clip art. Clip
art includes cartoons, pictures, borders and backgrounds. Never settle
for dull again! - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/clipart.htm
Safety On the Net
- The Internet can be a type of Pandora's box for an unsupervised
student surfer. Become aware of the laws to protect underage surfers as
well as what schools can do to guide student surfers in the right direction
- http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/safety.htm
Literature Lesson Plans
- The Internet is an excellent way to tap into the thousands of
ideas posted by gifted educators around the world. Why stress over a
new literature unit, when you can augment your own ideas with the lesson
plans offered these useful sites. - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/lessonplans.htm
Plagiarism
- How tempting it is for students to just cut and paste from the Internet
and claim the work as theirs. Find out how to identify plagiarized
work and how to teach students to properly document work found during their
researching - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/plagiarism.htm
Offensive Sites
- What a shock it is when you accidentally surf onto an offensive
web site. A growing trend on the Internet is for companies to place distasteful
material on seemingly innocent URLs. Find out how to deal with this growing
problem - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/offensivesites.htm
Web Quest
- Take The Comte de Guiche's challenge by researching aspects of 17th
Century France. Clear directions and provided links assist you in your quest
to create the perfect scroll for the Comte - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/webquest.htm
English Web Quests
- Pursue these five fantastic Web Quests for the English classroom.
Creative activities support letter correspondence, newspaper production
and time period research to augment and assess student knowledge - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/webquestlinks.htm
Copyright Activity
- Is it legal to include your current favorite song in a power point
presentation? Can you share a personal copy of the latest software with
your students? The copyright laws and guidelines can be mind boggling. Read
two scenarios to determine if any laws have been broken. - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/copyright.htm
Netiquette Course Module
- Think you know the etiquette rules of discussion boards or the popular
lingo of email? Etiquette on the Internet is an important part of surfing.
Find out the latest dos and don'ts of Netiquette - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/netiquette.htm
Silicon Snake
- Clifford Stoll's book
Silicon Snake Oil shares his opinions on
the negative impact computers and the Internet can have on society. Read some
of the author's opinions and some reactions to his comments. - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/brunnettk/siliconsnake.htm