Welcome to Brandy Burns' Web Index!

                                                                            

 

This is where all of my assignments from SLM 521 are located.  I hope this page can be a tool for you to find some really cool sites and ideas for your class!

 

 

 

.:.         Required Activities               .:.    Required Activities               .:.    Required Activities               .:.

 

Search Engines - This is a list of several search engines in the areas of general, news, medical, travel, and shopping rated as the best for users.  Each search engine has a short description and a link.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/burnsb/bestsrch.htm

 

Web Link Bibliography - This is a list of 20+ sites with hyperlinks that are pertinent to a physical education or health education teacher.  Categories include general p.e., organizations and associations, coaching, health and fitness, lesson plans and games, nutrition, sites for kids, and sites for parents. 

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/burnsb/webbib.htm

 

Course Module-Interest Forums - In this activity, adults seek out forums within their personal or professional interests.  Reviews are completed for 6 forums.  This activity could also be modified to suit a younger population of high school students within a certain subject area. 

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/burnsb/module.htm

 

 

.:.    Drop Ins         .:.    Drop Ins         .:.    Drop Ins         .:.

 

Drop In #1 - This activity is titled Get Moving!  The target audience are high school students, but could be easily used for middle school as well.  Students will access the CDC website and learn about recommended activity levels and how they can be incorporated in their daily life.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/burnsb/dropin1.htm

 

Drop In #2 - This activity, titled Another Aspect of Healthy Living….Nutrition, is designed for high school students.  Students access the government food pyramid site and learn about recommended values for themselves. 

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/burnsb/dropin2.htm

 

Drop In #3 - In this activity, Calculating Your BMI, high school students take measurements and calculate their body mass index.  Students also learn healthy ranges for their age group and how to maintain or get to that specific level.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/burnsb/dropin3.htm

 

Drop In #4 - In this activity, Is Title IX Fair?, students access several sites regarding Title IX.  They are then asked to read articles and develop their own opinion regarding the Amendment and create paragraphs to express it.  This activity is designed for high school students.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/burnsb/dropin4.htm

 

Drop In #5 - This activity, Go For the Gold!, has student retrieve medal information from several sites and create a bar graph with the information that was gathered.  Students are also asked to analyze the graph they created.  This activity is designed for 6-9th grades.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/burnsb/dropin5.htm

 

 

.:.    Electives        .:.    Electives        .:.    Electives        .:.

 

Elective 1-Online Shopping - This page explores the areas of auctions, surplus and clearance, browsing, wish lists, and gift certificates of online shopping.  Users can use this page to sample different sites.  This page is designed for adults and high school students.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/burnsb/elect1.htm

 

Elective 2-Clip Art - This page exhibits 5 different free clip art sites. This page can be utilized by older elementary school-age students to adults.  I found this site helpful through making most of my assignments.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/burnsb/clipart2.htm

 

Elective 3-Newsletters - This page displays 2 different email newsletters that can be utilized by teachers for special education news, or current events. 

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/burnsb/news3.htm

 

Elective 6-Lesson Plans - This page is for Physical Education and Health Education teachers of all ages.  This site can be used as a resource for teachers and their colleagues to develop new and innovative lessons.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/burnsb/peplan6.htm

 

Elective 7-Presentations -This is a PowerPoint presentation about Assistive Technology in the classroom, specifically for those students with orthopedic impairments.  Ideas can be derived from this for future use in the classroom. 

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/burnsb/atpres7.htm

 

Elective 9-Instructional Modifications - This is a list comprised of tips for teachers with students using the internet or web-based learning who have been identified as visually or hearing impaired. 

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/burnsb/mods9.htm

 

Elective 11-Privacy Online - This is a list of tips regarding keeping one's information private on the internet.  Specifically directed at students, this list is a tool that can be used in all subjects for encouraging privacy practices on the internet.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/burnsb/privcy11.htm

 

Elective 12-Webcams - This is a list of 5 webcam sites that can be utilized in the classroom to encourage different uses of technology by students and teachers.  All sites have links. 

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/burnsb/webcam12.htm