Web Index Page for John Sengia 
        LS521 Telecommunications and the Internet Sm02

Web Dropins

Web Drop in #1    Students investigate projectile motion with an interactive lab simulation.The simulation allows students to see how air resistance affects the motion of a golf ball.        http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/webdrop1.html

Web Drop in #2   An activity where students investigate the relationship between density and the flotation of an object. Students gather data on the mass and volume of the object, then observe if the object floats or sinks in water.        http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/webdrop2.html

Web Drop in #3   An activity on the climate of biomes. Students do some brief research about several biomes, then analyze climate graphs to identify the biome being displayed.    http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/webdrop3.html

Web Drop in #4  Students will explore the pros and cons of solar energy and form their own opinion about the future of solar energy in our world.        http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/webdrop4.html

Web Drop in #5  A simulation that allows students to test how mass affects a falling object. Data is presented by a graph, which students must interpret to form their conclusion.    http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/webdrop5.html
 
 

Article Critiques

Article review #1 - This article highlights the technological trends in computers and the internet and analyzes how these trends will affect the future of education.        http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/Article1.htm

Article review #2
The internet provides many exciting resources for the science classroom. This article gives an overview of several ways that students can use the internet ot view and analyze real world data on diseases, bird migration, etc.    http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/article2.html

Web Link Bibliography for Science 

Web Link Bibliography - These web sites are intended to assist high school science teachers teaching a general science or environmental science course. Most of the sites featured involve interactive simulations to allow students to experiment with scientific concepts.        http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/weblinks.html
 

Copyright Activity

Copyright activity - A look at the acceptable and legal use of electronic resources. The 2 scenarios analyzed look at the issues of student projects and software for school and student use.    http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/copyright.html
 
 

Web Quest on Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Energy Web Quest     Students will be assigned a role to examine if the U.S. should use nuclear energy. The roles vary from environmentalist, private citizen, to a presidential advisor.    http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/mywebquest/index.htm

Elective Activities

Instructional

Citing Internet Resources - Citing resources from the internet can be confusing at first. This activity allowed me to examine some excellent online resources for citing electronic research.    http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/citingsources.html

Lesson Plans - A compilation of links to high school science lesson plan ideas. Subjects include physical science, chemistry, physics, and environmental science.        http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/lessonplans.html

Worksheets - An index of links to sites with science worksheets appropriate for high school students. Vocab review, calculations, and lab sheets are included in this index.        http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/worksheets.html
 

Utilities

Java Script  A vocabulary matching exercise made from Cut and Paste Java Script. Students can check their answers and find out which answers are correct and incorrect.        http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/quiz.html
 

Communication

Email Distribution Lists   Activity to practice using email distribution lists. This is a very handy tool to use, especially for corresponding with member of  your department at school.

Safety

Silicon Snake Oil  Comments and shared observations regarding the "dangers" of computers and the internet in our schools.
http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/siliconsnake.html

Legal

Plagiarism - A brief guide for teachers about plagiarism and how to detect it. Links are provided with expert help and advice on the topic.
                       http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/plagiarism.html

Multimedia

Clip Art - A collection of science clip art sites. Annotations  and personal ratings are given on the navigation of each site.   http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/clipart.html

Online Games - My experiences and reflections on online gaming through Yahoo.com    http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/onlinegames.html

Internet Course Modules

Web Page Banners  - Web banners are used by advertisers to grab the attention of web users. Teacher's can also use web banners to make teacher web pages more attractive and eye-catching. In this module, students will create several web page banners for a teacher web page.     http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/bannermod.html

Educational Games    Games are a great way for students to learn while having fun. The internet contains many educational games for teachers and students to use. In this module, students will search for educational games in their subject and grade level and create a web link page of the sites they find.        http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/sengiaj/gamemod.html