Stacia Linz’s Web Index

SLM 521 Fall 2009

Bibliography:

Web Bibliography—Useful sites for English and Technology teachers, grades 6-12, annotated and broken down into the following categories: Writing, Wordplay, Research & Search Engine, English Teacher Resources, Lesson Plans and Go-to/For Fun! http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/linzs/linzs_web-bibliography.htm

Web Dropins (Short Web Activities):

Dropin #1—Explores the three classic types of Dramatic Irony, and focus on small group work. http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/linzs/SLM521-linz-webdrop1.htm

Dropin #2—Focuses on the author, Edgar Allan Poe and the Use of Irony, using his story, The Cask of Amontillado. http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/linzs/SLM521-linz-dropin2.htm

Dropin #3 –Use a colorful and fascinating subway map representation of Shakespearean character traits to compare and contrast two characters within the same archetype. http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/linzs/SLM521-linz-webdrop3.htm

Dropin #4--Explore a variety of online resources and articles to deem your own consent: Will you or won’t you get the H1N1 Flu Vaccine? http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/linzs/SLM521-linz-webdrop4.htm

Dropin #5 -- A dropin activity designed for AP classes exploring British Rhyming Slang and introducing the novel, A Clockwork Orange. http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/linzs/SLM521-linz-dropin5.htm

Course Module:

Course Module--Key up for Wikis! Teachers investigate the Wiki phenomenon, and contribute to two Wiki communities. http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/linzs/SLM521-linz-course-module.htm

ELECTIVES:

Clipart--Six different places to find clipart on the Web, vastly different in functionality, permissions and the images they offer. http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/linzs/SLM521-linzs-clipart-elective2.htm

Search Engines—There’s more to life than just…Google! An annotated set of search engines, in six categories: Q&A, General, Kids, Shopping, Science & Technology, and Tag Clouds. http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/linzs/linzs_searchengines.htm

eNewsletters—Annotations and links to subscribe to two different newsletters for anyone teaching Secondary English. http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/linzs/SLM521-linz-newsletters-elective3.htm

Hoaxes—All about Internet Hoaxes & Myths, including their origins, earmarks and sources for verification. http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/linzs/SLM521-linz-hoaxes-elective4.htm

Learning Games-- Collection of three sites for secondary interdisciplinary learning games. http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/linzs/SLM521-linz-learning-games.htm

Online Museum Visits—Settle in with a bowl of popcorn and take an online museum fieldtrip to the Food Museum, then complete four delicious snack-size activites http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/linzs/SLM521-linz-onlinemuseumvisits.htm

Online Shopping—A useful table, broken down into five different types of online shopping experiences, with security tips. http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/linzs/SLM-linz-online-shopping.htm

Educational Video--Websites with video resources you could use to teach a mini-unit on Choice and Human Nature in Literature --Free Will, Determinism, and Choice, and a quick drop-in activity for students, which uses these resources. http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/linzs/educational-video.htm

Plagiarism—A brochure for teachers which outlines the problems of—and some solutions for--plagiarism in the technological landscape http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/linzs/plaigarism.htm

Webcams—Five Secondary English Lit activities which make use of webcams! http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/linzs/SLM521-linz-webcams.htm