Process

 

1. Decide upon the criteria for forming your team, then establish it. Will it be a vertical team
(i.e. grade 9-12 science), or a horizontal team (i.e. grade 9 science and math)?

2. Team contract:  Download, print, read, sign, and make copies. Each team member is to retain a copy of the contract. Submit a team copy the instructor. Click here to download.

3. Establish an account at Google.com enabling you access to Google Docs and other related tools. Use your current state-provided email account, an existing Gmail account, or a newly- established Gmail account.

4. Establish team roles.  Each will consist of the following:

  1. Recorder: Posts daily progress notes to Google Docs and share said notes with the instructor/facilitator.

  2. Media Specialist: Searches the Web to locate and insert into the WebQuest appropriate images, links to videos, podcasts, and other appropriate audio-visual media.

  3. Design Specialist: Enters content into the WebQuest template.

NOTE:  Positions will rotate "volleyball style" each week, affording all team members the opportunity and experience to serve in each position.

5. Decide upon the concept your students are to master and create as an alternative form of assessment using a Web 2.0 medium of expression.  Concepts are to be standards-based.

Recorder: Post information from items 1, 4, and 5 above to Google Docs. Share with instructor.

Media Specialist: Begin search for related images and links to audio visuals based upon chosen concept. Save images to flash drive.  Give links to Recorder for posting to Google Docs.

Design Specialist: Make note of concept. Correlate the concept to CSOs and enter info into the "Standards" page of your team's WebQuest.  


Part II

Decide upon a Web 2.0 project your team will use to convey the WebQuest creation experience.

 Aside from textual content, your Web 2.0 product must include at least 3 of the following 5 traits:

1. voice narration and/or sound clips 

2. integration of video clips, still pictures, or animated graphics

3. inherently sharable with viewers; socially networkable

4. facilitate participation, input, and/or collaboration among established users (i.e. teams)

5. scalable to include input from others  (i.e. addition of new members)

Recorder, Media Specialist, and Design Specialist roles and team contract still apply. Posting progress updates for your facilitator as in Part I still applies, as does rotation of roles.

Share the URL of your final product with the facilitator.  This will in turn be shared with the rest of the class in the way of a "show and tell" .