Lindsey Wilson College
Educational Technology
Hannah Hopper
Introduction
Hello everyone! Today we are going to embark on a journey. A journey through Kentucky that is! Throughout this webquest there will be several pieces of information that you and the rest of the class are going to search for. Get ready for some Kentucky webquest fun!
Task
- With your parnter, you are going to do a scavenger hunt on the web for the information needed in the webquest.
- You are going to present the information you find through completing a power point.
- This is going to be presented in front of the class.
Process
- What is the Kentucky state bird? http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Kentucky/bird_cardinal.html
- Song?http://www.50states.com/songs/kentucky.htm#.VS1ahq0XJdg
- Flag?http://www.50states.com/flag/kyflag.htm
- Governor?http://governor.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx
- Flower?http://www.50states.com/flower/kentucky.htm
- Regions?http://www.kentuckytourism.com/explore/regions.aspx
- Tree?http://www.50states.com/tree/kentucky.htm
- Animal?http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Kentucky/animal_GraySquirrel.html
- Fish?http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/fish/ky_spotted_bass.htm
- Any state records?
Use the web to find as many other facts about Kentucky as you can.
Evaluation
Multimedia Project : Kentucky Webquest
- Teacher Name:
Ms. Hopper
- Student Name: ________________________________________
| CATEGORY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Presentation | Well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention. | Rehearsed with fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time. | Delivery not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time. | Delivery not smooth and audience attention often lost. |
| Content | Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. | Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good. | Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. | Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors. |
| Organization | Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material. | Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed. | Content is logically organized for the most part. | There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts. |
| Attractiveness | Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation. | Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation. | Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content. | Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentaion content. |
| Requirements | All requirements are met and exceeded. Includes all questions in the webquest | All requirements are met. | One requirement was not completely met. | More than one requirement was not completely met. |
Conclusion
Great job everyone! Your journey about Kentucky is now complete. I hope you have had a lot of fun throughout this webquest. Remember to work hard on your powerpoint with the information you have found.
Credits
- http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Kentucky/bird_cardinal.html
- http://www.50states.com/songs/kentucky.htm#.VS1ahq0XJdg
- http://www.50states.com/flag/kyflag.htm
- http://governor.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx
- http://www.50states.com/flower/kentucky.htm
- http://www.kentuckytourism.com/explore/regions.aspx
- http://www.50states.com/tree/kentucky.htm
- http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Kentucky/animal_GraySquirrel.html
- http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/fish/ky_spotted_bass.htm
Ms. Hannah Hopper