Web-based Project

Web-based Project

The Web-based School Projects allows teachers and students to use the Internet for real life problem solving. For example, Tom March and Dr. Bernie Dodge created the awesome WebQuests activity formats that allows teachers to involve  PreK-Higher Education students in cooperative groups as they develop a solution that can take the form of oral presentations, web pages and multimedia presentations. The WebQuest and other Internet Projects in this Web Ring allows educators easy navigation to important sites.

World Wide Web (WWW or W3), collection of globally distributed text and multimedia, in personal computing, software and applications that combine text, high-quality sound, two- and three-dimensional graphics, animation, photo images, and full-motion video.

Access to the Web is for everyone including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, or neurological.

The Web is used for receiving information as well as providing information and interacting with society, making it essential that the Web be accessible in order to provide equal access and equal opportunity to people.

Many countries regulate web accessibility as a requirement for websites. International cooperation in the Web Accessibility Initiative led to simple guidelines that web content authors as well as software developers can use to make the Web accessible to persons who may or may not be using assistive technology.

A Web Quest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. These can be created using various programs, including a simple word processing document that includes links to websites.

Web Quest

Webquests in secondary education include the same components as in primary education. Focus is on understanding a concept through the use of the Internet. Students have met the objective when they have gathered information and are able to show what they have learned. Webquests at the secondary level can be used across the curriculum.

Secondary teachers can also make their own Webquest. Developing a good webquest requires that teachers analyze several webquests to become familiar with the components and format.

WebQuests provide a practical way for students to acquire information, debate issues, participate in meaningful discussions, engage in role play simulations, solve problems, and, perhaps most importantly, become connected and involved learners.

The use of WebQuests in the middle school curriculum presents an opportunity for classroom teachers to take a fresh approach toward meeting the demands of the curriculum, it is important to remember that their use constitutes one tool among many to be used in the classroom.