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Telecommunications Basics Portfolio

Part III Tasks

 
Portfolio Tasks

Complete the Scavenger Hunt using Internet Explorer:

  • Review your knowledge of collecting resources from the Internet and searching the Internet.
  • Follow the directions for working through the Scavenger Hunt. Your answers to the keyword searches will be collected in a Microsoft Word document.
  • Save the file as [sec#][lastname]shunt on your zip.

 

Complete the Treasure Hunt using Internet Explorer:

  • Review your knowledge of how to collect graphics from the Internet
  • Follow the directions for working through the Treasure Hunt. Your answers to the Treasure Hunt will be collected in a Microsoft Word document.
  • Save the file as [sec#][lastname]thunt on your zip.

Post a reply message to Dr. Figg's comment (remember to click on Dr. Figg's message and then click on the Reply button) in the Activity Structure Discussion Board on Blackboard. Your message should do the following:

  • You have used three activity structures: a linklist, scavenger hunt, and collecting resources treasure hunt. Read through the other activity structures for this portfolio (look under the columns for WWW, Email, and Word).
  • Post a brief statement (at least 3-5 sentences long) that describes how you would incorporate one of the other activity structures (vocabulary bingo, acrostic poetry, puzzlemaker, photo journal, question & answer activities, keypals, telementoring, impersonations) into a "direct teach" lesson plan model that we will be using this semester.
    • Your statement should demonstrate that you understand what the structure is and how to use it correctly in lesson design. Be sure to clearly state:
      • the content or broad learning objective for the lesson
      • Whether the activity structure you choose is part of the focus, developmental, or evaluative activities
      • A brief description of how you see the other activities in the lesson evolving
  • Post this statement to the Activity Structure Discussion Board as a new thread.

Your statement might look something like this:
The linklist used in this portfolio would make an excellent focus for a direct teach lesson on volcanoes. The students would be placed in groups of three or four with the instructions to find three interesting facts about volcanoes by visiting the sites on the linklist. The linklist would list three sites related to volcanoes and together the students would investigate the sites, collect their three interesting pieces of information, and be ready to report back to the group with their findings. The lesson would continue with a demonstration of a model of a working volcano and a PowerPoint presentation that explains how a volcano works. The evaluation activity would have students participate in a discussion of the important concepts behind how a volcano works and brainstorm as a group how they could create a volcano in class. The assessment activity would include the students drawing a model of a volcano.

Continue working on the Lesson Design WebQuest and Activity Structures.