MODULE THREE

How do I create visual organizers? How do I use them in my teaching? How do I identify patterns of information in a topic? How do I use visual organizers to support learning from the web?

Principles The What's and Why's	Procedures The How-To's	Practice Learning by Doing
WebQuest Design Process ~ Designing for Success (ASSIGNED GROUP LOCATION)	Review this information and discuss in small groups. Designing for Success
Introducing Inspiration Exploring the types and examples of visual organizers A Taxonomy of Information Patterns Viewing a web of ways to organize information visually Visual Organizers (ASSIGNED GROUP LOCATION)		With your partner, discuss the ways that you are presently addressing the four learning concepts in this article. Four Ways Students Benefit from Visual Learning Techniques
Brainstorming with Inspiration (ASSIGNED GROUP LOCATION)	Inspiration Tool Bar Adding Ideas with Rapid Fire Adding Symbols Outline and Diagram Views Clumping Items Linking Topics Labeling Links	Use this exercise to practice your skills. Brainstorming
Clustering (ASSIGNED GROUP LOCATION)	Changing Symbols Child Pages and Families Adding Notes to Symbols	Use the chart created in the brainstorming activity to practice your clustering skills.
WebQuest Design Process ~ Brainstorming Your Topic Reviewing the types of visual organizers. A Taxonomy of Information Patterns (ASSIGNED GROUP LOCATION)		Use Inspiration and Finding Information Patterns to develop a visual organizer for your WebQuest topic.(Assignment)
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) WEEK 2 Monday ~ Inspiration visual organizer for your topic (printed copy)

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