" Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
-William Butler Yeats
" There's many a bestseller that could have been prevented by a good teacher."
-Flannery O'Connor
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" Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -William Butler Yeats |
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" There's many a bestseller that could have been prevented by a good teacher." -Flannery O'Connor |
REQUIRED ACTIVITIES |
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WEB QUEST |
A Quest through King Arthur's realm of mystery awaits you on this webquest. You will become an expert in the field of Arthurian legend, and investigate whether Arthur was just a legend or a legendary King. |
http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/webquest1.htm |
SEARCH ENGINES |
There are too many options out there on the Internet, and a good search engine can help you quickly and efficiently navigate when you surf the web. Here are twelve of my favorite search engines by category. | http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/websearchengine.doc | |
JOURNAL ARTICLES 1 & 2 |
These are two interesting articles about internet use in schools. The first article looks at the growth of technology in our schools, and the second article discusses how teachers can utilize the internet to improve homework results with special needs students. |
http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/journalarticle1.htm http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/journalarticle2.htm |
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COPYRIGHT |
Find out about some applications of copyright law and the Internet. Can you copy workbooks? What about kids using graphics from CNN for powerpoints? | http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/copyrightactivity.doc | |
ACTIVITY LOG |
Five articles are cited here about issues ranging from the loss of the sacred garden of childhood through Internet, use to the expansion of broadband and home Internet accessibility. | http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/journalarticlelog.doc | |
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COURSE MODULE |
A huge treasure trove of quotations exist out there in cyberspace, waiting to be mined by us like gold. Sometimes we need a quote to round out a lecture or to add to a birthday card. This course module helps you find them on the Internet. | http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/coursemodule-quotations.htm |
WEB LINKED BIBLIOGRAPHY |
An English/Secondary focused annotated bibliography with hyperlinks. A small selection of professional development sites are listed, as well as an extensive list of English, writing and grammar sites for use by students or teachers. | http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/annotatedbiblio.doc | |
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WEB DROP INS1. Macbeth, the Beautiful Stories version2. Courtly Love3. John Donne, Metaphysical Poet4. Ozymandias, A Tale of Two Poets5. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
These five web drop ins are designed to be done during one class period. #1 has students comparing and contrasting two versions of Macbeth, one from an online source. #2 requires students to examine the convention of courtly love and romance. Metaphors and conceits are focuses of #3, the John Donne activity. An interesting comparison of two Romantic era poems is the concern of drop in #4, and #5 permits students to investigate examples of chivalry. All five of these would enrich a British Literature class. . |
http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/webdropin1.htm
http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/webdropin2.htm
http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/webdropin3.htm
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OPTIONAL ITEMS |
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WEB INDEX PAGE |
This is it! A collection of the major works done in SLM 521. | http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/index.htm | |
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GROUP DISCUSSION MODERATOR: KILLER WHALES |
We talked about the importance of teachers and the wisdom of their becoming tech savvy. A lively discussion group! | No hyperlinks available to this site. |
"IF I'D ONLY KNOWN..." |
Comments about things I'd like the next class to know. | No hyperlinks available to this site. |
ELECTIVES |
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1. GROUP EMAIL |
A group email was sent out to the entire class. This was good practice for setting up group email to my classes someday. | No hyperlink |
2. INSTANT MESSAGING |
I was initiated into the world of IM-ing, and chatted with Buddy. I still need to work on a better"nick"... | No hyperlink |
3. LESSON PLANS |
A comprehensive and useful list of web sites specializing in lesson plans, especially those appropriate for English class. | http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/lessonplanselective.doc |
4. URBAN LEGENDS AND HOAXES |
How do you recognize a hoax online...in an email from your Mom? And how do you know your web site is accurate? Remember Sir Edmund Splunter... | No hyperlink |
5. TRANSLATION |
This elective explored various ways to use translation in activities for school, and the great sites available out there to translate foreign text. | http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/translationelective.doc |
6. CITING INTERNET SOURCES |
We all need help learning how to accurately cite sources, especially electronic ones. This elective helped teach this important concept. | http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/citinginternetsources.htm |
7. WORKSHEETS |
There are wonderful free resources for teachers available on the Internet. Downloadable worksheets and handouts for English classes are listed in this assignment. | http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/worksheets.doc |
8. CLIP ART |
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Art adds so much to a web page activity. This elective helps you find the
sources available on the web for teacher use. |
http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/clipart.doc |
9. TEACHER MADE SITES |
Teachers have made some wonderful sites, and some real stinkers. I concentrated on the great ones, and found two that will make great teaching resources. | http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/elec-teacherwebsites.doc |
10. EVALUATING WEBSITES |
The purpose of this activity was to create a way for students to be smart consumers of information they find on websites, and explores how to know if a site is fair, accurate, and appropriate for school use. | http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/evaluatingwebsites.htm |
11. SILICON SNAKE |
Comments about the book, Silicon Snake Oil, are discussed and my opinion made. Are libraries obsolete? Is the Internet affecting our socialization? | http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/siliconsnakeoilelective.doc |
12. SAFETY |
Safety is always important, and this timely assignment had me create a parent letter and student checklist about safety on the Internet. |
http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/safety.doc http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/safetyparentletter.doc |
13. PLAGIARISM |
Plaga-what? Learn about how to define cheating on papers, how teachers can prevent it, and how students can be caught. | http://wwwfac.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/bosnicb/plagiarism.doc |
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