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LakeQuest 2010 Professor David Shutkin Are you intrigued by
the Great Lakes Theater Festival, inspired by the voyages of Jean Nicolet,
concerned about pollution in Lake Huron? For LakeQuest 2010,
please design a technologically enhanced learning environment inspired by and
focused on The Great Lakes region of the world. The theme for Spring
2010 is the Geography of Place. Many of us reside in the Great Lakes
region. From the Western shores of
Lake Superior to the Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence, the Great Lakes
region is a dynamic place distinguished throughout the world for many
reasons. First among these reasons are
the five great inland seas that afford 20% of the world’s fresh water. Whether you are
studying to become a teacher of young children, or your emphasis is in the
content areas, from science to language arts, social studies to mathematics,
the place where your students live will inspire their learning. Any subject can be fascinating and engaging
to your students if it is meaningful and relevant to their lives. The only limit for
the design of your WebQuest project is place; your project is to be inspired
by the Great Lakes. Treat any subject, topic or theme, for any age or grade
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Student Page / WebQuest Proposal / Teacher’s Page / Rubric / WQ Resources WebQuest
Assignment Description (Adapted and
modified for this course from the work of Dr. Bernie Dodge) Working in
a small group (3-4 people), research, design, produce and publish a WebQuest
to your John Carroll University web site. The
WebQuest must be published to each group member’s website. A Web Quest
is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used
by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to use learners’
time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to
support learners’ thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis, and
evaluation. There are
nine (9) sections to be included in the production of your WebQuest. Six (6) sections are described on the Student
Page and three (3) are described on the Teacher’s
Page. Your
WebQuest is to include at least two(2) Web pages: Web Quest
or Students’ page Teachers’
page Locate the
sections of the WebQuest Proposal on the appropriate pages, either teacher’s
or students’ pages Choose a
subject and topic for your WebQuest of interest to you or your collaborative
group. Publish
your WebQuest to your web site. The Web
Quest proposal is to include the following sections: Introduction
(Students’) Learners
(Teacher’s) Task
(Students’) Resources
(Students’) Link to WebQuest
Evaluation Rubric Following
the brief cover material, there are nine (9) sections to be included in the
design of your WebQuest. Six (6)
sections are described on the Student
Page and three (3) are described on the Teacher’s
Page. As I evaluate your WebQuest,
I will consider the research and design of each section on a 4.0 scale
ranging from progressing towards goal (2.0), to realizing goal (3.0)
exceeding goal (4.0). Of most
significance, I am interested in the correspondence between the Task, the
Process, learners and the Evaluation. In addition,
because a Web Quest is an
inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by
learners is drawn from the Web, the integration of web based resources will
be evaluated as well. Student Page / WebQuest Proposal / Teacher’s Page / Rubric / WQ Resources Resources for and about producing WebQuests
on the Web: WebQuest Search : Select WebQuests to preview. Find
examples of WebQuests developed by student teachers, experienced teachers,
library/media specialists and others. Some are more complete than others. Poll Everywhere Collect data
with cell phones while interacting with your class. It's the easiest way to
gather live responses. How
does Blogger Mobile work?: How to post text, pictures or video to your
blogger site. Utterli: lets you share text, pics, video
and audio with your friends from your mobile phone. The Web QuestPage, Dr. Bernie Dodge This site
is designed to serve as a resource to those who are using the WebQuest model
to teach with the web. Article Yoder, Maureen Brown
(1999) The Student WebQuest. Learning
& Leading with Technology. 26(7). Classroom
Learning Experience An exercise
that's useful for introducing the concept to educators. Working in teams they
examine five WebQuests from four different points of view. WebQuest Search : Select WebQuests to preview. Find
examples of WebQuests developed by student teachers, experienced teachers,
library/media specialists and others. Some are more complete than others. Kid's
Search Tools http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use
templates to develop assessment rubrics. Prepare to
discuss your understanding of social justice. Include at least one digital
resource to share. A few
examples/sources to consider: Links to
Links to Web Resources… INFOhio's
state-funded resources are available to all Ohio's K-12 students and
teachers. Username (Think) and Password (InfOhio) required for home access.
INFOhio's Core Collection of Electronic Resources, 15 tools selected for K-12
research, provides state-funded resources free to all Ohio K-12 students and
and educators. Blue Web'n National Library of
Virtual Manipulatives Interactive
mathematics learning environments for k-12 The Center for Teaching History with Technology Find
resources for history and social studies lesson plans, activities, games and
quizzes that incorporate technology. Explore inquiry-based lessons,
activities, and projects. See examples for United States History and World
History courses. Interactive
Math and Science Simulations Multimedia
Resources for The Classroom and Professional Development. This is a
gateway to the Internet. You can check out your free software downloads,
search the 5000 reviewed education web sites, discover our resources, learn
to search the web, add 3000 education bookmarks to your browser, and sign on
to have our newsletter and 100 web sTechnology
Teaching Concepts, Ltd. This
website has been designed to "link" teachers to resources that will
be useful in planning for instruction and to resources available for students
as they engage in learning. Student Page / WebQuest Proposal / Teacher’s Page / Rubric / WQ Resources |
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