By completing this online discussion, students should be able to:
- become aware of the variety of apps and tools available on the Internet
- consider the new literacies that may be involved when students research, collaborate, and interact on the Internet
Activity Guide:
- Scan through the Treasure Hunt Resources for items of interest– not necessarily just those related to your current teaching focus. Look for interesting ways Web tools can enable 21st century collaborative work, create virtual worlds for users around the world to play in and explore together, and how they can bring remote real-world locations into the classroom. Note this is not simply more information for students, these are qualitatively difference learning experiences not possible without the aid of technology.
- Building/Sharing a webpage and/or web site (collection of pages)
- Create a website or share a link to an instructional or class website you have already developed. If you don’t have one, Taskstream allows you to create and publish your own site. Upload your sample webpage, and an associated reflection on your skills in web page development in the appropriate artifact place on Taskstream (and submit).
- Discussion: Provide a brief review (single discussion thread post) of 1 of the treasure hunt educational web sites. Consider how it might be used on individual student computers (lab), tablet devices (iPads, Chromebooks), mobile devices (smart phones), and for group lessons on Smartboards or other interactive white boards. Base this review on how you might use the website in your own teaching and get other talking about something new you found in the treasure hunt. Be sure to mention any new digital literacies that students might acquire while using this tool.
