ALL ABOUT ME

WORLD WIDE WEB/DIRECTED SEARCH

 

This is a warm-up assignment that will have you surfing the web in a quick, controlled way. You will be gathering information about yourself and your interests!! Name it Me, me, me, me, me!” Good luck!!

 Guidelines:

Question #1: Who Are You???
Use your first name to find out what it means. If it tells you that your name is a “form” of another name, follow the blue name link to find the ORIGINAL form of your name.
http://www.pacificcoast.net/~muck/etym.html

Question #2: What Happened???
Pick THREE events that happened on your birthday, and write a short bullet or sentence on each one.
http://www.historychannel.com/today/

Question #3: Who Do you admire?
Find out THREE NEW FACTS about your favorite star or musician. Try to type in words like “facts”, “history”, or “biography” along with the name of your star in the search box.
http://www.google.com/

Questions #4: Where would you go???
Where in the world would you like to travel?? How much will it cost to go there? Pick a destination, and then find out how much it will cost to go there on your birthday.
http://www.orbitz.com/

Questions #5: Which college looks good?
Where will you go to college? Near or far, big or small? Follow the link, enter the fields, and write down the NAME and ADDRESS of the college you found. (You can find the address by clicking on the link in the results page.)
http://www.mycollegeguide.org/index.phtml