CONTENT:
Out On a Limb: A Guide to Getting Along offers online exercises dealing
with conflict resolution. The teachers guide offers lesson plans and
activities to supplement and enhance the online resources.
AESTHETICS:
Attractive and appealing, the site has colorful animations and large,
easy to read text. The teacher's guide is also easily read.
ORGANIZATION:
Out On a Limb's Teacher's Guide is accessible from the index page
only. This guide is divided into areas linked by buttons on the bottom
of each page. The student areas are easy to navigate with arrows indicating
how to move on to the next screen in each exercise. Text and graphical
links are available to each exercise at the bottom of each student
page.
REVIEW:
This site is designed to help students with conflict resolution issues.
Activities are primarily designed to be used by third graders but
could be used with most elementary students with appropriate teacher
guidance. The site works best on a high-speed Internet connection
and requires the latest version of Macromedia Shockwave player. Posing
the questions of how to deal with unfriendly remarks from friends,
sibling problems, and angry feelings, the site stresses the importance
of listening to others and communicating your feelings. Given options
of running away, fighting, or using the Think
and Share choice, the site gives many positive outcomes from choosing
the last option. Situations are developed to allow students to explore
these choices and the many emotions involved. The http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/conflict/guide/index.html
Teachers' Guide has lesson plans, worksheets in .pdf format and resource
links to other conflict resolution organizations.
