We will be asking you to create your own webquest using Filamentality, a program that provides you with a template for simply putting in the information you need.

Before you do that, we will provide you with an example of one webquest developed by Kathleen Pimlott of Blaine High School for this course for her final project in CI5472. This webquest involved two tasks. The first one is identifying various quotes from the novel and then the second one is a choice between three possibilities. The students read Fahrenheit 451 as a satire that comments on certain aspects of our society. The webquest provides links to sites that investigate several issues that arise in the novel and has the student analyze the data and make recommendations. It then provides links for the students to contact people in the real world that are interested in the topic they have chosen.

Your own webquest developed for this module does not need to be at all as elaborate or developed as her webquest, but studying it will help you think about what you might do for your webquest. The different sections of her webquests are those provided in the Filamentality template.

Module 2: Word document

Five Principles of New Media Production

Acquiring Literacies through the Use of New Media

Literacies Associated with Digital Media

One Example: Video Games as a New Media

Studying and Using the Web

Using the Web as a “Media Lab”: Working with Media Using the Internet

Learning to Use Various Technology Tools

Building Learner-Centered Environments through Technology Integration

Creating a Webquest

What is a Webquest?

What are the Different Parts of a Webquest?

The Webquest Design Process

A Sample Webquest using Filamentality

Final Task: Creating Your Own Webquest

Web-based Resources for Teaching Media Literacy

Using Tappedin.org and Nicenet.org

Tappedin.org

Nicenet.org

References