essential parts of a webquest ppt by marisela & yare

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tooltool in ELT.in ELT.

Yaressi BenavidesYaressi Benavides

Marisela SalinasMarisela Salinas

OctoberOctober 4, 20104, 2010


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"A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of theinformation that learners interact with comes from resources on the internet"

(Dodge, 1995

)

The WebQuest model was developed by Bernie Dodgefrom the Sn Diego State University in February,1995.

Since those beginning days, tens of thousands ofteachers have embraced WebQuests as a way to makegood use of the internet while engaging theirstudents in the kinds of thinking that the 21stcentury requires. The model has spread around theworld, with special enthusiasm in Brazil, Spain,China, Australia and Holland.


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In these modern times, it is almost impossible

to conceive a class without the use of somesort of digital technology.

Computers can become very useful for

teachers once we become skillful in usingthem.

Ideally a language insructor should be trained

in one or more full courses in CALL.


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A WebQuest is attractive in many different ways.

Students can make use of resources on the internet,which are original and accessible.

There are videos, audio clips and charts.

The parts in a WebQuest have a specific purpose

which helps to encourage their sense of autonomy in

learing a second language.


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Basically there are two types ofWebQuests:

Short term WebQuests- the objective is to acquire

and integrate kowledge; it is usually carried out in

one or four sessions.

Long termWebQuests: It usually takes loger than

four sessions because students have to put intopractice come cognitive processes such as

comparison, analysis, classification, and others.


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Designing a WebQuest that fits the class needs

Analyze the syllabus to make connections withthe topics.

If teaching for example occupations, you may

design a WebQuest with vocabulary andlanguage structures related to the topic.


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The colors of the rainbow,

The magic comb,

How sound travels For example, some students investigated and

explored about how the above experiments could be

done by classifying, comparing, and contrasting the

elements involved when doing the activities.

They put into practice their cognitive knowledge on

colors, shapes, the 5 senses, and new acquired

vocabulary.


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The introductoroy part of my WebQuest (Natzyelly, (2009)

Hello scientific kids, my name is Jim. I am a scientist. I like to make

experiments. I am a very intelligent student just as you are.Do you know how the sound travels? Can you steep through a sheet

of paper? What color do you get when you mix red and yellow? Can

you create a rainbow at home. I have many experiments to do and I

need your help. Would you help me?

TASK

You need to select wo experiments from the links. Prsent them to

your classmates. If it is a simple experiment, it doesn t need muchtime to do, you can actually do it for your classmates on the day of the

presentation. If you experiment more than one day, then bring pictures

of the changes you observed while doing your activity. Share with

your classmates what you have learned about the experiment.

PROCESS.


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EssentialEssential PartsParts of aof a WebQuestWebQuest


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Six important parts in aSix important parts in a WebQuestWebQuest

1.-INTRODUCTION

Write the big question here: What is that

learners are expected to do or to solve.

first, its should not simply include a yes or noquestion, but one that will require the student

to do some research and analysis.

Second, we need to make sure that our bigquestion will allow the learners to

demonstrate their learning in variety of ways.


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Second, we need to make sure that our big

question will allow the learners todemonstrate their learning in variety of ways.

The students will be able to gain some previous

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2.-TASK

In this part, the teacher explains in a formal waywhat the student will accomplish. We have to

keep in mind providing a clear objective for

the task is an essential part of creating an

interesting webquest for the students to

accomplish; otherwise the purpose will get

lost.

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There are other task types that you couldincorporate into you Webquest. Some types oftasks are the following:

Retelling: students report on what they havelearned.

Compilation: students compile informationfrom different sources, put it together andpublish it on the web.

Mystery: Children absorb information fromdifferent sources and put it together bymaking inferences.


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Consensus Building tasks: students take

information from different resources with a

different perspective on a topic

Persuasion: Used to persuade some one to

agree with an opinion.

Analytical: Students look fro differences and

similarities, relationships or cause and effect,

and discuss their meaning.

Scientific: Children observe how events takeplace.


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3.- Process

The teacher explains the steps the learners areto follow in order to accomplish the task.

In this sections students work together to solve

a task by using different techniques according

to their learning style.

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4.-Resources

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ebsites, printed resources, videos, and all kindof resources that learners will need to

complete the task are included in this section.


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5.-Evaluation

Every webquest needs a rubric, keeping in mindthat are to be fair, clear, consistent and

specific to the task.


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6.- Conclusion

This is the wrap up section, which allows thelearners to reflect about what they have just

learned. You can include rhetorical question or

extra link for the students in case they want to

increase their knowledge about the topic.


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WHERE TO FIND PREPAREDWHERE TO FIND PREPARED

WEBQUESTWEBQUEST

To elaborate a webquest for some people

might find difficult, especially if a person is not

very skillful in working with technological

resources or if having the time to do so is an

issue.

Therefore a Webquest similar to the one we

have presented would be the best option inorder to solve these problems


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HOW TO ADAPT EXISTINGHOW TO ADAPT EXISTING WEBQUESTWEBQUEST

The internet has enough samples to choose

from, but we have to be careful when

selecting one in particular in order to adapt it

to our needs.

There are some steps that you will need to

follow in order to select and adapt a

WebQuest from the internet.


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Step 1. choose a topic. to keep in mind the

goal you want to the student to reach. This

can be done bye looking on the internet for

some topics included in the syllabus of the

course you are teaching to the kids grade. Atopic the will encourage and help your

students to reflect on the learning, to solve

problems, to be creative, and to analyze the

results obtained.


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Step 2. search for existing WebQuest. Finding

a good site that includes WebQuests to

choose from might take more time than you

expected. Two sites for primary level are listedin the Resources Section.


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Step 3. Select WebQuest with high potential

only. It is important to check that it includes

certain qualities; for instance, links that are

working, pages that are free of spellingmistakes or grammatical errors, and attractive

designs. Topics that fit whit your goal, and it

matches with your students interests and

needs.


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Step 4. identify changes needed. The next step

is to check the entireWebQuest for parts that

you think need to be modified of improved.

For this purpose, you can use the table of

rubrics to evaluate a WebQuest developed by

dodge (2001)

( see the complete table in Appendix A)


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Step 5. download, modify and enhance. Now

it is important to ask the authors permissionto use some of her work. After gettingpermission, you can download the WebQuest.Once you consider that all the pieces are

together and you are ready to work on yourownWebQuest, you can modify it accordingto your personal needs.

In the resources section, I have listed a link withseveralWebQuest Evaluation Rubric.(Appendix A)


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Step 6. evaluate and revise. It is important to

have a second opinion, ask someone else in

your working context to take a look at your

work and make some comments on the parts

of the WebQuest. You can do it yourself by

cheking the WebQuest evaluation rubric

(Appendix A)


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Bibliography

Using the internet as an Analytical tool in ELT:

WebQuest for children by Natzielly Kesne

Gonzalez Garcia, Unuversidad Autonoma deTamaulipas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMHl2riF

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