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LakeQuest 2011 Professor David Shutkin Any subject can be fascinating and engaging to your students if it is meaningful and relevant to their lives. 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. Are your students intrigued by the Great Lakes Theater Festival, inspired by the voyages of Jean Nicolet, concerned about pollution in Lake Erie? For LakeQuest 2011, please design a technologically enhanced learning environment inspired by and focused on The Great Lakes region of the world. The theme for Fall 2011 is Place Based Education. 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. 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 level.
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 (2-3 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 or to a common Web 2.0 application. A Web Quest is an inquiry-oriented learning experience 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 (i.e. students are not to use search engines) and to support learners’ higher order analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of ideas. 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 and the 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 A WebQuest about WebQuests 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 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 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 Blue Web'n is a searchable database of outstanding Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools). Grade Level: K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 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. Explore Learning Gizmos Interactive Math and Science Simulations Teacher’s Domain Multimedia Resources for The Classroom and Professional Development. Teachers at Work 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