Internet Instructional Strategies By: Nani Owen 2011
Internet Instructional Strategies
By: Nani Owen
2011
Instructional Strategies
These instructional strategies will help our 3rd grade students to use the internet while learning. You will learn how to use these strategies to enhance the education of your students.
Topic Hotlists
Treasure or Scavenger Hunts
Webquests
Topic Hotlists•A collection of useful sites that are related to a topic of interest.
•Hotlists allow students to openly explore a topic.
•Enhances a unit of study.
•Encourage students to explore areas of interest.
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Topic Hotlists Sites
Example Sites:
Science Hotlist
NASA Hotlist
Curriculum Hotlist
Instructional Site that will help you create and learn about Topic Hotlist:
http://home.earthlink.net/~smcecire/WebActivities/hotlist.html
Treasure or Scavenger
Hunts•Create a hunt to lead students to preselected sites to find answers to specific questions.
•Allows students to use the internet to find specific information on a topic that may not be available elsewhere.
•Students may be provided with only a few questions, along with the links or URLs necessary for finding the answers.
•Online scavenger hunts can be used as a whole class activity, as a team activity, or as a means of providing individual students with a review or challenging activity
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http://faculty.usiouxfalls.edu/arpeterson/scien_scav_hunt_kids.htm
Treasure or Scavenger Hunt Sites
Example Sites:
Cyberbee Hunt
Bones Hunt
Thanksgiving Hunt
Several Hunts
Instructional Site that will help you learn how to create your own treasure or scavenger hunt:
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr113.shtml
http://www.iss.k12.nc.us/schools/scavenger/workshop/Scavtemplate.html
Webquests• An inquiry activity for students to focus on information.
•Engages students in higher level thinking or problem solving.
•All the information is drawn from the web.
•A web based lesson.
Creating a Webquesthttp://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildingblocks/p-index.htm
Introduction: The introduction hooks the reader and prepares them for what they will be learning.
Task: The task focuses learners on what they are going to do.
Process: This section outlines how the learners will accomplish the task.
Evaluation: This section describes the evaluation criteria needed to meet performance and content standards.
Conclusion: The conclusion brings closure and encourages reflection.
Teacher Page: The teacher page includes information to help other teachers implement the Webquest and may have student work.
Webquest Sites
Example Sites:
Ocean Pollution Webquest
Map Webquest
World Cultures Webquest
Instructional Sites that will teach and help you create a Webquest:
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest-es.html
http://www.bestwebquests.com/
http://ozline.com/entry/
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildingblocks/p-index.htm
Conclusion
Using these strategies will get your students involved with the internet while learning.
Students will be engaged in their learning.
Ability to explore topics that otherwise may not be available without the internet.