WebQuest-+Can+We+Talk?

= Can We Talk?: Encouraging Oral Participation = = Let's Get Engaged! Session 5 = = =

= Session WebQuest = = =

===This session will not be conducted in the traditional format. Instead, it will be completed individually in the form of a webquest. By completing and submitting the worksheet and choice of project, each participant will earn 2 hours of credit. Prize drawings will be based on the participants who submit required items on or before the December 17, 2009 deadline.===

Introduction:
===You have included "participation" on your grading policy for this year with a percentage weight of 10%. You want to be able to have objective data to justify students' participation grades. You will explore resources to give you ideas on the best way to increase the level of participation in your class and ways to assess that participation.===

By the end of this experience, you will have

 * ===experienced a webquest===
 * ===explored resources on the wiki===
 * ===collected data about your own students' participation===

For your session project, choose one of the following products:

 * ===An outline for a lesson plan which incorporates one or more of the virtual field trips you explored.===
 * ===An outline of an original virtual field trip for your students.===
 * ===A written proposal for your team encouraging them to incorporate virtual field trips into their teaching next semester. Incorporate information from your research, address the pros and cons, and give examples.===

Process:
===A. You will begin by finding out what virtual field trips are. Explore the resources below to build your background knowledge of virtual field trips. Respond to the following questions on your worksheet:===

Download the WebQuest worksheet here vft webquest worksheet.doc

2. How do they compare to traditional field trips? 3. What are the pros and cons from both the teacher's and the students' points of view?**
 * 1. What are virtual field trips?

[|Get Outta Class With Virtual Field Trips]

[|Take a Museum Field Trip Without Leaving Your Classroom]

[|Virtual Adventures]

[|Virtual Fieldtripping]

Traditional vs. Virtual Field Trips trad vs virt ft.doc

Kathy Schrock's Virtual Tour Evaluation Instrument schrockwebevaltour.dot

B. Now, you will visit sites where you can find examples of virtual field trips. Respond to the following questions on your worksheet:

 * 4. What are the components of a good virtual field trip?**


 * 5. What distinguishes an excellent virtual field trip from a mediocre one?**


 * 6. Choose one virtual field trip and describe its effectiveness.**

[|Virtual Field Trips]

[|Virtual Field Trips: Blackwell's Best]

[|Tech Trekers Virtual Field Trips]

C. Finally, you will take what you've learned and explored, and create either:

 * ===An outline for a lesson plan which incorporates one or more of the virtual field trips you explored.===
 * ===An outline of an original virtual field trip for your students.===
 * ===A written proposal for your team encouraging them to incorporate virtual field trips into their teaching next semester. Incorporate information from your research, address the pros and cons, and give examples.===

Evaluation:
===Your project will be evaluated using the following rubric vft webquest proj rubric 0309.doc===

Conclusion:
===**Congratulations! By going through this webquest, you have investigated virtual field trips and have evaluated them. You have also created a project, directly applying your learning from the webquest experience.**===