Jacki Stranathan’s
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Here you will find all my assignments for my class most relating to the field of Mathematics and School Library Media. Sounds like a strange combination but I have been known to do stranger things.
My Bibliography consists of 2 main categories: Mathematics sites for teachers and students, and school library media sites. I really enjoyed searching for these.
Search engines are a very valuable tool on the web. We need these to find out information and to eliminate other information. These are my favorite.
This article let us know how the college student learns best, that is when they learn best. They are night creatures. Are colleges taking this into consideration? Are we best serving the students needs or the administration?
The critical role of the media specialist as an information technician is told through this article. We must be child friendly.
Here are 5 articles I reviewed all relating to math and media.
Did you ever wonder about the Amazing Iditarod? Here is a web quest activity that involves using statistics to find the mean time it takes to finish this grueling race. You also will research the history of the race and whether or not this is a sport that is cruel to animals!
The Newbery Award is one of the most prestigious awards given in children’s literature. This drop in activity will have you discover the origin of the award and look at some of most recent winners. Plus you will be able to pick a novel you would like to read!
Melvil Dewey was a man who wished to be organized and his cataloging of libraries continues. This drop in activity gives students a chance to learn about Melvil and complete some activities that go along with the Dewey Decimal System.
Are you a racing fan? Use this drop in activity, creating a box and whisker plot, to find where most of Jeff Gordan’s points fall. You also may learn some interesting tidbits about Jeff.
Do you believe in prayer in school? The following drop in activity will give you both sides of the issue. Your job is to read these sites and make up our own mind!
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Attached are two situations that require differing forms of copyright and the Fair Use Law. See if you agree with my response.
Create a poster to show the differences between sites that are free and subscription sites. You will use the exciting theme of party planning to begin with!
Some search engine tips using the new book Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix as an example. This technique uses math symbols
of course!
Elective 2 Citing Internet Sources
Being able to cite sources correctly is an important aspect of Internet use. We were all taught in school how to reference our reports well the same applies to items obtained from the internet. These sites are the best and most easily accessible to me.
Elective 3 Instructional Web Sites
This is a wonderful listing of helpful sites that can aid teachers. Full of worksheets and ideas!
Elective 4 Teacher Created Web Sites
Finding teacher created web sites that do not cost anything!
Effective lessons begin with a good plan. Sometimes others have already come up with this plan. Here are some great lesson plan sites.
How do we stop unsolicited emails? Here are some tips to help you!
Stoll’s book brings out all the negative aspects of the Internet. Look at some of the reviews and make your own judgment to how you think the Internet will effect our lives.
Time is of the essence! Students realize this and sometimes take advantage by copying other people’s work. With the Internet this is more of the case! Here are some tips to teach student’s techniques to avoid plagiarism. There are also some sites to look at if for some unfortunate reason you suspect copying.
The web is full of clip art it helps to have a directory to see images for free. Check out these clip art sites!
To filter or not to filter that seems to be the question? See what are the pros and cons.