Web Dropin Activities

1) Dropin#1- Classification - This web-based activity motivates students to learn about taxonomy. The students, as paleontologists, follow the links and enter a virtual lab where they have to classify an unknown creature.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/dropin1.htm

2) Dropin#2- Binomial Nomenclature – This activity consists of a motivating introduction that will explain the connection between the students’ favorite award shows and the scientific concept of binomial nomenclature. Students will then complete the activity by answering a series of questions.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/dropin2.htm

3) Dropin#3- Moon and Tides Connection – This activity requires the students to use their imagination to embark on a journey to their favorite destination. They will record the heights of the high tides and low tides, and the moon phases for specific dates. From their Internet research they will determine if in fact there is a connection between the tides and the phases of the moon.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/dropin3.htm

4) Dropin#4- To Clone or Not to Clone? – In this activity, the students will use the provided web links to explore the arguments both for and against cloning. Then, they will formulate their own opinion of this controversial topic and answer questions.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/dropin4.htm

5) Dropin#5- Five Kingdoms of Life – This activity requires students to research information about the five kingdoms of life and organize that information into a study guide chart. One of the links includes photos of various organisms in each of the five kingdoms. This can be used as a resource for future biology lessons.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/dropin5.htm

Electives

1) Citation Elective – This elective contains MLA and APA citation information for teachers. This information can be used to teach students how to cite Internet resources correctly.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/citelec.htm

2) Search Engine Elective – This link is a great resource which lists the top two search engines used to find out information about news, multimedia, biology lesson plans, prescription drugs, and minor league hockey teams.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/engelec.htm

3) Online Game Elective – This is a document which describes my experience in the online game world.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/gamelec.htm

4) Hoaxes, Myths and Urban Legends Elective – This is a document that includes my reaction to various hoaxes, myths, and urban legends that frequent the Internet.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/hoaxelec.htm

5) Teacher Made Websites Elective – This link is my analysis of the websites of two high school teachers. I offer commendations and recommendations of each website.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/teachweb.htm

6) Translation Elective – This link contains the translation of a text from English to French and from English to Russian. This was accomplished by using a translation engine website.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/tranelec.htm

7) Lesson Plans Elective – This link contains 10 annotated links to the best science lesson plans for secondary teachers.

http://wwwfac.macdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/lesselec.htm

8) Copyright, Piracy, and Ethics Elective - This activity includes my assessment of two instructional situations that have copyright law implications. The assessments were based on my research of copyright legislation and guidelines.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/copright.htm

9) Instructional Activities Elective – This is an annotated bibliography of 10 web links, which provides secondary science teachers with information regarding rubrics, worksheets, quizzes, puzzles, and instructional activities.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/teachelp.htm

10) Clipart Elective – This is an annotated bibliography of 5 web links, which provide teachers with access to the best clipart websites on the Internet.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/clipart.htm

11) Spam Elective – This is a link to useful information regarding the definition of spam, why it’s a problem, ways to prevent it, and what you can do through your government to take action against it.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/spam.htm

Web Link Bibliography

Bibliography - This is an annotated bibliography of 20 web links that pertain to lesson plans for secondary science teachers.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/weblink.htm

Web Quest

Cloning web Quest – This is a web quest, which allows students to explore the benefits, risks, and ethics of cloning through role-playing and debate. The activities are authentic and encourage higher-level thinking.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/quest.htm

Web Quest Links – This is an annotated bibliography of 5 links to science web quests. These web quests are a great resource for secondary science teachers.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/webquest.htm

Internet Course Module

Chat rooms – This is a course module, which provides students with two assignments and activities to familiarize them with various chat rooms and their potential dangers.

http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/feinbergv/module.htm