Let’s Get Wired! Using Technology to Enhance Learning

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Quick Quiz T or F. Technology is a cure-all. T or F. Technology is a baby sitter. T or F. All students know how to use technology appropriately. T or F. Technology is a great way to enhance learning!

Today’s Lesson Internet Lesson (Web Lesson) Scavenger Hunt (Treasure Hunt) Subject Sampler WebQuest PBL

Internet Lesson Worksheet that guides students through sites on the web, usually has a theme Lowest levels of Bloom’s Let’s get Brainy…

Scavenger Hunt Learning tool to help students use internet resources & information Usually uses multiple sites Teachers pre-select websites Can be used for simple fact finding or more…the questions determine rigor Many have a “final question” for summary Students can easily create & share

Creating a Scavenger Hunt 1.) Decide on a topic 2.) Find a collection of websites 3.) Determine questions from websites -put link in question -put link before a set of questions 4.) Put in.pdf,.doc, or html (etc.)

Scavenger Hunt Examples Language Arts: lowtrip/webpage2.html lowtrip/webpage2.html Art: Math: Government: Hunt.html Hunt.html Science: earning/scienceinternet.html earning/scienceinternet.html Auto Tech: t/autohunt.htm t/autohunt.htm

Your Turn ! Take the next 5 minutes and… –Find a scavenger hunt on a current topic you are teaching OR –Think of a topic that you would like to create one on & find 2 websites that you could use

Feelings…Nothing more than Feelings: The Subject Sampler Students explore collection of links, includes questions based on content from the sites AND how they feel or react to it Students share their perspectives on topics, comparisons to their experiences, and their interpretations More complex…higher level thinking than a scavenger hunt

Creating a Subject Sampler Similar to scavenger hunt except –Students are not looking for “hard facts” so the questioning will be different

Subject Sampler Examples The Depression: alber/depression.htm alber/depression.htm Colonial America: /index.html /index.html DNA Technology: er.htm er.htm Money Matters:

WebQuests Thinking outside the box, Bloom’s highest level of learning Student Groups receive a task, scenario, or problem to solve They have to come up with a solution based upon their research. They become the expert, not you!

How to create a webquest Background information Pick a task, problem, or scenario Research Resources Choose a product for students to share their information –Lessons, Brochures, Working Models, Debates, Newspaper Articles…

Essential Parts to Webquest Introduction: for motivation/intrigue Task: overview of what students will be doing Process: exact steps, group roles, etc (descriptive & sequential) Links: give students a place to start Evaluation: rubric, etc Conclusion: main goal of project to keep students on track, provides closure

Webquest Examples Language Arts: Math: Social Studies: Science: 4/ /atomic_and_nuclear_physics_webquest.doc 4/ /atomic_and_nuclear_physics_webquest.doc P.E./Health: Weight Training: Family & Consumer Sciences: