MODULE
TWO

How do I create a web page? What are the steps involved in beginning a WebQuest? How do I grab a page from the Web? What are the rules for naming web files? How do I choose a topic for my WebQuest?

Schedule for Teacher-Directed Help Sessions
Participants' Email List

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Module 3

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

Reviewing Searching Techniques
(ASSIGNED GROUP LOCATION)


Subject area group review of the Searching Self-Test

Introducing Claris Home Page
(ASSIGNED GROUP LOCATION)

The Home Page Tool Bar

Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists

Changing the Appearance of Text

Changing the Background

Changing the Title of a Page

Making a Link to another Web Site

Previewing Your Pages in Netscape

Create a page from scratch that will end up looking like
this example.

Naming Files
(ASSIGNED GROUP LOCATION)

 

Naming Your Files for the Web

File Naming Practice Exercise

Downloading Web Pages and Modifying Them
(ASSIGNED GROUP LOCATION)


Grabbing Web Pages

Download the Project Idea Template (Assignment)

Extending Your Skills with Claris Home Page
(ASSIGNED GROUP LOCATION)


Create a Hotlist (Assignment) using Claris Home Page. You may want to model your Hot List after on of these: China on the Net or Black History.

WebQuest Design Process ~ Exploring the Possibilities
(ASSIGNED GROUP LOCATION)

Review this information and discuss in small groups.
Exploring the Possibilities

WebQuest Design Process ~ Identifying Learning Gaps
(ASSIGNED GROUP LOCATION)

Explore the state framework or the national standards in your subject area.
State Curriculum Frameworks
National Standards

Identify a learning gap and continue to work on your hotlist.

WebQuest Design Process ~ Choosing a Topic
(ASSIGNED GROUP LOCATION)

Explore this page for project ideas.
Idea Machine

Explore WebQuests in your subject area.

WebQuest Examples

Triton/Patterns Projects

WebQuest Collections

Explore the examples pages, confer within your small groups, and work on the Project Idea Template.

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


Portfolio Checklist


WEEK 1

  • Monday~ WebQuest about WebQuests Worksheet ~WebQuest About WebQuests
  • Monday~ Becoming a Power Searcher activity ~ Alta Vista Searching Exercise
  • Tuesday ~ Print your scored responses from the Searching Self-Test ~ Searching Self-Test
  • Tuesday ~ Profiler Surveys (Basic Skills Checklist and Integrating Technology Skills Profile) ~ Profiler
  • Wednesday ~ Hotlist Draft (printed list - not on disk)
  • Thursday ~ WebQuest Topic Proposal ~ Project Idea Template
  • Thursday ~ Complete an e-mail class ~ Schedule
  • Friday ~ Hotlist complete (turn in on disk in Claris Home Page format)

Schedule for Teacher-Directed Help Sessions

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