WEB
INDEX PAGE
by Felicia Davis
SLM 521 - Spring
2005
Required Instructional Activities:
*Web Link Bibliography
- A collection of sites designed to help students find great books to
read, learn about authors and illustrators,
and enjoy anything
else related to children's literature.
<http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/davisf/weblinks.htm>
*Best of Search
Engines - My favorite search engines organized into 5 categories:
general search, news, kid safe, images, and educational.
<http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/davisf/srchengn.html>
*Copyright,
Piracy, and Ethics - Two possible scenarios involving copyright infringements
and instructional implications are briefly discussed.
<http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/davisf/copyright.html>
*WebQuest -
"True Friend and Hero: An Interview with Annemarie Johansen" - After reading the novel Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry students
will research the historical aspects
of the novel and write a fictional interview with Annemarie that takes place
ten years after the end
of the war.
<http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/davisf/webquest.html>
*Course Module
- Online Photo Sharing Sites - Taking digital pictures in your classroom
can be a great way to share information with parents
and other educators.
Just post them to an online photo sharing website and they are accessible
from any computer with Internet access.
<http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/davisf/module1.html>
*Web Drop-ins:
Drop-in #1- Students will explore the MEMO
(Maryland Educational Media Organization) site that provides information
about Maryland's Black-Eyed Susan Book Award.
<http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/davisf/dropin1.html>
Drop-in
#2-Students will read about Avi, the award-winning author of over
50 popular children's books.
< http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/davisf/dropin2.html>
Drop-in
#3- Students will read an introduction to the Olympians of ancient
Greek mythology. They will interpret
a family tree and read a table of information
to help them complete a chart about the Olympians.
<http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/davisf/dropin3.html>
Drop-in #4
-Students will compare and contrast the websites of two recent Newbery
Award winning authors.
<http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/davisf/dropin4.html>
Drop-in #5
-Students will read about the history of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing.
They will use the hieroglyphs
to write simple words in English. They
will also create a cartouche of their own name.
<http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/davisf/dropin5.html>
Electives:
*Elective #1 - Send instant message
- AIM.
*Elective #2 - Distribution List
*Elective #3 - Citing Internet Resources- In this assigment
I recommend a site for high school students to use to cite Internet resources.
<http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/davisf/electiv3.html>
*Elective #4 - Hoaxes and Myths
*Elective #5 - Teacher-Made Web Sites - This activity takes
a look at two teacher-made sites and makes commendations and
recommendation
as to their usefulness and format. There are also links to sites that
have many teacher-made sites
available
in one place.
< http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/davisf/electiv5.html>
*Elective #6 - Worksheets for Instruction - This activity lists
ten sites that provide printable worksheets for teachers to use with their
students.
<http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/davisf/electiv6.html>
*Elective #7 - Lesson Plan Sites - This activity lists
a variety of sites that provide lesson plans organized by subject,
theme, concept, or skill.
<http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/davisf/electiv7.html>