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.