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Web Based Learning Webquests & other Web Based Resources Best Practice Use of Internet Richness of multimedia •sound •animation •movie clips Depth of content •sifting •perspectives •structure Current nature of content •news •experts •latest developments Interactive nature •choice of direction •different organization & structure of information Scaffolding Higher Level Learning • Inquiry-oriented • Do-able, engaging task • Uses pre-defined Web resources • Constructivism • Cooperative Learning • Short or long term Construction of Task • Synthesize conflicting opinions • Put multiple sources of data together to discover the nonobvious • Create something new within the constraints of a problem definition • Define a stance and defend it Internet Journey • Locate a site or several sites with content related to classroom instruction and set bookmarks • Develop an activity requiring children to use sites • Have children share work during Internet workshop Project Registries A collaborative learning experience between two or more classroom •Develop a clear description of the project •Post the project description and time frame •Arrange details with collaborative teachers •Complete the project Http://www.gsn.org Web Quest: What Is It? • A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. • WebQuests are designed to – use learners’ time well – to focus on using information rather than looking for it – to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation Web Quests • The model was developed in early 1995 at San Diego State University by Bernie Dodge with Tom March.* • *http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/over view.htm • http://webquest.sdsu/webquestwebque st-hs.html Filamentality • http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/fo rmats.html • fill-in the blank interactive Web site that guides you – picking a topic – gathering sites – creating an interactive web-based learning activity Sites to Explore • http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/proj ects/webquests/dolphins/ • http://www.powayschools.com/projects/mt&r/ConflictYellow stoneWolf.htm • http://students.itec.sfsu.edu/edt628/mexquake/eart hquakers.html • http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/ChinaQue st.html Another Useful Web Resource • http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom