Timothy Ratliff’s Web Index for SLM 521
Search
Engines – A list containing what I consider to be the best search engines
out there. They are separated into five
categories with each category containing my top two picks.
Web
Bibliography – A list containing links to websites I felt were useful for
students and teachers of the Cold War between the
Web Dropin
1 – This first dropin is a basic exercise to get students acquainted with the
people, places, events, and dates of the Cold War.
Web Dropin
2 – This second dropin works off of the first one and includes graphics and
a trivia game.
Web Dropin
3 – This third dropin includes elements of all three dropins so far. Students will explore interactive maps to
answer questions.
Web Dropin
4 – This fourth dropin includes elements from the first two dropins. The dropin examines the different opinions
and attitudes about the Vietnam War.
Web
Dropin 5 – This fourth dropin includes elements from the first two dropins
and a graphic representation. The focus
topic for this dropin was the Cuban Missile Crisis of the Cold War.
Elective
# 3: Collaborative – A list of five collaborative projects that can be
useful for social studies teachers. The
projects focus on Secondary Education, although some of the projects can be
appropriate for younger classrooms.
Elective #
6: Virtual Field Trip – A virtual
field trip travel brochure that provides everything you need for an Ancient
Roman adventure! Choose from a handful
of virtual field trips that take you from
Elective
# 8: Online Shopping – A list in
table format that includes helpful shopping sites for a variety of different
shopping experiences. Looking for
auction, discount, or comparisons, this list has it along with two links for
each category.
Elective #
10: Lesson Plans – A list of five sites that have valuable lesson
plans. A few of the sites are actually
lesson plan search engines that provide lesson plans on a many subjects. The remaining sites focus on Secondary Ed
history and social studies.
Elective
# 11: Sounds – This elective takes advantage of using sounds in an
educational activity. I decided to make
the activity fit the mold of a Web Dropin but with sound clips attached. The focus is on McCarthyism and the activity
includes two sound clips from Senator McCarthy’s speeches.
Elective
# 12: Email – This is a list of what I consider the top ten suggestions in
regards to using email. I have included
tips and some problems that could arise if these tips are not used when sending
emails. The target audience is high
school students or adults.
Course Module – This is the culminating project from the course. It adds onto the course module to virtual field trips by asking the student to compare field trips rather than create a travel brochure.
