Introduction
motivate children and introduce topic
Task
summary of the goal and final outcome of the task
Process
The activities and task in detail for students to complete.
Evaluation
guidelines and rubrics
Conclusion
The image is a screenshot of a webquest. You can see that the menu includes all of these page headings.
We also looked at a range of webquests together on the Internet to evaluate what aspects of the webquests were good, what was lacking, how they could be used, their function, etc.
Credits
Handal, B. (Week 3, 2011). What is a Wiki?. PowerPoint presentation from The University of Notre Dame Sydney ED4134 Lecture
Teacher Page
Teachers have a duty to teach students that wikis are not appropriate resources for academic information because the information is unreliable and you do not know anything about the author of the information. They need to use a variety of websites to validate any information they find. The websites should be valid, from a reliable source, teach children to look for this, e.g. .gov, .edu.
Wikis can include incomplete arguments, out-dated information and incorrect information. However, creating your own wiki in groups within the class could be a highly beneficial activity. They could be a great way at communicating online about a group assignment. Wikis offer students the opportunity to work collaboratively away from the traditional classroom setting. They can be monitored by the teacher also, however, the teacher needs to set clear instructions and rules and regulations regarding the wiki in order to minimise off task behaviour and promote appropriate participation.
Webquests offer teachers a way to incorporate the interactive, useful, engaging, information-rich websites they found into a webquest, to structure the learning to achieve outcomes, taking advantage of the best resources available. This provides a rich learning experience for students.
I think webquests are really useful resources for teachers because they are engaging; they break up the normal class routine which can get tiresome. They can be used in the short term with a couple of lessons or in the long term as a big research project.
Advantages I see:
– Increase motivation for learning
– Engaging
– Children control their own learning pace
– Children know what is expected of them
– Purpose of lesson is presented
– Develops I.T skills
– Gives students more independence in their learning
– They are fun!