Dodge: My list of favorites changes all the time. Let me focus on a few that are both exemplary and not overwhelming to teachers thinking about getting into WebQuest design. It draws kids into the s and '40s by having them create a radio play complete with sound effects and ads. It makes great use of the Web by making all those old sound clips instantly available and provides the right balance of structure and freedom so that every team's production will be unique.
Cynthia recently told me that the plays created by the kids are actually broadcast on their local radio station. Also on my list of favorites is Hello Dolly , by Keith Nuthall.
Keith steeps his students in several conflicting viewpoints on the topic of cloning and guides them to a discussion and, ideally, a consensus on what our government's policy should be about regulating cloning. The experience of seeing the complexity of the issue and honoring the strongly expressed views of classmates seems like terrific practice for tomorrow's voters.
Dodge: Teachers can bring the Web and thus the world to where the kids are, rather than forcing them to move to a desktop computer or a lab. These devices allow educators to take better advantage of teachable moments. When a question comes up in class discussion, the teacher can deputize a student to look it up and bring back the answer while the topic is still in play. Teachers can integrate the Web with other media more seamlessly and put learners together around tables, rather than letting the computer dictate how groups are arranged.
Dodge: I think at some point it will make economic sense to distribute textbooks in purely digital form. That means that the information will probably be much more up-to-date and supplemented by access to human tutors and a community of other learners. That all takes money, of course, so let's hope that taxpayers see the value of putting more resources into schools.
Search Search. Newsletter Sign Up. Search form Search. EW: Was the lesson successful? EW: How long did it take you to develop the WebQuest format? Bernie Dodge, WebQuest creator, on his first WebQuest lesson: "I enjoyed walking around and helping where necessary and listening to the buzz of conversations as students pooled their notes and tried to come to a decision. Trending Report Card Comments It's report card time and you face the prospect of writing constructive, insightful, and original comments on a couple dozen report cards or more.
Here are positive report card comments for you to use and adapt! Struggling Students? You've reached the end of another grading period, and what could be more daunting than the task of composing insightful, original, and unique comments about every child in your class?
The following positive statements will help you tailor your comments to specific children and highlight their strengths. You can also use our statements to indicate a need for improvement. Turn the words around a bit, and you will transform each into a goal for a child to work toward.
Sam cooperates consistently with others becomes Sam needs to cooperate more consistently with others, and Sally uses vivid language in writing may instead read With practice, Sally will learn to use vivid language in her writing. Make Jan seeks new challenges into a request for parental support by changing it to read Please encourage Jan to seek new challenges.
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Read the entire list or click one of the category links below to jump to that list. Behavior The student: cooperates consistently with the teacher and other students. Character The student: shows respect for teachers and peers. Group Work The student: offers constructive suggestions to peers to enhance their work.
Interests and Talents The student: has a well-developed sense of humor. Participation The student: listens attentively to the responses of others. Social Skills The student: makes friends quickly in the classroom. Time Management The student: tackles classroom assignments, tasks, and group work in an organized manner. Work Habits The student: is a conscientious, hard-working student.
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Objectives Students will learn about changes that occurred in the New World and Old World as a result of early exploration. Older students only. Besides strange people and animals, they were exposed to many foods that were unknown in the Old World. In this lesson, you might post an outline map of the continents on a bulletin board.
On the bulletin board, draw an arrow from the New World the Americas to the Old World Europe, Asia, Africa and post around it drawings or images from magazines or clip art of products discovered in the New World and taken back to the Old World.
You might draw a second arrow on the board -- from the Old World to the New World -- and post appropriate drawings or images around it. Adapt the Lesson for Younger Students Younger students will not have the ability to research foods that originated in the New and Old World.
You might adapt the lesson by sharing some of the food items in the Food Lists section below. Pay particular attention to the way in which objectives are written. Carefully follow the model as detailed in the text. To go to the examples directly, click here. In the left margin, you will see "Find WebQuests. These sample projects can provide many ideas from which you can create your own unique WebQuest.
One of the primary purposes of the WebQuest is to create a learning experience that encourages students to use higher order thinking skills application of knowledge. The "retelling" task is the only type of task not appropriate for this assignment. Clearly indicate on your WebQuest planning sheet which type of task you selected. This assignment will require more time than many other assignments for this course.
A planning sheet for your WebQuest must be approved by the instructor before you begin work on the project. Please see the course schedule for the due dates for both the completed WebQuest and the planning sheet. Projects that have not been approved through the planning sheet will not be accepted. You will submit three files "zipped" into one folder for this assignment: 1 a WebQuest in PowerPoint, 2 a student handout in Word, and 3 a lesson plan in Word.
Write a short paragraph here to introduce the activity or lesson to the students. If there is a role or scenario involved e. Task - The task focuses learners on what they are going to do - specifically, the culminating performance or product that drives all of the learning activities. Describe crisply and clearly what the end result of the learners' activities will be. Don't list the steps that students will go through to get to the end point.
That belongs in the Process section. Process - This section outlines how the learners will accomplish the task. Scaffolding includes clear steps, resources, and tools for organizing information.
This is where most of the hyperlinks will be. To accomplish the task, what steps should the learners go through? Learners will access the on-line resources that you've identified as they go through the Process In the Process block, you might also provide some guidance on how to organize the information gathered.
Evaluation - This section describes the evaluation criteria needed to meet performance and content standards. Describe to the learners how their performance will be evaluated. The assessment rubric s should align with the culminating project or performance, as outlined in the task section of the WebQuest.
Specify whether there will be a common grade for group work vs. Summarize what the learners will have accomplished or learned by completing this activity or lesson.
You might also include some rhetorical questions or additional links toencourage them to extend their thinking into other content beyond this lesson.
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