Terri Jeffrey's
Web
Index Page
Web link Bibliography: Caldecott
and Newbery Award Winners (1998-2002)
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/webbib.htm
This site provides a
listing of recent winners of the highly recognized Caldecott and Newbery Awards
that are given to recognize outstanding works of art and literature in books
for children. Links to information about
the awards as well as links to web pages about the authors and artists are
provided.
Web Quest: A Web Quest: Road Trip WEST
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/webqst.htm
This
web quest serves as a tie-in to the book Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech. The students take a road trip to one of three
western destinations. They work in groups and take on roles as
Driver/Navigator, Weather Watcher, Cultural Commentator and Recorder.
Web
Quest: Annotations of Quests for Media
Specialists
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/wqanno.htm
Copyright:
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/copyrt.htm
Response to scenarios
presented regarding questions of copyright, piracy and ethics
Electives
Elective
one - E-mail
Elective
two - Instant Messaging
Elective
three – Publication Bibliography
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/pubbib.htm
This site directs you to five on-line publications that educators will find useful in their quest to integrate technology into their lessons. It details publications that Library Media Specialists might find most useful.
Elective
four – Viruses
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/virusel.htm
This site serves as an introductory primer to
computer viruses. Topics include the
definition of a virus, how a computer can get a virus, how to avoid viruses,
and hoax viruses. A sample form letter
is included that can be sent to those who send you hoax virus warnings.
Elective
five – School Library Media Sites
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/slmsite.htm
This site explores how a school media center can
put its “best foot forward” when putting up a web page. There are things to avoid in hopes of making
a useful site, and things to include that will make your cyber media center a
place where the community will visit repeatedly.
Elective
six – Web Safety
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/safeweb.htm
This
site introduces safety on the web. The
role and responsibility of teachers, parents and students is discussed. A link to a sample letter
to parents about what the web offers is provided. The site also offers a safety
education checklist that parents can use to help discuss issues with their
children. A second link to a sample contract
between teacher and student is included.
Elective
seven – Avoid and Evade:
Pornography on the World Wide Web
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/pornel.htm
This site provides information to students about
the problem of pornography on the web.
It gives steps that can be taken to avoid being drawn into one of these
sites, as well as steps to take should a pornography site by accessed.
Elective
eight – Teacher Made Web Sites
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/twebpg.htm
This site reviews two excellent elementary school
teacher web sites. One teacher works in a
multi-cultural district in
Elective
nine – Presentations Online
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/imppoint.htm
This site is an on-line Power Point presentation
titled “Communicating the
Elective
ten – Hoaxes & Myths
Elective
eleven – Silicon Snake Oil
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/snake.htm
This page reflects on two issues in the book Silicon Snake Oil: Second Thoughts on the
Information Super Highway by Clifford Stoll.
Elective
twelve – Translation Engines
Elective
thirteen – Citing Internet
Sources
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/cite.htm
This page looks primarily at the Modern Language
Association (MLA) style of citing Internet sources in research papers. Links to useful sites that aid students and
teachers in citing resources correctly are included.
Drop-Ins
Drop-In
Number 1: Web Site Awareness
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/webdr1.htm
This
site provides students with a framework by which to judge if an Internet site
is a “good” site or “bad” site. Its
purpose is to help students judge the validity of the information that is presented
to them.
Drop-In Number 2: Moons
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/webdr2.htm
This
site provides teachers of young children a way to educate their students about the
phases of the Moon. The lesson is
strongly tied into a read aloud of two children’s books, Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me and Many Moons.
Drop-In Number 3: North to
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/webdr3.htm
This site provides an activity centered around the
book Julie of the Wolves by Jean
Craighead George. It gives students a
close-up look at Alaska and asks them to think about the things they learned by
writing a letter to their families about their “trip” North.
Drop-In Number 4: Playful Poetry
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/webdr4.htm
This site provides students with a short introduction to the
poetry of Jack Prelutsky. The students
visit a site that gives biographical information about the poet; they get to
experience listening to the author reading one of his poems and practice some
word warm-up techniques helpful in writing poetry.
Drop-In Number 5: See You at the
Theatre
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/webdr5.htm
This site provides 5-6 grade
students a chance to learn more about the theatre. This is a pre-activity for the reading aloud
of Susan Cooper’s book, King of Shadows,
which tells the tale of a young actor who steps back into time to act in one of
Shakespeare’s plays.
Internet
Online Course Module:
Module Number 1: Would You Like Some Cookies?
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/cookies.htm
This site provides instruction about
Internet cookies. It details what they
are, how they work, how to know
which cookies are stored on your hard
drive, how to get rid of cookies, and the privacy issues involved with the commercial
use of cookies.
Module Number 2: Web Rings
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/jeffreyt/webrings.htm
This
site provides instruction and an activity about Web rings. It gives some historical background and
discusses how they work.
Article Critiques
Article Number 1: “Technology
Integration into the Curriculum: What Propels It?”
http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/oct01/reilly.htm
Article Number 2: “Improving
the Outcomes of Education: Learning from
Past Mistakes.”
http://www.educause.edu/pub/er/erm02/erm021w.asp