Jean Overstreet

Portfolio Artifact 2.3

Meaningful Web-Based Learning Environments

October 13, 2008

Title of Site: Book Cover Creator

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/bookcover/Type of context: CreationDescription: Students create their own book cover for a

book/story/etc that they wrote in class to “dress” up the work.

Title of Site: Virtual Lab

http://www.virtlab.com/main.aspx Type of Content: Real/SimulationDescription: The site shows two tabs (Laboratory and Models). The laboratory icon lets the students perform a virtual experiment while the “Models” tab gives you the ability to build your own simulated chemical models.

http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.aspType of context: ModelingDescription: This site allows students to develop models

to explain their ideas on poems, autobiographies, or writing prompts. The students demonstrate these aspects, procedures, concepts, or various writing processes once they have composed and printed their work.

Title of Site: Student Materials Index

http://www.sciencecases.org/water_bottle/case1.aspType of context: Situation Exploration,Case-Based, Story Description: In this case study, students explore facts

suggesting that environmental estrogens leach out of some plastic containers and that these chemicals have a “blow” on mammal development. Students analyze data and develop their own conclusions based on what is presented. They are also asked to consider themselves as future scientists in teaching the community about these dangerous chemicals.

Title of Site: What’s in my water bottle?

http://www.adinstruments.com/education/experiments/labtutor-experiments/labtutor_experiments.php?section_id

=22Type of context: Research Problems, Problem-Based LearningDescription: Students then design their own experiment. First,

the students come up with a testable hypothesis, and then design/perform their own experiments to test their hypothesis (blood pressure, EKG, respiratory, etc).

Title of Site: LabTutor Experiments

http://www.pennmanor.net/schools/conestoga/classroomteachers/Stephan/rf/Rainforesthunt.html (for this specific hunt or go to the site below for more choices)http://www.homepage.mac.com/cohora/ext/internethunts.htmlType of content: Reference Exploration, Treasure Hunt, Scavenger HuntThis site represents a rainforest scavenger hunt where the students (for 3rd graders) are asked questions and they are allowed to jump into various internet sites like ecosystems & geosystems to show them pictures of what they might be looking for.

Title of Site: Rainforest Scavenger Hunt

http://quizhub.com/quiz/f-elements.cfmType of context: GamesDescription: This site represents a gaming experience

where students gain experience learning the harder element names with symbols in a game setting; more educational games are there to choose from, too.

Title of Site: Quiz Hub

http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/student_material.asp?id

=21Type of context: StorytellingDescription: The Comic Creator site encourages students to

write their own comic strips for a variety of contexts (prewriting, pre- and post reading activities, response to literature, etc).

 

Title of Site: Comic Creator

https://www.teachingwithtech.org/techblog/2007/12/31/create-your-own-movies-in-minutes-free-and-online-using-dvolver-movie-maker/

Type of context: PerformanceDescription: Using the Devolver site, students can create their

own films with characters, text, audio, and animation. Students could also post or comment on different things under tech bytes and widgets.

Title of Site: Tech Bytes, Widgets, and Gadgets

http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_PageType of context: “Big-Picture” Concept MappingDescription: FreeMind is a mind mapping software that allows one to

visualize ideas, tasks, speculations, & internet exploration that can benefit from an ordered framework. You can create links & add icons, notes, and custom formatting for enhanced appearance. The links can be stretched out or shrunken, or interactively connected to local computer files, other maps, online resources and much, much more – whatever your mind allows!

Title of Site: Free Mind

http://www.adobe.com/resources/breeze/presenter/Type of context: Discussions & Questioning

Description: Adobe Breeze Presenter is a software program/tool for creating e-learning subject matter and multimedia presentations(powerpoints) rapidly. Breeze Presenter works with Microsoft PowerPoint content and it lets teachers the capacity to include commentary, presenter facts, interactive quizzes and video/animations.

Title of Site: Adobe Breeze Presenter

www.clubpenguin.comType of context: Other Social NetworkingDescription: The site through Disney allows students to

communicate with video, blogs, email, or emotes (emotion icons). Students have access to mini games, and other activities (like newspaper, secrets, characters, or your penguin role).

Title of Site: Club Penguin