Search Engine Activity: My selection of the best search engines in 5 areas—government, medical, children’s, news and general from among the many available.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/whitfields/srcheng.htm
Web Link Bibliography: Museum Links provides links to different types of museums, many which have student-friendly activities.
http://www.2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/whitfields/webbib.htm
Web drop-ins
Drop-in 1: Homophones: An activity to help students recognize homophones and the importance of choosing the correct word when writing.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/whitfields/dropin1.htm
Drop-in 2: Budding Authors: An activity designed to help students write a short story using a graphic organizer and timeline to guide story development.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/whitfields/dropin2.htm
Drop-in 3: Eating Well: An activity designed to help students become aware of what they eat and recognize wise food choices.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/whitfields/dropin3.htm
Drop-in 4: Money Management: An activity designed to help students recognize differences of opinion concerning allowances. Students will be able to formulate an allowance policy based on what they’ve learned in this activity.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/whitfields/dropin4.htm
Drop-in 5: The Water Cycle: An activity to help students learn the process and terminology relating to the water cycle that replenishes the earth’s water supply.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/whitfields/dropin5.htm
Internet Course Module:
Firewalls: A module designed to help students learn about the dangers of outsiders breaking in to their computers and the protection a firewall provides.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/whitfields/firewall.htm
Electives:
E-Learning: A comparison of math instructional units at two different sites. http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/whitfields/elearn.htm
Evaluating Websites: A guide for evaluating websites and examples of a good site and a poor site based on the suggested criteria. http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/whitfields/webeval.htm
Lesson Plans: A link bibliography of Language Arts Lesson Plans, grades K-2
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/whitfields/lplans.htm
Newsletters: Notes on three newsletters that I subscribed to which will benefit me in my career goals.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/whitfields/newsltr.htm
Translations: An activity that compares three translations websites and identifies
suitable instructional activities in several areas of instruction.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/whitfields/trans.htm
Publishing Student Work Online: An activity that provides guidelines and permission form for student publication and a link bibliography of several appropriate websites for student publishing. http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/whitfields/publish.htm