MODULE
ONE

What is a WebQuest? What are the characteristics of a good one? How do I find online resources to build a WebQuest? How do I organize what I find? How do I identify good sites?

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Participants' Email List

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Principles
The What's and Why's
Procedures
The How-To's
Practice
Learning by Doing

Welcome, Introductions, Procedures, etc.
Workshop Overview
(LIBRARY)



Introducing WebQuests
(LABS ~ 118-120)

Read this information and discuss with a partner

Complete this WebQuest in a group of four participants.
WebQuest About WebQuests (Assignment)

Assessing Your Skills

Use the Profiler Step Sheet to complete the Profiler Surveys. (Assignment)

Becoming a Power Searcher
(ASSIGNED GROUP LOCATION)

Room Assignments

Complete the Searching Activity Sheet. (print material)

Explore these web sites. Bookmark those you want to visit later.
Starting Points for Exploration

Alta Vista Simple Search

Alta Vista Advanced Search

Alta Vista Searching Exercise (Assignment)

Test your searching IQ with this self-check. Enter your name to take the test.
Searching Self-Test (Assignment)

Use your new searching skills to find and bookmark resources relevant to your subject area.

Becoming an Organized Searcher
(ASSIGNED GROUP LOCATION)

Managing Your Bookmarks

Saving Your Bookmarks

Organize your bookmarks and save them to disk so you can explore those sites and use them to develop your hotlist of resources.

Evaluating a Web Site
(ASSIGNED GROUP LOCATION)

Form small groups and individually review two of these resources. Each group member should choose different sites.
Resources for Web Page Evaluation.

Discuss with small group the characteristics of a quality Internet source.

Assignment List
Place all assignments in your portfolio in the library.


Portfolio Checklist


WEEK 1


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Adapted from San Diego Unified School District Triton/Patterns Project Summer '98