EDU221WebQuestCreationStart

= Know before you start: almost any decisions you make now can be changed later. =

>>>> Wix for a resource for a summative project in a unit in her student teaching. [|Be inspired by her project in Wix].
 * 1) Pick your tool
 * 2) Pure html
 * 3) HTML editor (DreamWeaver, Frontpage,...)
 * 4) Web 2.0 sites
 * 5) Google Sites: great user interface (UI) on the front; not-so-great behind the scenes
 * 6) This older version of the [|MEL WebQuest] was built in a Google Site
 * 7) M A N Y schools use Google Sites and often require teachers and students to use Google Sites
 * 8) Here are some WebQuests from prior semesters in Google Sites
 * 9) [|Math: Conic Sections by Christopher C]
 * 10) [|Math: Unit Circle by Connor C]
 * 11) [|Wix]
 * 12) the [|Conclusion Wix] was built in Wix
 * 13) Note that some templates on Wix cost money...choose carefully
 * 14) Starting in fall 2015, we are seeing more and more school districts who block Wix. Though there may be a multitude of reasons behind this decision, two that I know of are: Because users can build any kind of site they want and because Wix is getting more popular and it's social, students are finding other Wix sites when they log in that are business oriented and some that are inappropriate. It also requires a high bandwidth to use and when a whole class was trying to use it, it was slowing down Internet connections across the school.
 * 15) Though it's not a WebQuest, Alaina (practicum fall 15 block 1; alum class of '17) built a great
 * 1) Here are some WebQuests from prior semesters in Wix
 * 2) [|Social Studies: The Expanding Nation, 1815-1850 by Alyssa Mc]
 * 3) [|Math: Linear Equations by Delaney P]
 * 4) [|Social Studies: Civil War by Brittany C]
 * 5) [|Weebly]
 * 6) The current version of the [|MEL WebQuest] was built in Weebly
 * 7) Here are some WebQuests from prior semesters in Weebly
 * 8) [|English: Shakespeare's //Much Ado About Nothing// by Allison F]
 * 9) [|English: Grammar and Language Usage by Jennifer B]
 * 10) [|Math: Circles by Kristen A]
 * 11) [|Science: Global Water Movement by Liz C]
 * 12) [|Social Studies: American Revolution by Megan P]
 * 13) Name your WebQuest and pick the URL. Good names use the word WebQuest and your unit topic in them (EquationsWebQuest, WorldWarIIWebQuest,...) Be sure to write WebQuest correctly.
 * 14) Decide on your navigation: multi-page or single page?
 * 15) Set up for 5 components now--you can add details later--must use the correct titles for each component. Multi-page means one page per component. Single page needs anchors within the page to navigate from one component to another.
 * 16) In a multi-page site, you can have your home page be a "splash page" or the Introduction can be your home page.
 * 17) Introduction
 * 18) Task
 * 19) Process
 * 20) Evaluation
 * 21) Conclusion
 * 22) Credits for images and citations for information can be on each page or you can create a separate page for that.
 * 23) You can add an "About" page or a "Teacher Page" if you'd like but they are not required.
 * 24) Set permissions so anyone with a link can see your WebQuest (or make it public if you want)
 * 25) In Weebly, find SEO (Search Engine Optimization) in the settings section and you can click "hide this from search engines." When you are ready to share it with the world, you can choose to turn this feature back on.
 * 26) In Google Sites, go to manage site and find "share settings"
 * 27) Pass the panda/moose/dog to paste URL of WebQuest on artifacts wiki
 * 28) Evaluation section--look at the rubric to see what's required
 * 29) Why would you want both html version and .pdf version?
 * 30) Write an introduction to the Evaluation section:
 * 31) Make an opening statement about the rubrics (Below are the criteria the board of directors members will use to judge your product and your presentation... stay in your scenario... let readers know why are they on this page... what is this information?)
 * 32) Point out that there are two rubrics...one for the product and one for the presentation.
 * 33) Point out that there are printable versions available for downloading and tell where they are/how to find them.
 * 34) Using whatever features are available in your Web-building tool, put a viewable version and downloadable/printable version of each of your rubrics on your Evaluation page.
 * 35) NOTE: It's okay to have separate pages for product rubric and performance rubric if you prefer that navigation BUT there should be one evaluation page where the viewer starts and the two assessments are explained and then linked from there. OR the page about product reminds the viewer that there is also a presentation rubric (and hyperlink it) and the presentation rubric page reminds the viewer that there is also a product rubric (and hyperlink to that page).

In a response to a question about teacher websites, this tech integrator gives the scoop on having them in his district.