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The Powe r of WebQuests for Teaching Content-based Language. By Faye Klementowski. WebQuest. A research activity that requires the learner to collect information about a subject by using the web. Dinosaurs. Volcanoes. The Solar System. Elephants. The Goal .
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The Power of WebQuests for Teaching Content-based Language By Faye Klementowski
WebQuest A research activity that requires the learner to collect information about a subject by using the web Dinosaurs Volcanoes The Solar System Elephants
The Goal • To motivate students to learn • To develop critical thinking skills so students can solve problems and create projects What do you want to learn about?
What We Know Many students use computers regularly for social/recreational activities: . Email . Social Networking . Online Chats . Gaming
What We Don’t Know Many students lack the necessary skills to utilize the internet for: . Professional Use . Academic Purposes
Uses Social/Collaborative Skills Professional Development Activities Oral Language Development
Social/Collaborative Skills Let’s search the web ! Students learn to effectively interact and collaborate with: . The Computer . Other Students/Users
Professional Development Activities . Simulate real-life situations . Are meaningful . Promote content-based learning
Oral Language Development . Reading . Vocabulary . Interaction (Written & Oral)
Motivation • Student Directed • Interactive • Accommodates: • Preferences • Language Acquisition Skills • Academic/Cognitive Abilities
Rosa Review Make your choice. Click on the question to find out if your answer is correct. 1. Rosa Parks is known as the A. Mother of Segregation B. Mother of Modern-day Civil Rights Movement C. Mother of African Americans D. Mother of Freedom 2. Where did Rosa Live? A. Montgomery, Alabama B. Jackson, Mississippi C. Tallahassee, Florida D. Kansas City, Missouri 3.Rosa worked as a A. Housekeeper B. Waitress C. Custodian D. Seamstress
4.Rosa was arrested for A. Drinking from a ‘Whites only’ water fountain B. Refusing to give up her seat on a bus C. Sitting in the wrong section of a movie theater D. Hitting a white man 5.How did the African American citizens of Montgomery respond to Rosa’s arrest? A. They beat up the bus driver B. They stopped going to church C. They boycotted the busses D. They vandalized the local police station 6.What is the name of the African American minister who encouraged African Americans to protest without violence? A. Richard Nixon B. John F. Kennedy C. Martin Luther King Jr. D. Raymond Parks 7.What was the final result of the Montgomery bus boycott? A. People of all races held hands and sang Kum-bai-yah B. Segregation was abolished C. The first African American president was elected D. Women were given the right to vote