Inquiry based Learning using the Internet WebQuests 8:30 am Welcome & Housekeeping Introductory remarks Introduce Animators team Focus of the day PowerPoint on WebQuests Download the presentation 9:10 am Warm-up Team Building Warm-up Activities Dilemma Situations 9:30 am WebQuests for learning... Article, "WebQuests for Learning: Why WebQuests?" an introduction, Tom March Individuals read and in teams discuss reactions to article. Brainstorming: Following the reading of the article each table receives a laptop computer to answer a question related to the article. Teams will adopt the following 4 roles for this activity: Animator, Recorder, Reporter, and Timekeeper. Team members brainstorm responses to the questions and using the program, "Microsoft Word" the Reporter documents the answer. 10:15 am- BREAK 10:45 am - WebQuest Familiarization (Tech Fam Tour) Tour of the EMSB RECIT site and ICT integration resources Read Nine Good Reasons to Use the Internet (QESN RECIT Connected Classroom) Net Citations Netiquette Teachers' email addresses Terminology page (Acronyms ) Planning an inquiry based learning activity See online examples of WebQuests - adapt, use, or create your own! Browsing the on-line resources - The EMSB RECIT Links page 1:00 pm Processing for feedback