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21st Century TeachingScholarship & Certificate Program
Workshop 3Bon Education
Agenda:
Review: Blogging Q & A
What is a WebQuest?
WebQuest about WebQuests
Break
Create a WebQuest
Brainstorm: Teaching with Blogs
Share Classroom Blog links on RAKTN
Summary, Q & A, Homework
Workshop 3 Guiding Questions:
What is a WebQuest? Why use WebQuests?
What are characteristics of an effective WebQuest?
What blogging activities can you do to promote
student learning and engagement?
How to create a blog on wordpress.com
Go to http://en.wordpress.com/or http://ar.wordpress.com
1) Click “Sign Up Now!”
Fill out the form
TIP: This should be unique! Ex: Apple37book
At the bottom of the page select “Gimme a blog!” & click “Next”.
Determine your blog’s web address, title and language
Decide if you want your blog to show up in search engines like Google (recommended) and click “Signup”.
This should be unique!
Check your email & click link to activate your blog
Tip: If you can’t find an email from WordPress, check your junk mail to see if it accidentally got sorted into the wrong place.
Click login!
1) Enter Username
2) Enter Password
3) Check “Remember Me” (if this
is your computer)
4) Click “Log In”
On your blog homepage, click “About”
Click “Edit this entry”
1) Delete text and tell us about your blog 2) Click “Update Page”
3) Click “View Page”
1) Return to your homepage by clicking the title of your blog in the big blue box.
2) Click “Edit” to write your first blog post.
3) Write your first post.
Ideas: 1) Tell us about yourself. 2) Write a letter to someone. 3) Share your favorite quote.
Write your first post!
1) Insert title and text, 2) Insert tags (keywords), 3) Click “Update Post”
4) Click “View post”
To add links to your blog…
1) Click “My Dashboard”
2) Click “Links”
3) Think about what sites you would like to link to!
Ex: The National, Gulf News, BBC English, etc.
Add a link!1) Click “Add New”
2) Insert link information and click “Add Link”
To change the look and feel of your blog…
1) Click “Appearance”
2) Select a theme & click “Activate”
Return Home
1) Click “Visit Site”
2) Share your blog with the teacher sitting next to you.
3) Ask him/her to read your blog and write a comment on your blog!
To comment on a post…1) Click “Comment”
2) Write a comment & click “Submit Comment”
How to create a blog on blogger.com
Go to www.blogger.com
If you don’t have a Google account
Click on “Get Started” to open a Google account
Fill in the required fields using an email account you access regularly
Change the language
Add a new post
Edit your profile Change the design of your blog
This tab allows you to control the look of your blog
Highlighted boxes can be rearranged
Clicking edit allows you to control settings of that segment of your blog
Ex: you can control how many blog posts appear on your homepage, or what labels posts fall under
The settings tab allows you to control details about your blog, such as its title, the visibility of it to people, whether it appears in a search…
Two ways to add a new post
from dashboard
from homepage
-Title your blog-Insert links, pictures, and videos-Control the comment function-Publish your post
Enjoy blogging with your students!
What is a WebQuest?
“A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work
with comes from the Web” (WebQuest.org).
WebQuest about WebQuests!
A WebQuest about WebQuests
(For Teachers)
Introduction
The Web is filled with fabulous teaching and learning content. How do you get students to use the Web to effectively ask questions, find information, evaluate information and create digital content?
One way to do this is to have students complete a WebQuest!
Introduction cont.
“A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the Web” (WebQuest.org).
In this WebQuest you will:1. Explore 2 WebQuests2. Learn how to create a WebQuest3. Plan a WebQuest that can be used in class or posted on your
classroom blog for homework.
Task
You have been voted “Teachers of the Year” by your Ministry of Education. Therefore, a local online newspaper would like to do a story about you that includes your biographies, as well as links to your classroom blogs. The paper would also like to feature sample lesson plans. So, you have been asked to create WebQuests for the occasion!
By the end of this workshop, you will create an engaging WebQuest to post on your blog, use with your students and share with your local paper.
Process
Step 1: Divide into groups of 3 teachers.
• 1 person should navigate the computer.
• 1 person should take notes.
• 1 person should make sure your complete your
assignment on time.
• Everyone should work together to complete this
WebQuest about WebQuests!
ProcessStep 2: Review WebQuests created by other teachers. • Before you create a WebQuest, it is useful to view WebQuests
created by other teachers! Visit and review A Trip to Belize,
Career Pathways, and any other WebQuest here. • Please answer the following questions:
– What are the components of a standard WebQuest?– What are characteristics of an effective WebQuest? Make
sure to think about qualities such as content, look and feel,
creativity, critical thinking…– Brainstorm a list of 10 different WebQuest topics you could
use to teach your students this fall.
ProcessStep 3: Plan your WebQuest. • As a group, plan your WebQuest using the WebQuest planner document. • Remember that your WebQuest will be evaluated using the rubric at the end of this WebQuest.• Your plan should include text, images and links for each component of your WebQuest. • Your WebQuest should require students to be creative, think critically and post comments on your classroom blog.
Process
Step 4: Build your WebQuest. • Post your WebQuest on your classroom blog. • While this is a group created WebQuest,
everyone should post a copy of the WebQuest on
her/her own blog so that the WebQuest can be
used by your students this year and so that you
get practice posting content to WordPress.
Evaluation3 2 1
Content
WebQuest encourages students to think about real-world issues & to explore 4+ digital tools & resources.
WebQuest encourages students to think about real-world issues & to explore 1-2 digital tools & resources.
WebQuest does not encourage students to think about real-world issues nor to explore digital tools & resources.
Look and Feel
WebQuest is visually engaging and is filled with content-aligned images, links & videos.
WebQuest is somewhat visually engaging or has some content-aligned images, links & videos.
WebQuest is not visually engaging or it has images, links & videos that are not related to the WebQuest content.
Critical Thinking
WebQuest requires critical thinking and reflection. It requires students to think, plan and share their own thoughts.
WebQuest requires some critical thinking and reflection, but does not require students to plan or share their own thoughts.
WebQuest requires little to no critical thinking and reflection. Students just have to copy and paste information from the Web, with little thought.
Creativity
WebQuest encourages students to think creatively, to create digital content, & to post a comment on the teacher’s class blog.
WebQuest somewhat encourages students to think creatively, to create digital content, & to post a comment on the teacher’s class blog.
WebQuest does not encourage students to think creatively, to create digital content, or to post a comment on the teacher’s class blog.
ConclusionCongratulation for completing your WebQuest! • Please exchange WebQuests with a colleague in your workshop.• Evaluate one another’s WebQuests using the rubric in this
document. • Discuss your evaluations.• At home consider revising your WebQuest based on the feedback
you received from your colleague. • Extra credit: Assign your WebQuest to your students. Write a
reflection about how your WebQuest lesson went on the the
RAKTN!
Brainstorm: What types of activities and assignments can
you post on your classroom blog to promote student learning and
creativity?
Please share a link to your classroom blog on the RAKTN!
Homework for
Workshop 3
Q and A
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Thanks!
