Rachele's+Instructional+Plan


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My instructional plan for my web quest will be very detailed so that any teacher could come in even without knowing any additional information and be able to implement the web quest. All the steps are described in detail so that the teacher and students will be able to read the directions and know what they will have to do to perform the web quest.  Students will be able to search through multiple websites before selecting which places they have chosen for their Italian Pen Pals. They will also be able research through magazines or newspapers for additional information on what is around New York City to give them more ideas.
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Students will have had some prior experience as they have lived in New York City and have somewhat of an idea on what is around them and what they have access too. With this activity the students should be able to have had prior experience with excel. They will not need much knowledge, but the basics to put together a budget. Students must also be able to create a pamphlet/book or another way to present the information they have gathered. Students will be able to apply their prior knowledge of organizing information and presenting information to accomplish this task.
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This web quest is estimated to take up to a month to complete. Students will have two weeks to work on the research, picking the locations/places they are going to have their Pen Pals go to, putting together their spreadsheet to see that the time and money is sufficient, and coming up with ideas to make it attractive. Then they will put together their guide, making their book colorful and having all the information needed at hand. **//Suggestions for breaking up time if learning activities take longer than expected //** If the teacher sees that students require more time, the web quest can be stretched out for another week. Students will be able to work on each phase in class for an hour each day, the rest they will have to put together at home, this allows them to ask any questions/concerns they should have in order to complete the task.
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Each group will consist of three to four students. This allows the students to work together to get different ideas/views on why they have chose a certain attraction/place. Groups give you a chance to work with others to learn from each other and make your task that much better. These groups will be pre-determined by the teacher.
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All links will be provided for students. The students will also be provided with the sample magazines that they can get information from that is relevant to the task assigned. The rubric will be provided on the web quest site page, so that students will know what is expected of them.
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If the students would like to further their learning after the web quest is complete, they can continue working on a much more detailed New York City Guide. They can work towards putting together all the things that are available to New York City residents. Many people that live in New York City don’t know everything they have around them, there are many times that people need things and don’t know where to go or where to find them and a reference is always better than just going and taking a chance.
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 Hey Rachele,

Nice job on your instructional plan. I like how you have students take some of the work home which allows them time to reflect on their work. In addition, I think providing links to magazines are important so that they can get the most updated information. One suggestion before you submit this is to change the font size. It was hard to read, maybe I'm getting old :) One suggestion for an enrichment activity could be to have a student create a power point presentation highlighting N.Y.C. attractions that could be emailed to the pen pals before they arrive. This will give the pen pals a preview of what is to come and get them excited for their adventure.

Veronica

Hi Rachele,

Great job on the instructional plan. It reflects your learner activity to a T. I agree with Veronica on providing the links to the magazines. Perhaps you have specific ones you want them to look at (ones that focus on New York City only).

Veronica's idea for the PowerPoint presentation that can be sent to the pen pals before they arrive is a great idea. Perhaps, the students could actually go to some of the attractions and take photos of them themselves. That allows the students to be much more involved in the experience of going to the attractions for the first time.

This is an awesome learner activity and plan.

Kathy