ADA Compliance
February 23, 2017 

Slide 1 – Welcome to Tech Chat!

Welcome everyone to this February 2017 edition of Tech Chat! We are delighted that you have all joined us. 

Just to let you all know, this webinar is being recorded. If at any time you are having difficulty with hearing the audio through your computer, feel free to join us by phone using the instructions on the bottom left side of your screen.

My name is April Drennan, and I am the Instructional Technologist for the Bureau of Standards and Instructional Support here at FDOE. 

With me also are Katrina Figgett, the Director of Science, Mathematics, and Instructional Technology and Michael DiPierro, Social Studies Specialist here in the Bureau of Standards and Instructional Support at the Florida Department of Education.

Today’s topic is WebQuests. Our presenters are Dr. Bernie Dodge from San Diego State University, Michael DiPierro, Social Studies Specialist here at the Florida Department of Education and Susan Gaboreau, Technology Coach in Putnam County. Before we begin with the presentations, let’s review our schedule for today along with a few instructions for participating in today’s webinar.

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Slide 2 – Today’s Agenda

4:00-4:05 – Opening Remarks (Poll Questions and Twiddla)
4:05-4:30 – Presentation and Q & A with Dr. Bernie Dodge
4:30-4:45 – Presentation and Q & A with Michael DiPierro
4:45-4:55 – Presentation and Q & A with Susan Gaboriau
4:55-5:00 – Closing Announcements
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Poll Question: What is your level of familiarity with Web Quests?
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Experiment: Tech Chat! Graffiti Walls on Twiddla
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Reminder: Type your questions in the question/chat box. We will answer them at the end of each speaker. 
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Graffiti Wall Check
It appears that due to technical difficulties earlier, there is nothing on the graffiti wall.
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Presentation- Michael DiPierro, Florida Department of Education

Now we will hear from Michael DiPierro.
Michael is the Florida Department of Education Social Studies Education Specialist. Prior to joining the FLDOE, he spent eleven years working in Broward County Public Schools as a secondary social studies teacher and in the central office.

PowerPoint Presentation

Slide 1 – Supporting Professional Learning with the Webquest Model
•	Michael DiPierro-Social Studies Education Specialist

Slide 2 – Desired Outcomes: By the end of this segment, participants will be able to:
•	Explain to a peer how a WebQuest can be used to support professional learning.
•	WebQuest: http://techchat22317.weebly.com/

Slide 3 - How can the WebQuest model be used to support professional learning and classroom instruction?

Slide 4 - The WebQuest in Professional Learning
•	Before the event
	- Provides a common understanding before the event
	- Models a flipped classroom; email the URL to participants 
	- During the event
	- Participant-lead learning; facilitator as a guide 
	- Models a faux-flipped classroom
	- After the event 
	- Sustainability and replicability of learning 
	- The WebQuest archives learning  
	- Post any follow-up activities

Slide 5 – Sample Webquest for Professional Development (Elements of a WebQuest)
•	Introduction 
	- Purpose for learning has practical application to learners.
	- Learning goals are established.

Slide 6 – Sample Webquest for Professional Development
•	Task
- Establishes how participants will engage in their learning.

Slide 7– Sample Webquest for Professional Development
•	Process
- “To accomplish these tasks you will learn about the WebQuest Model, review related websites and collaborate with colleagues.”
- Provides participants with the steps required for completing the tasks.
Supporting documents with related web links are provided on this page.

Slide 8 - Sample Webquest for Professional Development
•	Evaluation 
	- Makes success criteria explicit. 
	- Aligns to the learning goal, task and process. 
	- This evaluation aligns to process step 2 and calls for qualitative feedback rather than a 	quantitate score.

Slide 9 - Sample Webquest for Professional Development
•	Conclusion 
	- Provides participants with reminders. 
	- Provides the opportunity for participants to contact the facilitators.

Slide 10 – Reflection
•	Reflection
	- How can the WebQuest model be used to support professional learning and classroom 	instruction? 
	- Sample WebQuest
	http://techchat22317.weebly.com/
	- Contact Information
	Michael DiPierro, Michael.DiPierro@fldoe.org  

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Presentation-Dr. Bernie Dodge, Professor, San Diego State University

Dr. Bernie Dodge is a Professor of Learning Design and Technology at San Diego State University. He is considered to be the originator of the WebQuest concept. 

PowerPoint Presentation

Slide 1 – An Introduction to WebQuests
•	Bernie Dodge, PhD
•	San Diego State University

Slide 2 – Happy Birthday WebQuests (February 20, 1995)

Slide 3
•	Making sense of the new
•	Taking a stand on complex issues
•	Solving problems creatively
•	Expressing oneself creatively with new tools

Slide 4 – So….what is a WebQuest?
•	An inquiry-oriented activity in which students engage in higher level thinking skills while using resources from the web.

Slide 5 – Other important attributes
•	The task is ideally authentic
•	The web links are pre-selected
•	Takes from 1 to 10 class sessions
•	It’s not a scavenger hunt
•	It’s not a research report
Slide 6-10 – Examples of WebQuests
•	A webquest is simply good teaching.
•	Examples of webquests
-  Quest Garden: http://questgarden.com/author/create/preview.php?u=&l=192880-170123073658&a=&p=introduction&pt=student
-  “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury: by Lupita Alvarado
http://questgarden.com/author/create/preview.php?u=&l=192889-170124173005&a=&p=introduction&pt=student
-  Pitch Perfect: by Sylvia Brennan, Letcher County ATC
 http://questgarden.com/author/create/preview.php?u=&l=192989-170204164031&a=&p=introduction&pt=student

Slide 11 – What distinguishes a great WebQuest from the others?
•	Introduction
•	Task
•	Process
•	Evaluation
•	Teacher Page

Slide 12 – Bloom’s Taxonomy
•	WebQuests use the higher end of the taxonomy (analysis, synthesis, evaluation)
•	Web Exercises use the lower end of the taxonomy (application, comprehension, knowledge)

Slide 13 – Bernie’s Taxonomy
•	Life Verbs (decide, design, create, predict, judge)
•	Classroom Verbs (know, tell, remember)
•	Life and Classroom (apply, analyze, explain)

Slide 14 – Design Tasks
•	Give learners the task of bringing about some desired result while working within realistic constraints

Slide 15 – Example Design Task Webquest: “Build it up.” 
•	Bridge building scenario. Students compete for a job to build a bridge in Fallenville.

Slide 16 – Things you might design
•	Museum or exhibit
•	Event
•	Commemoration
•	Itinerary
•	Physical object
•	Invention

Slide 17 – Decision Tasks
•	Give learners a choice, decision or judgment to make
Slide 18 – Example Decision Task Webquest: “Trashology” by Diane Rabinowitz
•	Decide what to do about Los Angeles and its landfills

Slide 19 – Things you might decide
•	Which energy source should be developed to replace oil?
•	Who was the best world leader of the 20th century?
•	Should stem cell research be supported?
•	Which of these TV shows is worth watching?

Slide 20 – Creative Tasks
•	Give learners an open-ended task to create something within a given genre while using content drawn from the web

Slide 21 – Example Creative Tasks WebQuest: “An Interview with William Shakespeare by David Kwiatkowski
•	Students create a mock interview of William Shakespeare

Slide 22 – Things You Might Create
•	Stories, skits
•	Poems, songs
•	Drawings, posters, multimedia
•	Physical objects
•	Games

Slide 23 – How do we get to transformation?
•	Ask learners to…
-  design
-  decide
-  predict
-  judge
-  create

Slide 24 – QuestGarden
•	Website featuring tools for developing WebQuests.
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Presentation-Susan Gaboriau, Putnam County Schools

Susan Gaboriau is the Technology Specialist for Putnam County Schools. She is going to share about a few EdCamp events happening in her county.

•	The North Florida Ed Tech Meet-up was on February 25th. The next one will be hosted by Alachua County in September
•	EdCamps follow the “un-conference model.” Participants create and decide on the topics together.

EdCamp Putnam – March 25, 2017
Palatka High School - Palatka, Florida http://edcampputnam.weebly.com/home/edcamp-putnam

Other EdCamps Around Florida
- March 4th - Ed Camp St. Augustine - http://edcampstaugustine.weebly.com/
- March 9th - EdCamp Student First in Walton Beach
- March 25th - EdCamp Putnam and EdCamp Treasure Coast
- April 1st - EdCamp Hillsborough
- April 8th - EdCamp Volusia
- April 22nd - EdCamp Branford

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Slide 6 – Closing Announcements

-  Tech Tools for Teachers
	-  We need your exemplars!
	-  We need your announcements!

-  Next Tech Chat! 
	Topic: Professional Development Models (looking for districts to share!)
	Thursday, March 30 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm EST.

-  We will send out a recording of this webinar ASAP.
-  You will receive a link to a short survey about today’s webinar. We want your feedback!

Thank you for joining us!!!!