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WikiWebQuests!

WikiWebQuests!. Challenge your students with a inquiry oriented lesson. By Frances Crusco. Do first 2 class session. Workshop. What a webquest is and isn’t Parts of a webquest Not re-inventing the wheel Planning your webquest The format to use to create one - Wiki

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WikiWebQuests!

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  1. WikiWebQuests! Challenge your students with a inquiry oriented lesson. By Frances Crusco

  2. Do first 2 class session Workshop • What a webquest is and isn’t • Parts of a webquest • Not re-inventing the wheel • Planning your webquest • The format to use to create one - Wiki • Posting webquest on-line for student access • Bonus creating your own Voki Start on 3rd and finish on 5th session WORKSHOP GOAL TO COMPLETE AND POST A WEBQUEST ON-LINE

  3. What are WebQuests ?? • Are online and promotes critical thinking • Backed by research and sound methodology • Provides a framework to start with • Flexible for all subjects • Does not have a set length or end product teacher decides • Easy to publish and get started • Promotes 21st Century Skills

  4. A WebQuest is: • an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web pre-selected by teacher • is wrapped around an authentic, doable and interesting task • requires higher level thinking, including synthesis, analysis, problem-solving, creativity and judgment. Taken

  5. A well prepared webquest allows teachers to with work with students or groups of students during the class period.

  6. Short term designed to take 1 to 3 periods. • Goal: for learner to understand new information and make sense of it, knowledge acquisition and integration. • Long term designed to take 1 to 4 weeks. • Goal: for learner to analyze a body of knowledge and demonstrates understanding by transforming it into new information, outcome, that has meaning to them.

  7. A WebQuest is NOT: • a research report or a step-by-step science or math procedure. • simply summarizing what they have learned • a series of web-based experiences. • a hunt for facts for a worksheet/ graphic organizer Taken from

  8. Pieces of a WebQuest • Introduction - hook • Task – identify outcome • Process (and resources) – step by step • Evaluation - rubric • Conclusion – extending question • Credits – who created it • Teacher Page – what do other teachers need to know to implement your project. See:

  9. Introduction • Your hook - Why am I about to learn this and why should I care? • Ties into student’s previous learning. • Foreshadows what the lesson is about with a engaging description or a compelling question or problem.

  10. Task • The end result, outcome – what are the students going to do in this unit/lesson. • Doable and engaging • Makes students think beyond basic comprehension! • Outcome should include choices!

  11. Process and Resources • Step by Step instructions with the resources needed embedded in each step. • Each step is clear and can be followed by reading it. • Steps move from basic knowledge to higher level thinking. • Built in Checks for Understanding

  12. Evaluation • Rubric for Grading. • Students should know what they are getting graded on and how BEFORE they begin. • Qualitative and Quantitative descriptors.

  13. Conclusion • Extending Question • What can they do with the information they have gained through the webquest

  14. Teacher Page • How to teach this lesson including handouts and other teaching resources. • Very helpful for others who find your lesson and want to use it. • Optional – but highly suggested!

  15. You don’t have to start from scratch! Take an existing one and rewrite it to meet your needs and student population – control the resources!

  16. Design Patterns • WebQuests usually fall into certain types of design patterns. • Take a few minutes to look over these links to get ideas for your webquest: • http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designpatterns/all.htm • http://webquest.sdsu.edu/taskonomy.html

  17. Resources • Webquest “How-to” sites that provide good guidelines for webquest development: • Dr. Bernie Dodge, Webquest inventor • http://webquest.sdsu.edu/roadmap/index.htm • Webquest 101 • http://www.teachersfirst.com/summer/webquest/quest-a.shtml • Webquest development resources: • http://webquest.org/index-resources.php

  18. Resources • Sites that list Webquests by grade level or content area: • http://webquest.org/search/index.php • http://bestwebquests.com/ • http://www.emints.org/webquest/ • http://www.wernerlearner.com/scopewq.html • http://www.wernerlearner.com/webquest.html • A Taxonomy of Tasks: Possible Webquest tasks • http://webquest.sdsu.edu/taskonomy.html • http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designpatterns/all.htm • Developing a rubric: • http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php • http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr248.shtml • http://webquest.sdsu.edu/rubrics/rubrics.html

  19. Work Time! • Start planning your webquest – grab a partner or work alone – your choice! • Check out the design patterns of existing webquest • Begin tweaking a webquest and make it your own • Download worksheet/create a folder • http://teacherweb.com/NY/LevittownMemorialEducationCenter/fgerb/webquestworksheet.docx

  20. Where to Post Your WebQuest • Suggestion: Wikis! (wikispaces) • Why Wikis: • Free • Easily to learn • Easy to edit • Several Teachers could edit the webquest at any time (great for adding resources and clarifying directions) • http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K

  21. Work Time

  22. Thank you if you have any questions please feel free to email me at: • fcrusco@levittownschools.org

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