Summary about Webquest

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Berni Dodge is the first webquest creator.He defines webquest as "an enquiry-oriented activity in which some of or all the information that a learner interact with comes from resources of internet".

Building blocks of webquest.

The important building blocks of webquest are Introduction,Task,Process,Evaluation and Conclusion.

Selecting a webquest

Remember that when selecting a webquest it should be tied to curriculum assesment standards,make good use of the resources,have clear understanding so that learners transform information that they gather into something different and it could be a lesson that you were not totally satisfied with.For more information about webquest go to www.schoolnet.co.za you will find interesting examples of webquest.

MY EXPERIENCE AND BENEFITS FROM THE COURSE

It is my wish to share my experience and the benefits of this ICT course. I had an opportunity to share my knowledge with hundreds of my colleagues during an ICT conference which was held at the Gauteng East district in March 2009. It was recommended that I present the same paper to different clusters in our districts as per evaluation feedbacks.I presented a paper on e-maturity in schools. The focus of the presentation was to show ICT educators in schools ways in which they can assess the level of ICT use in their schools. The BECTA site was the main resource that I used as a source of reference in my presentation.

This gave me an insight into the shortcomings in the way the White Paper on e-Education has been advocated in our schools. Most of the educators are still in the dark as far as this policy is concerned. This gives us a challenge as ICT students to go out there and share information with our colleagues on this exciting experience and how they can make their lessons interesting for their learners by creating positive learning ICT environments in their classrooms.

Let us be change agents, and positive resources in our schools and institutions for the benefit of our learners and to help in driving the goal of bridging the digital divide by 2014.