Kickoff Elementary WebTech

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Welcome to WebTech! We are going to be doing some exciting things together! I hope each class session will make you anxious to get back to school and implement the wonderful activities and projects you develop. We will be creating and implementing a variety of Web-based projects and activities including a Scavenger Hunt, WebQuest and a Class Web Site. In addition, we will be participating in a number of Internet projects and activities. Therefore, we need you to do a little "preplanning" before you arrive on Day One. The more preplanning you complete in advance, the more you will be able to accomplish during our seven training days together.

Building Blocks | Day 1 Prep | Day 2 Prep | Day 4 Prep

Building Blocks
WebTech is based on six areas fundamentally important to teaching with the Web:

Research
Communication
Resources
Online Activities
Internet Projects
Web Publishing

Day 1 Prep: Scavenger Hunt

A Scavenger Hunt is a list of questions for students to research on the Web. The Scavenger Hunt includes a list of links for students to use to conduct their research. This helps to focus student research and to prevent students from wasting class time searching unproductively on the Web. To prepare for the Scavenger Hunt you will be publishing on Day 1, click on the following link to see some examples.

Scavenger Hunts by WebTech Participants

Model your scavenger hunt after this one.

Complete the following and come prepared to publish your Scavenger Hunt on
Day 1.

1. Develop an idea for your Scavenger Hunt.
2. Write a rough draft of 5 or 6 questions.
3. Write down the Web sites you plan to use.
4. Install and play around with Microsoft FrontPage.

Day 2 Prep: WebQuest

A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the Web. A well-written WebQuest demands that students go beyond fact-finding. It asks them to analyze a variety of resources and use their creativity and critical-thinking skills to derive solutions to a problem. The problem is often “real world”—that is, one that needs a genuine and reasonable solution.

To prepare for the WebQuest you will be publishing on Day 2, click on the following links to learn more about WebQuests and to see examples created by other elementary teachers!

WebQuest Information
Sample WebQuests
WebQuest Matrix
Apple WebQuest for Kindergarten

Complete the following and come prepared to publish your WebQuest on Day 2.

1. Develop an idea for your WebQuest.
2. Write a rough draft of all 6 components.
3. Write down the Web sites you plan to use.

Day 4 Prep: Class Web Site

To prepare for the Class Web Site you will be developing, click on the following links to see what other elementary teachers have done:

WebTech Class Pages - Section 46
WebTech Class Pages - Section 45
WebTech Class Pages - Section 43/44
WebTech Class Pages - Section 40

After exploring the links above, complete the following:

1. Storyboard a rough layout for your Class Web site. You must have a link for each of the following items: (Sample Storyboard)

Newsletter (Parent's Page)
Calendar
Scavenger Hunt
WebQuest
KeyPals
Internet Projects
Student Publishing
Newsgroup
E-mail

Other items to be included on your Class Web site:
Graphics Disclaimer
Page Update
Navigational Menu
Guestbook
Counter
Credits on Each Page

If you have time to locate some graphics for use on your home page, try the following link:

School Graphics - Backgrounds, clipart, and more!
Graphics/Clipart

2. Decide on a background for your class home page. Use the link below:

Backgrounds for Class Home Pages

3. Write a rough draft of a calendar for your class.

Sample Calendar #1
Sample Calendar #2

4. Write a rough draft of a newsletter for your class.

Sample Newsletter #1
Sample Newsletter #2
Sample Newsletter #3

Yahoo - Set up an e-mail account.
Advice from former WebTechians.

Updated: September 6, 2005 (jsc)