Required Activities

Journal Article Review – This is a review of an article that addresses the concerns of cyber-schools and whose responsibility it is to pay for the costs of taking on-line classes.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/journal_review_1.htm

Journal Article Review – This is a review of an article that addresses the quality of teachers in our country.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/journal_review_2.htm

Webquest – This is an activity that takes children on an on-line journey through the water cycle.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/webquest.htm

Web Drop-in 1 – This is an activity for the students to explore the earth’s soil as we begin a new science unit.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/web_drop_in_1.htm

Web Drop-in 2 – This is an activity that will allow the students to extend their knowledge of insects. Just how do caterpillars turn into beautiful butterflies, anyway?

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/web_drop_in_2.htm

Web Drop-in 3 – This is an activity that students can use to further their knowledge about geographical facts about our country.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/web_drop_in_3.htm

Web Drop-in 4 – This activity allows students to compare three different websites in the field of meteorology and decide which website works best.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/web_drop_in_4.htm

Web Drop-in 5 – The Three Billy Goats Gruff is a classic story. This activity allows students to read different versions and compare the similarities and differences.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/web_drop_in_5.htm

Weblink Bibliography – This is a compilation of useful Math websites for teachers, parents and students.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/weblink_bibliography.htm

Internet Course Module – This is an activity for students to explore kid safe websites.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/internet_course_module.htm

Copyright – I have reviewed copyright laws from various websites and responded to two different scenarios, supporting my opinion with the information I’ve gathered.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/copyright.htm

Search Engines – This is a list of all of my favorite search engines, from Meta Search Engines, to Shopping Search Engines.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/search_engines.htm

Activity Logs

Discussion Threads at Blackboard

Instructional Electives

Citing Internet Sources – This instructional activity shows us how to correctly cite sources from the Internet and other documents.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/citing_sources.htm

Teacher Worksheet Pages – This provides a useful list of websites where teachers can access free downloadable, printable worksheets. What teacher doesn’t need that?

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/teacher_worksheets.htm

Teacher Lesson Plans – This provides a list of great websites so that teachers can obtain free, interesting, and quality made lesson plans.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/lesson_plans.htm

Teacher Webpages – This provides a critique of two teacher-made websites. This activity allows me to see how teachers organize their homepages and what could be put on them. It also helps me to see what could be improved upon.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/teacher_pages.htm

Communication

E-mail Distribution List – no link required

Send an Instant Message – no link required

Utilities

Viruses – This provides a form letter to those trying to hoax us, as well as a list of tips for avoiding computer viruses and virus hoaxes.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/viruses.htm

Translation – This provides a list of possible instructional situations in which translation could be used as a valuable tool, as well as a translation of a statement from English to Spanish and French.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/translation.htm

Miscellaneous

SPAM – This is a manual that tells you exactly what SPAM is and what you can do to be aware and avoid it.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/SPAM.htm

Shopping – This is a manual for on-line shopping. Find out how to protect yourself when shopping on-line, and take a look at some reliable shopping websites.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/shopping

Multimedia

Clip Art – This is an annotated list of websites that are great for downloading clip art for lessons, worksheets, and other projects.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/siegeln/clip_art