Website Evaluation WebQuest

Searching for Truth

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This lesson was designed as part of an online class  Applying Technology in the Content Areas  (EDG  889)  offered through Concordia University Wisconsin.  This is my first attempt at developing and designing a WebQuest.

This activity requires students to view a variety of available resources on website evaluation and create there own process and tool for evaluating websites. They will test and adjust their evaluation tool as part of the WebQuest. The end product is the evaluation process and tool and a presentation for presenting them to the class and other classes.

Introduction

Anticipated Timing 8 days

Day 1:

Introduce the topic. Discuss and brainstorm “What makes a good website?” Have a student record the class’s ideas in Inspiration or Word with a laptop and projector OR on a whiteboard.

Read Introduction and Task

Complete step I of the Process

Day 2:

             Complete Step II of the Process.

Day 3:

             Complete Steps III and IV of the Process.

Day 4:

             Complete Steps V and VI of the Process

Day 5:

             Complete Step VII

Day 6:

             Presentations (select the best presentations to be given to the 4th and  5th grade classes.

Day 7 & 8

             Conclusion—Take the Cybertour- Flash Version and then complete the Cyberquiz- Flash Version

 

Process