1!WebQuest Introduction - see assignment description page for more info & related links!5-Page Web Site ! Home page!! Intro!! Task!! Process!! Resources!! Evaluation!! Conclusion!! Teacher!Definition ! A WebQuest is a collaborative, inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from the Internet.! Bernie Dodge Collaboration vs. Cooperation ! Collaboration – individuals each contribute their own effort to the larger task. There are individual roles. !! Cooperation - everyone works together on each step of completing a task. Each individual may be doing the same thing. There are no individual roles. !WebQuest ! provides learners with an interesting and doable task that involves research and evaluation of information.!! the culminating task is tangible and not necessarily completed on the computer. !! provides support for all learners!! fosters collaboration between learners !! is simple in structure but can be complex in task. !! provides a guided Internet search!WebQuest2!7 Parts of WebQuest ! Introduction!! Task!! Process!! Resources!! Evaluation!! Conclusion!! Teacher!Introduction ! sets the stage in an interesting manner!! appeals to studentsʼ interests!! provides the background information!! describes connection to the overall unit!Task ! the tangible final product!! clearly and concisely stated!! doable and interesting!“There is questionable educational benefit in having learners surf the web without a clear task in mind” –Bernie Dodge Process ! Sequence of steps each group will follow to complete their culminating task!! Describes individual roles for each student to assume within the process!! Provides guidance & tools to support organizing & sharing information (collaboration)!Resources ! List of web sites, gadgets, and non-web resources pre-selected by the teacher to help learners accomplish their task!! For our assignment, at least ! 4 web sites ! 2 gadgets (including at least one with audio/video) ! 2 computer based, non-internet ! 2 non-computer, traditional media (books, other)!Evaluation ! System provided for evaluating students!! Not necessarily as complicated as rubrics used by some WebQuests, but should be well thought-out and structured with a point system or other self-checking mechanism for students.!3!Conclusion ! Provides closure by summarizing what students have learned and accomplished!! Includes rhetorical questions to help students reflect upon their experience and relate what theyʼve learned to the whole learning experience!???!Teacher Page ! Includes your written reflections about how the WebQuest supports learning!! Aligned with standards 1, 3, 4, 6, 11!! Follows the Reflection Guidelines!Examples WebQuest Demo for Ed Tech &