Week 2 Welcome Review of this weeks lecture

Week 2

§ Welcome § Review of this week’s lecture § Questions from last week § Library visit § Webquest § Academic Integrity § Search Engines § Preparation for next week

§ Review lecture materials § Discuss aspects such as § What resources they have found useful? § Experience using different search strategies § Evaluating information This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SANC

EVALUATING WEB What features of each INFORMATION website help you determine if each site is credible or not? § Drop Bears § http: //australianmuseum. net. au/dropbear § http: //www. australiangeographic. com. au/news/2013/04/drop-bears-targettourists, -studysays/? utm_source=dlvr. it

§ A Web. Quest is “an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all of § § the information that learners work with comes from the web” (Pinantoan, 2016). It is more than an internet search as the user is required to interpret and use the information they have found. Some other features of Web. Quests include They are entirely classroom-based. When a teacher comes up with a Web. Quest, he or she expects their students to complete the work during the lesson. Sources are pre-selected. The teacher also usually selects the resources students can use ahead of time, which takes the focus off finding information and moves it to how that information is used and interpreted. In fact, many Web. Quests specifically ask students to be critical of the sources and analyse them based on what they already know, or to use them in clever and creative ways. They are team-based. The vast majority of Web. Quest assignments are group projects where individuals are given specific tasks and roles to complete. In this way, Web. Quests help show people how the internet can be a tool that brings people together and facilitates communication and discussion. (Pinantoan, 2016) Web. Quests are a great way to support primary aged students develop their skills in online research and application of the information they have found, rather than simply cutting and pasting chunks of material.

§ This task requires you to use the Web. Quest document found in the Topic 2 Resources folder. § Make sure you have the document open or printed if you prefer. § Read through the information on the course site in Topic 2 materials. You will need to click on the links to visit each of the websites (these will open in a new window). Take note of the information provided and use it to answer the Web. Quest questions. § Once you have completed the questions, choose one of them that provided you with information you were previously unaware of or found particularly helpful. § Share how you might make use of this information.

§ Complete the academic integrity quiz § Undertake the Academic Integrity Module so that you are aware of how to avoid academic misconduct. § https: //lo. unisa. edu. au/mod/book/view. php? id=252142 This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

§ Google and Google Scholar § Bing § Yahoo § Wolfram Alpha § Dogpile (a meta-search engine § http: //www. safesearchkids. co m/ § http: //www. kidrex. org/ § https: //www. googlejunior. co m/ § http: //www. kiddle. co/ § http: //www. kids. net. au/ Choose 3 different search engines that you are not familiar with– include at least one from the child-friendly list. Use the worksheet, and complete the searches using the specified search terms. § http: //www. gogooligans. com/ § http: //www. kidtopia. info/

§ Using table 1 (in the reading) as a guide, and ACTIVITY – READING TASK thinking about using technology in a classroom, identify 1 area that you would find challenging (remembering that you are just starting out as a pre-service teacher and they may all feel challenging)! § Use the Internet to see if you can find a digital resource (either for teacher or student use) that might be suitable for use with primary students (e. g. if have chosen ways to foster creativity, look for a resource that allows children to be creative with technology, such as a cartoon creation app). § Once you have identified a resource, write a brief overview of your resource and how it might support you as a teacher - what does it do? how could it be used?

§ Work through Topic 3 § Read and note the lecture materials for Topic 3 § Complete the reading and bring notes with you to class This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC