SARAH DEBNAM'S

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SLM 521/Fall 2004

Drop in 1 - Shakespeare

Drop in 2 - The Twelvth Night

Web Link Bibliography – This is an annotated bibliography that contains links to Shakespeare resources on the Internet that I can use and update for teaching purposes.  It can be found at – http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/weblinkbibliography.htm

Webquest – This is a webquest created for 11th grade British literature students on Oscar Wilde’s play “The Importance of Being Earnest”.  It can be found at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/wqopeningpg.htm

Best of  Search Engines - This contains my "BEST OF" list of different search engines in five different categories. I included the categories metasearch engines, kid safe search engines, government search engines, media search engines, and news search engines.  It can be found at http://www2.macdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/bestofsearchengines.htm

Copyright Activity - This activity contains two responses to examples of copyright situations in a classroom setting.    It can be found at-   http://www2.macdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/521copyrightactivity.htm

Course Module – This is a course module that I designed that is a twist on the Silicon Snake Activity.  It models the course modules that are found in this class.  It can be found at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/coursemodule.htm

Electives
 
 


Lesson Plan Bibliography -  This activity contains a bibliography of 6 websites that have lesson plans appropriate for teaching American literature to grades 7-12.  It can be found at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/lesonplanbibliography.html

Fieldtrip Activity - This activity is a web page that contains a virtual fieldtrip brochure to four destinations.  It is designed as a pre-reading activity to Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.  It can be found at - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/fieldtripbrochure.htm
 

Citing Internet Resources –This activity is a paragraph describing why I chose a particular website to teach students about how to cite Internet resources.  It also contains 5 citations using the APA style format.  It can be found at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/citinginternetresources.htm

Lesson Plan Elective - This bibliography contains links to lesson plans on various American Literature topics.  It can be found at
http://www2.macdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/521lessonplanbibliography.htm  

Newsletter Activity – This activity is a 300 word paragraph that describes three educational newsletters that I located and subscribed to.  It can be found at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/newsletteractivityslm.htm

Silicon Snake Oil Activity -  This is a paragraph describing five points made by authors who wrote reviews on Silicon Snake Oil.  It can be found at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/Siliconsnakeoil.htm

Translating Activity – This activity shows how to use the Internet to translate documents into different languages.  It can be found at- http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/translating.htm

Collaboration Activity – This is an annotated list of 10 sites I located that have collaboration lesson ideas geared for secondary Language Arts students.  It can be found at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/collaboration.htm

Clipart – This is an annotated list of five good websites that contain free downloads of educational clipart.  It can be found at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/clipart.htm

Web Drop Ins
 
 

 


Web Dropin #1 - This Dropin is an activity dealing with an introduction to Anne Frank.  Students visit the national holocaust museum to gather information.  It can be found at - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/webdropin1.htm

Web Dropin #2 -  This Dropin is an activity dealing with the literary elements "allegory" and "symbolism" in the novel Animal Farm.    It can be found at - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/webdropin2.htm

Web Dropin #3 -  This Dropin activity deals with the literary devices "alliteration", "assonance" and "internal rhyme".  It contains a chart where students list the words that show these devices in Poe's poem "The Raven".  It can be found at - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/webdropin3.html

Web Dropin #4 - This Dropin is an activity designed around a debate.  The question posed to the students is "Should athletes be considered heroes?"  Students take a position and write an argument supporting their position.  It can be found at - http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/webdropin4.htm

Web Dropin #5 – This Dropin requires students to create and complete a Venn diagram using a poem by Emerson and a poem by Whitman.  It can be found at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/webdropin5.htm

Journal Articles
 
 

 


Teaching Social Studies with the Internet – This is an article review that discusses various ways Social Studies teachers can use the Internet to enhance their lessons.  It can be found at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/slm521journalarticle#1.htm

Preparing Rural Distance Education Preservice Special Educators to Succeed -  This article review discusses specific ways that distance education can succeed when teaching children who live in remote and rural areas. It can be found at http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/debnams/journalarticle#2.htm