Created: October, 2004
Article Critique 1 Click here to read an article related
to how technology has helped meet the needs of labor market shortages. Find out
how the shortages in education have affected staffing of hiring teachers. Read on to learn about how IT
will help solve this problem
http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/article1.htm
Article Critique 2 Click here to read an article that discusses
the benefits of virtual education and the ways it is
gaining popularity. Read on to find out what The Director of the
http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/article2.htm
Copyright Activity This contains information about
copyright implications when students and teachers want to import images
and other multimedia materials into their work. Two situations were analyzed.
Click on the link above to read them.
http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/copyrightactivity.htm
Course
Module Click here to learn about the various online resources related to
International Holidays. You will be able to explore the internet to learn lots of information about how people in other
parts of the world celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas and other holidays.
http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/coursemodule.htm
Course
Module #2 Click here to see the many field trip possibilities that are in
your school’s area. Read and choose a place for your class to visit.
http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/coursemodule%202.htm
Search Engine Activity-
This links you to some of
the best search engines I have tried out. Click to find out which were the best
and compare them to some of the search engines you have used. Test them
out and see which give you the best choices of links for your topic.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/searchengines.htm
Web Link Click here to find some links related to
teaching ESL students. There are links to websites for the students and
teachers at the Elementary levels on up to High school and Adult ESL levels.
http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/weblinkbibli.htm
Webquest
Activity Here is a writing biography and autobiography webquest activity.
In this activity, students will explore biographies of some favorite
children’s literature authors and follow an online activity to write
their autobiography.
http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/webquestactivity.htm
Dropin
Assignments
Dropin One-
This is a student activity relating to the written language of Ancient Egypt
Dropin Two-This dropin
assignment is for teachers and it contains activities for English Language
learners. There are 2 websites listed here. The first one is a resource site
for teachers and the second site is for students to use with the activities
listed on this assignment.http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/dropin2englishlanguagelearners.html
Dropin 3
This dropin
assignment is for students in grades K & 1. This is a fun activity designed to expose them to rhymes
online. It requires lots of reading and following directions so they will need
an upper grade level student or a teacher to assist them with the activities.http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/dropin3.html
Dropin 4
This dropin assignment is related to the novel
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Students will do online activities to
supplement, introduce or end their in-class unit from this story. http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/dropin4.htm
Dropin 5 This
activity is an author study on Rolando Merino. It is designed for students in grades
Pre-Kindergarten & Kindergarten. This activity can be linked to Hispanic
Heritage month. Click on the link below to go to the site. http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/dropin5.htm
Electives
Clipart- Click
here to find out about 5 websites I used to import clips and see which ones I
rated as the best to use.http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/clipart.htm
Electives Submitted to instructor
Instant message Setup
Distribution list setup
Hoaxes and Myths- We
made comments on the discussion board about the many hoaxes and myths we
encounter in our e-mail in-boxes and over the internet. It was interesting
reading about the ones out there.
Instructional
Worksheets Websites- Click here to see the "hot links" that
contain worksheets and other instructional activities for ESL/ESOL teachers.
http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/hotlinks.htm
Online
Shopping- Click on this link for safety tips and links to
great online shopping websites for auctioning, comparison-shopping and other
methods of online shopping. http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/onlineshopping.htm
Safety Letter-Click here to read a letter that can be distributed to parents informing
them about the policies we follow regarding “Safety on the
Internet”. In this letter, there is also a checklist of safety
precautions, which we will be following and the parent/ students’
signatures are required. http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/Safetyon%20the%20Internet.htm
Teachermade
Websites. Click here to view a critique of some teacher -made
websites. Click and visit them to see what they contain.
http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/teachermadesites.htm
Translations-
Click here to find out about how you can use a translation website for your
classroom and school use. You can also view an example of one site I used to
translate an important letter. http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/translations.htm
Virtual
Field Trip Click here to go on a virtual field trip to
http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/ramdatc/fieldtripcameroon.htm