Webquests?

1. Webquests? • Just what do we mean by that? • So much more than “Webquests”

2. Benefits of the Web • Something for everybody! • Everything and Anything • Not always accurate • Vast and all encompassing

3. Browsing the web offers: • Rich • Immediate • Passionate • Clever • Funny Interactive Contemporary Relevant Authentic

4. Tradition Teaching & Web • References • Resources • Lessons • Tools • Projects • Activities

5. Intro

6. Topic Hotlist • for open research and exploration

7. Teachers choose to create a Topic Hotlist when... • 1.they are new to the Web • 2.they are in a hurry • 3.they want to save student surf/search time • 4.they want to add Web resources to curriculum they already have

8. Where to Acess Hotlist • It's a much more efficient process to create a Web page that collects the locations in a Topic Hotlist. This solves the computer-specific nature of bookmarks and also makes your collection available to everyone in your school

9. Knowledge Hunt • for acquiring defined knowledge

10. Teachers choose to create a Knowledge Hunt when... • 1.students need to acquire a specific body of knowledge • 2.critical thinking is either not a goal is covered using other activities • 3.Web-based resources are more current or reliable than traditional resources

11. Subject Sampler • for connecting emotively / affectively to a topic

12. Teachers choose to create a Subject Sampler when... • 1. you want students to feel connected to the topic • 2. you want to motivate students to explore the topic further • 3. you have a short period of time and a small number of great sites to share • 4. you or your students are new to the Web and a user-friendly activity makes sense

13. Insight Reflector • Insight Reflector - for prompting open reflection

14. Teachers choose to create a Insight Reflector when... • 1.creative thinking is more important than a uniform response • 2.the subject matter benefits from being viewed through new perspectives • 3.you want students to engage their emotions and minds in the topic • 4.reflective writing is a course objective

15. Concept Builder • Concept Builder - for developing and refining new concepts

16. Teachers choose to create a Concept Builder when... • 1.a simple definition is too abstract • 2.examples of the concept are available on the Web • 3.at least a few critical attributes of the concept are easily perceived • 4.you want to engage students in higher level thinking

17. Webquest • for engaging in critical thinking

18. Teachers choose to create a WebQuest when... • 1.you want students to tackle big, complex, or gray questions • 2.students could benefit from cooperative learning • 3.the subject warrants a deeper understanding • 4.students would benefit from a more real world learning experience

19. So much to explore! • Thank you for attending