webquest

webquest

As the media specialist at your school site, you have been charged with the task of developing a WebQuest to support the curricular goals for a unit of study. To familiarize yourself with the WebQuest model, you may want to read Some Thoughts About WebQuests and explore the information that can be found on its companion website at WebQuest.org.

Identify a grade level and topic of study.  Using the format that can be found in the above resources, develop an original, short-term WebQuest that includes the following components:

 

• Introduction
• Task
• Information Sources
• Process
• Guidance
• Conclusion

 

Your WebQuest should be completed in either Microsoft Word or PowerPoint and it must have functional hyperlinks.  You must have at least five activities/steps within your Process section.  Your Information Sources section must include a reference page/bibliography of all resources you used for research purposes or for inclusion in your WebQuest.  Remember that this is meant to be an instructional tool for students; therefore, it should be engaging and interactive.  The use of graphics and other formatting tools is encouraged

Kearney, C. (2000). Curriculum partner: Redefining the role of the library media specialist.  Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press.

 

development and creation of a Webquest depends in large part on the
developer’s ability to envision the curriculum unit holistically. All
aspects of instruction should be considered as you plan and decisions
should be made that are relevant to each of the six components that you
are required to include in the Webquest. Because a Webquest necessarily
integrates the web, or Internet, it may be helpful for you to review
some resources that can help guide your planning. One such resource is
the Educational Origami
wiki that is maintained by Andrew Churches. In addition to information
about the use of web tools for teaching and learning, a wiki is a very
good way to house a Webquest (in the future). So think about how he uses
the wiki as you explore the site and make a note to return to
Wikispaces at some point and sign up for your own free account. This
would also be a very good site to use in professional development and
train teachers and students in how to set up and use a wiki for teaching
and learning. How might a site such as this one facilitate your efforts
to remain current with emerging trends in information literacy and
technology?

 

 

 

 

 

Are
you familiar with the concept of portmanteau? It is a fun trivial thing
to know and actually has a great deal of relevance to our topic this
week! If you are curious about the backstory, visit this website,
where you will find a brief bit of history and several examples. One of
my favorite portmanteaus, and one I see as highly relevant to our
thinking this week is glocal—basically, a word derived by combining
local and glocal. One of the greatest advantages to access to the
Internet is the power and potential for teaching and learning on a
glocal level! Think about it! What happens when a media specialist
flattens the classroom by integrating teaching approaches such as
Webquests? What happens when social media, the Internet, and information
and communication technology merge to create learning experiences on a
glocal scale? How might you promote literacy information acquisition by
integrating these tools in your Webquests? As the library media
specialist in your school, how might you further teacher understanding
through your own use of these tools and approaches?

 

Your
WebQuest should be completed in either Microsoft Word or PowerPoint and
it must have functional hyperlinks.  You must include at least five
activities/steps within your Process section.  Your Information Sources
section must include a reference page/bibliography of all resources you
used for research purposes or for inclusion in your WebQuest.  Remember
this is meant to be an instructional tool for students; therefore, it
should be engaging and interactive.  The use of graphics and other
formatting tools is encouraged.

 

does this make sense

 

 

There is no word count regardless of which format is used to develop the project. However, it is very important to fully address each of the components described in the directions for the assignment, and be sure all aspects of the project address each of the criteria of the related rubric.

check this links for your help..
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/WebQuest1.html

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