Teacher Process
1. Hold a class discussion to hear what student experiences are as they relate to using the internet and online resources (websites) leading them to question whether all sites are created equally. Discussion should include:
- What was the purpose of your visit to the web?
- How did you select the sites you used?
- Have you used websites for research?
- Have you found sites that you thought were great for research?
- Are all websites great?
- Do you have examples of sites that weren't great?
- How did you know that they weren't great?
- Do you think we could agree on which sites are good and which ones aren't?
2. Students need to visit some poor sites. They should visit some sites that are written to be a hoax, contain false or misleading information, or are posted by a questionable source. Students may visit these as a whole group using a projector or in small groups. They should look for what they noticed to be wrong with the sites. The site Hoax Sites lists several sites to serve this purpose but more current examples are widely available on the web.
3. Introduce students to the WebQuest. They need to know:
- What is a WebQuest?
- How do they work?
4. Assign groups and set expectations.
5. Student work time. I expect that it will take the groups 3-4 sessions of 40 minutes to complete this quest.
6. Be ready to make copies of each group's rubric between their second and third tasks.
7. When students complete the quest they need an LCD projector and the attention of the class to share their findings.