Make Your Own Webquest!!!

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1 Make Your Own Webquest!!! 1. Do the following steps in MS Word first! 2. Save your Word.doc and all pictures in a folder on your flashdrive. 3. After completing all 6 steps below, copy and paste your webquest into google sites (ask teacher for assistance on this part) Directions: Open MS Word You will have a 4 page word document when finished Title each page of your Word.doc as follows: Page 1 Home Page Page 2 Task Page 3 Process & Procedures Page 4 Conclusion Information to include on each of your 4 pages: Page 1 Home Page Title Author Picture(s) Grade Level Page 2 Task Title / Picture(s) Background information - What is a person going to be doing in the webquest? Page 3 Process & Procedures Title / Picture(s) Directions / Steps listed in order to complete webquest Include all resources - Links to sites - Any information needed to complete the task successfully Assignment / Project to complete Page 4 Conclusion Title / Pictures Explanation of what user should have learned in completing webquest

2 Webquest Progress Checklist Check when completed!! (9 Week Class 1 Quarter) Week 1: Review all the webquests at: o Google Sites.com o User Name: lil_krasch@hotmail.com o Password: science (Add the class I teach) Choose 1 webquest to complete Form a group to work with if necessary Week 2-3: Complete your chosen webquest Present your complete task or project to the class Week 4: Choose your own topic to design a webquest activity for Introduction & Task - In MS Word - What will person do?

Week 5: Process - In MS Word - Roles - How to complete - How and what to present Week 6: Gather websites with answers to the questions you came up with in the Process section and save in MS Word file

3 Week 5: Process - In MS Word - Roles - How to complete - How and what to present Week 6: Gather websites with answers to the questions you came up with in the Process section and save in MS Word file Conclusion - In MS Word - Explain what they should have learned and completed Week 7-9: Make your own webquest using Google Sites.com (Ask teacher for assistance on this part) If Time: Choose a classmates webquest to complete and review

4 Using and Creating Webquests Explore to Learn!! Student Name

5 Web Site Design : Making a Webquest Student Name: CATEGORY Interest Graphics Fonts Color Choices Links (content) The author has made an exceptional attempt to make the content of this Web site interesting to the people for whom it is intended. Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, are thoughtfully cropped, are of high quality and enhance reader interest or understanding. The fonts are consistent, easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text. Use of font styles (italic, bold, underline) is used consistently and improves readability. links form a pleasing palette, do not detract from the content, and are consistent across pages. All links point to high quality, up-to-date, The author has tried to make the content of this Web site interesting to the people for whom it is intended. Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, are of good quality and enhance reader interest or understanding. The fonts are consistent, easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text. links do not detract from the content, and are consistent across pages. Almost all links point to high quality, up-todate, The author has put lots of information in the Web site but there is little evidence that the person tried to present the information in an interesting way. Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, and are of good quality. The fonts are consistent and point size varies appropriately for headings and text. links do not detract from the content. Most links point to high quality, up-todate, The author has provided only the minimum amount of information and has not transformed the information to make it more interesting to the audience (e.g., has only provided a list of links to the content of others). Graphics seem randomly chosen, are of low quality, OR distract the reader. A wide variety of fonts, styles and point sizes was used. links make the content hard to read or otherwise distract the reader. Less than 3/4 of the links point to high quality, up-to-date, Spelling and Grammar There are no errors in spelling, There are 1-3 errors in spelling, There are 4-5 errors in spelling, There are more than 5 errors in spelling,

6 Content The site has a wellstated clear purpose and theme that is carried out throughout the site. The site has a clearly stated purpose and theme, but may have one or two elements that do not seem to be related to it. The purpose and theme of the site is somewhat muddy or vague. The site lacks a purpose and theme. Content Accuracy Learning of Material Cooperative Work All information provided by the student on the Web site is accurate and all the requirements of the assignment have been met. The student has an exceptional understanding of the material included in the site and where to find additional information. Can easily answer content and Partners show respect for one another's ideas, divide the work fairly, and show a commitment to quality work and support for each other. Almost all the information provided by the student on the Web site is accurate and all requirements of the assignment have been met. The student has a good understanding of the material included in the site. Can easily answer content and Partners show respect for one another's ideas and divide the work fairly. There is commitment by some members toward quality work and support of one another. Almost all of the information provided by the student on the Web site is accurate and almost all of the requirements have been met. The student has a fair understanding of the material included in the site. Can easily answer most content and Partners show respect for one another's ideas and divide the work fairly. There is little evidence of a commitment toward quality work in the group. There are several inaccuracies in the content provided by the students OR many of the requirements were not met. Student did not appear to learn much from this project. Cannot answer most content and the Partners argue or are disrepectful of other's ideas and input. Criticism is not constructive nor is support offered. The work is mostly done by one or two people. Total Score / 40

Teacher name: Mrs. Gramiak Names. CATEGORY Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs Improvement

Teacher name: Mrs. Gramiak Names CATEGORY Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs Improvement Requirements Learning of Material All information accurate all the requirements of the assignment In other words,