Index Page for Jody Welin

Web Link Bibliography – In this assignment students are required to research a Caldecott or Newberry winner or honor recipient from the last year. The students are first required to research the awards and their history, and then they are to pick an author or illustrator from this year. I have provided students with web resources for each recipient.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/welinj/linkbib.htm

Course Module – I created a lesson about blogging since I didn’t know much about it myself. The lesson talks about blogging and the pros and cons of blogging, and then provides links that explain how to create your own blog. Students are required to open their own blog and maintain it for a week as well as monitor two other blogs.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/welinj/coursemod.htm

Search Engines – I have compiled a list of what I think are great search engines. I focused on search engines for media, kids, news, general information, and travel.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/welinj/engines.htm

Web dropins

Dropin #1 – This lesson is about a story’s point of view. Students have to discover the definition of point of view and then apply that to stories that we have read in class.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/welinj/dropin1.htm

Dropin #2 – Students are asked to describe the theme of Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. They are given a web link to learn more about theme and how to use clues to decide a story’s theme.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/welinj/dropin2.htm

Dropin #3 – This lesson is about plot. Students have to learn about each part of a story’s plot and then complete a chart for 2 stories that we have read in class.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/welinj/dropin3.htm

Dropin #4 – This lesson allows kids to write their own book review of the novel Holes by Louis Sachar. First the students are required to read numerous book review written by other children before writing their own.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/welinj/dropin4.htm

Dropin #5 – This lesson shows students how to organize their thoughts before they start writing. They are given a chart to complete during their brainstorming for a creative writing assignment. The web link provides them with the steps in creative writing.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/welinj/dropin5.htm

Electives

Newsletters – I subscribed to 2 free newsletters provided by EducationWorld.com. I chose a newsletter containing lesson plan ideas and links. Then I chose a humorous newsletter for teachers. Both are very worthwhile.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/welinj/newslet.htm

Keypals – This elective contains ideas for collaborative lessons that can be used with keypals or epals. I have also provided what I believe to be great websites for finding keypals.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/welinj/keypals.htm

Lesson Plans – I have put together a list of lesson plan websites that I found useful. My focus was on middle school Language Arts lessons. Why reinvent the wheel or struggle to come up with ideas when there are great resources out there for us to use?

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/welinj/lessonplan.htm

Collaboration – This elective was helpful in finding projects that students could do over the internet with other students from around the world. I found numerous collaborative projects that I would participate in with my middle school language arts classes.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/welinj/collab.htm

Online Shopping – We all love to shop online because of its simplicity. This elective provides you with great websites for different kinds of shopping experiences. You will also find a couple of security tips that are helpful in preventing theft.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/welinj/onlineshop.htm

Sound – This is an introductory lesson plan for Reader’s Theatre. Students are to listen to old radio shows’ theatrical productions and then perform their own from a provided script.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/welinj/sound.htm

Clipart – Here you will find a list of websites that provide free clipart. Some of the sites are geared towards teachers and some are general clipart sites. Beware of copyright laws!

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/welinj/clipart.htm

Plagiarism – This is a handout for teachers about plagiarism. It gives a brief description of what plagiarism is and then provides links for prevention tips. I have also included links to resources that will help us catch students that are plagiarizing.

http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/welinj/plagiarism.htm