3.3 Online & Blended Learning
Candidates develop, model, and facilitate the use of online and blended learning, digital content, and learning networks to support and extend student learning and expand opportunities and choices for professional learning for teachers and administrators. (PSC 3.3/ISTE 3c)
Artifact: Multimedia Design Project / WebQuest - ITEC 7445
Reflection:
The Paul Revere WebQuest is a multimedia design project that was developed to teach third grade social studies content standards by embedding online and blending learning activities. The WebQuest takes the students back in time to experience life as Paul Revere did. The students will talk with experts of that time period, view Paul Revere’s workshop and home, and witness his famous ride. The students will collect information and decide for themselves if Paul Revere was truly a famous American or not and justify their answer with support they’ve collect on their adventure back in time. The students also used Quizlet to help learn and practice using vocabulary that would be need to complete the tasks in the WebQuest.
This artifact best demonstrates standard 3.3 because the Paul Revere WebQuest was developed, modeled, and facilitates the use of online and blended learning, digital content, and learning networks to support and extend student learning. First, the WebQuest was developed around the content standards for social studies and to reinforce content taught in the state ELA unit based on the book, And Then What Happened Paul Revere? Before implementation, the lesson was modeled for the students using the SMART board so the students understood the task assignments and how to navigate throughout the WebQuest. The students also viewed the rubric for the final product and graphic organizers that were linked to the WebQuest to document their work throughout the lesson. During implementation, students used the WebQuest to connect to many different cites to research Paul Revere. Students view videos and pictures of Paul Revere and how he lived during his time period. Students also tour a museum where they can view Paul Revere’s workshop and home.
This WebQuest was designed and implemented in a third grade class but also added to the list of third grade social studies content resources for Sunset Elementary School. During a professional development session, the WebQuest was shared and modeled for the third grade team. This WebQuest became a beneficial resource that teachers could use to with their Paul Revere Unit. Many of the teachers used the WebQuest in their classrooms and shared positive results.
Completing this WebQuest was a meaningful experience. I learned the important features of a multimedia project and how to design, model, and facilitate a WebQuest effectively. If I were to complete this project again, I would add a task for students to work with a partner to interview Paul Revere about his last ride. One student would pretend to be Paul Revere and the other a reporter. They would video tape their interview session. Prior to the interview, students would write their interview questions and responses and practice so that the interview would be clear and coherent. Students could post these videos onto Edmodo or the class website or Wiki for outside audiences to view and comment.
This type of learning experience has a positive effect on students learning and professional development. Many teacher incorporated this WebQuest in their classroom as a result of it reinforcing a unit of study they were teaching. The WebQuest was modeled for them and follow-up and support was provided for teachers who chose to implement it in their class. This project reinforced social studies content standards that can be assessed during the CRCT or at the end of the Paul Revere unit.
Reflection:
The Paul Revere WebQuest is a multimedia design project that was developed to teach third grade social studies content standards by embedding online and blending learning activities. The WebQuest takes the students back in time to experience life as Paul Revere did. The students will talk with experts of that time period, view Paul Revere’s workshop and home, and witness his famous ride. The students will collect information and decide for themselves if Paul Revere was truly a famous American or not and justify their answer with support they’ve collect on their adventure back in time. The students also used Quizlet to help learn and practice using vocabulary that would be need to complete the tasks in the WebQuest.
This artifact best demonstrates standard 3.3 because the Paul Revere WebQuest was developed, modeled, and facilitates the use of online and blended learning, digital content, and learning networks to support and extend student learning. First, the WebQuest was developed around the content standards for social studies and to reinforce content taught in the state ELA unit based on the book, And Then What Happened Paul Revere? Before implementation, the lesson was modeled for the students using the SMART board so the students understood the task assignments and how to navigate throughout the WebQuest. The students also viewed the rubric for the final product and graphic organizers that were linked to the WebQuest to document their work throughout the lesson. During implementation, students used the WebQuest to connect to many different cites to research Paul Revere. Students view videos and pictures of Paul Revere and how he lived during his time period. Students also tour a museum where they can view Paul Revere’s workshop and home.
This WebQuest was designed and implemented in a third grade class but also added to the list of third grade social studies content resources for Sunset Elementary School. During a professional development session, the WebQuest was shared and modeled for the third grade team. This WebQuest became a beneficial resource that teachers could use to with their Paul Revere Unit. Many of the teachers used the WebQuest in their classrooms and shared positive results.
Completing this WebQuest was a meaningful experience. I learned the important features of a multimedia project and how to design, model, and facilitate a WebQuest effectively. If I were to complete this project again, I would add a task for students to work with a partner to interview Paul Revere about his last ride. One student would pretend to be Paul Revere and the other a reporter. They would video tape their interview session. Prior to the interview, students would write their interview questions and responses and practice so that the interview would be clear and coherent. Students could post these videos onto Edmodo or the class website or Wiki for outside audiences to view and comment.
This type of learning experience has a positive effect on students learning and professional development. Many teacher incorporated this WebQuest in their classroom as a result of it reinforcing a unit of study they were teaching. The WebQuest was modeled for them and follow-up and support was provided for teachers who chose to implement it in their class. This project reinforced social studies content standards that can be assessed during the CRCT or at the end of the Paul Revere unit.