Team Web SiteTeam Web Site

As part the Activity #1 in the ASSURE Model-based Lesson Plan module, you will collaborate among team members to develop a "Teaching from..." theme (for Teacher Education) OR to develop a report for your sport organization / club (for Sport Administration). In this module, you will transform your plan into a team website. Your team will use Google Sites (a collaborative web authoring provided by Google) to create your Team Web Site. Using one of your team member's Gmail Account, your team member will create a team website space and add other team members' email into a team website.

 

Resources

 

Module Activity

My Thematic Unit / Organization Web Site

The end of the semester Team Web Site is accumulations of items or production items you, as individual and collborative, have created for your thematic unit OR team sports organization. This activity requires team members to work together throughout the semester in designing and putting it all together. All projects created in this semester will be attached to your Team Web Site (see below). Remember, the target for this web site is for teachers (EDTF 200) OR for exectutive team in any sport organization (EDTF 300).

For EDTF 200, your Team Web Site will contain information and resources on how to implement project-based learning, walking students through the process of a specific project. The web site should be developed in a clear, logical way with activities, examples, etc. For EDTF 300, your Team Web Site will contain information and resources about your organization and its activities / events.

As part of the requirements, Team Web Sites will be presented during the last TWO (2) weeks of the semester.

Important: Things to consider when creating a Team Web Site in Google Sites

  • The opening page must contain the goals / purposes of your Thematic Unit OR the mission statement of your organization
  • Must use one of the templates found in Google Sites -- be sure to choose the most appropriate layout and theme.
  • Each web page needs to contain an image.  Be sure there is a different image on each page.
  • All graphics and related materials need appropriate copyright/ownership notices. All graphics and related materials need appropriate copyright/ownership notices. Remember, when you search on Google Images, Google Images should NOT be cited .... it needs to be the web site that Google Images found the image.
  • The navigational bar needs to contain all pages found on your team web site.
  • The "Recent Activities" portion under Navigation should be deleted.
  • Be sure to use the Visual Design Principles when creating the team web site.
  • At least 2 web pages for each student member of the team -- what you will need will be decided with the team to make your web site useful and easy to navigate.
  • Each web page needs to contain one or two new items of information not given throughout the semester -- ideas, lesson plans, etc. for your topic. All items of information must have a short description of what they are.
  • The opening page must contain a description of information that can be found on the web site.
    The Instructional PowerPoint of a team member must be attached with a description -- it must be plugged in an appropriate place on the web site. You will have to attach the PowerPoint and discuss above .... be sure to state "see below" with the name of the attached file. The PowerPoint needs a short description of what it is.
  • Each Lesson Plan of each team member must be linked in an appropriate place on the web site.  Please put the name of each lesson plan with a description of it.  Do NOT call them Lesson Plan 1 or Lesson Plan 2.  Each Lesson Plan needs a short description of what it is.
  • The Digital Story of the team must be linked in an appropriate place on the web site. This will be a URL of your YouTube video. The video needs a short description of what it is.
  • Collaborative Podcast must be created by each individual member of your team before combining the podcast into ONE.  Then your podcast must be linked in an appropriate place on the web site and must NOT contain the names of the persons who created them (other than what is already on the podcast).  Podcast needs a short description of what it is.
  • Final Collaborative Inspiration Concept Map must be inserted in an appropriate place on the web site and must NOT contain the names of the persons who created it.  The concept map needs a short description of what it is.
  • Link to Collaborative Blog in an appropriate place on the web site and must NOT contain the names of the persons who have posted it (other than what is already on the blog).  Blog needs a short description of what it is.
  • All team members web sites that were used for the Web Site Evaluation -- each link needs a description of the web site. DO NOT use the web evaluations, just the URLs. They should be plugged in an appropriate place on the web site and must NOT contain the name of the person who evaluated it. Each URL needs a short description of what it is.

     

 

The purpose for this module is two-fold:  1) Learning how to create a website and web pages through the development of a WebQuest, and 2) Getting to Know "WebQuest" (what it is?, why we make it?, and how to make it?) 

What is a WebQuest?

A WebQuest is a lesson format that employs project-based approach, problem-based approach, and inquiry-oriented approach in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. 

WebQuests are among the most fascinating applications on the Internet for K-12 educators. Student centered and inquiry based, a WebQuest challenges students to explore the web for information and it is an excellent way to integrate the Internet into the classroom. Traditionally WebQuests have an introduction, a process, a task, a list of resources, a conclusion, and an evaluation. Bernie Dodge and Tom developed the WebQuest model in early 1995 at San Diego State University March. Bernie Dodge's WebQuest Page

About the WebQuest Approaches

Project-based learning, problem-based learning, and inquiry-based learning all three closely relate to the information processing approach. They all fit well with technology-rich learning environments where the focus is not on the hardware and software, but on the learning experience. In each case, technology is used to facilitate learning. It may be a tool to organize ideas (such as Inspiration), search for current information (such as an online news source), or present ideas (such as PowerPoint presentations). However the focus of learning environment is the student's excitement about solving a problem or addressing an issue they find meaningful.

Resources

  1. WebQuest (A means to empower learners using IT resources)
  2. Some Thoughts About WebQuests
  3. Useful WebQuest Resources
  4. Basic Form of WebQuest  
  5. Take Me Out to the Ball Game
  6. Be WWW Safe
  7. Why Constructing a WebQuest?
  8.  Why WebQuest?
  9. New York City WebQuest
  10. Requirements
  11. WebQuest Examples:
  12. More Examples from WebQuest Database (Search)

For a more complete description of each component go to  Building Blocks of a WebQuest by San Diego City Schools Ed Tech Dept.

 

Module Activity

My Lesson WebQuest

Reviewing the resources provided above, you are to create a WebQuest to teach your lesson plan topic.  Your complete project must be saved on your website (W:). Your WebQuest must also comprise both Student Page and Teacher Page with all components included.

Important: Successful WebQuest should follow the requirements below:

 

Additional Resources for Your WebQuest Design

Copyright Note

You must adhere to the terms of use for each web site in order to use their images in your project. You may not use any images under the terms of fair use. because your web site will be distributed to a wide audience on an open network (the WWW). Fair use does not apply under these circumstances.

Color Selection

  1. Color Schemer Online (select a color and it generates 15 harmonious colors)
  2. Color Scheme Designer (select a color and a color scheme such as complement or triad based on the color wheel)
  3. Color Palette Generator (suggests a color scheme based on an image URL)
  4. Palette Man (preview color schemes comprised of up to 5 colors)

Imagery

  1. Pics4Learning
  2. Flickr - Creative Commons
  3. Flickr - Library of Congress
  4. Flickr - The Commons
  5. Wikimedia Commons (see reusing content outside wikimedia)
  6. MorgueFile (free high-resolution photos & images organized by category)
  7. Stock.Xchng (more than 150,000 photos)
  8. 4FreePhotos (high quality stock images, public domain)
  9. Library of Congress (you might also check out the LOC Teachers page)

Non-Internet Media Resources

  1. AEA267 Educational Resources (click "Get Media" link in menu)
    You may also visit AEA267 on Cedar Heights Rd in Cedar Falls. Present your UNI student ID for a visitor's card to access AEA267 materials.
  2. Google Book Search (limited previews and availability at local libraries)

Rubric Generators

While a rubric is not required for the evaluation page, these provide relatively easy ways to generate an evaluation rubric.