SPE316 ~ WebQuest Workshop

Literacy III: K-12 Instructional Strategies and Interventions

Children's Literature Internet Sites
Webquest Internet Sites
Images for Creativity
Rubric for Grading

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Literature Webquest Project

Your task is to create a literature assignment for your students, the assignment is to go on a Webquest, which will help them learn how to use the internet to gather information on a particular idea or topic. A Webquest is a journey through multiple websites to gather information and complete a specific task. As intended by the name, it is done on the internet.

Examples of Literature Webquests:

Very Hungrey Caterpillar Webquest

Holes Webquest

Sarah Plain and Tall Webquest

Sarah Plain and Tall #1

Sarah Plain and Tall #2

 

Your webquest will include:
1. An introduction stating the purpose of this webquest, and who the webquest is made for(the population that you'll be using this with)
2. The task that the students are trying to accomplish by completing the webquest.
3. The process the students will need to go through to accomplish the webquest. This may include questions the student may need to ask him/herself to complete the task and multiple websites that are linked to your webquest that will help your students accomplish the task.
4. An evaluation rubric (with three levels) so the students know what they need to do to get an unsatisfactory, target, or accomplished score on their journey and the task they complete.
5. A conclusion summarizing what the students need to go through and what they will be accomplishing while doing that.
6. Extra credit points will be given for an additional resources portion added to the webquest for students to use if they so choose.

Your webquest should be colorful and eye-appealing for students and have at least 3 different links that your students can go to for the information they need to complete their task. Use the examples given in class to model what you can do!!!

Great Websites to find copyright free pictures and images

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Rubric for Grading

EDU 315– Webquest Project Rubric = 100 pts.

Rubric

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                15

Introduction

Purpose of webquest not stated, unclear who the population is that will use webquest

Purpose of webquest stated but it is unclear as to what webquest is for, Population that will use webquest clearly understood

Clear and easy to understand purpose for why a student would use this webquest, Population that will use webquest is clearly understood

Task/Process

The student’s task is unclear, process not complete, ie., no questions the students should be answering and no links to other websites

The student’s task for completing the website is clear, at least 3 questions that the student will be answering while doing the webquest, some of the questions are not relevant to the task, at least 3 links to other websites

The student’s task for completing the website is clear, there are 5 or more questions the students will be answering while doing the webquest, all the questions are relevant and directly related to the task of the webquest, there are more than 3 links to other websites

Rubric

Rubric included is not a rubric but a rating scale or some other means of grading the webquest

Rubric has at least 3 levels of scoring, categories for scoring include: unsatisfactory, target, accomplished, criteria for student’s scoring is clear but not complete

Rubric has at least 3 levels of scoring, categories for scoring include: unsatisfactory, target, accomplished, criteria for student’s scoring is clear and has all considerations for student’s completion of webquest included

Conclusion

No conclusion included, or just a simple restatement of introduction

Conclusion includes a summary statement of what the students will be doing on their webquest, no reference to a final product given

Conclusion includes a summary statement of what the students will be doing on their webquest, reference given to what the final product will be upon completing the webquest

PowerPoint

Presentation

PowerPoint is not relevant to the literary unit topic no graphics are used. Two pages are used.

PowerPoint is relevant to the literary unit topic - two graphics are added. Three pages are used which are colorful and appealing to the learner.

PowerPoint is relevant to the literary unit topic - Five graphics are added. Five pages are used which are colorful and appealing to the learner.

Total Score 75 Points possible=_________

Comments

WebQuest Internet Sites

Webquest Organization ~ http://webquest.org/

WebQuest Template ~ http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/webquesttemplate/webquesttemp.htm

The WebQuest Page ~ http://webquest.sdsu.edu/

Kathy Schrock's WebQuest Sites from Discovery.Com

WebQuests and Resources for Teachers

A Web Quest about WebQuests

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Children's Literature Internet Sites

General Book Reviews

Amazon.com 

The New York Review of Books

Booklist 

Multicultural Book Reviews

Examples of Content Area Reading Web Sites


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