workshop for high school teachers introducing webquests as constructivist learning activity and puts it into the broader context of "new literacies"

1. Webquest Workshop Richard Smyth Library Media Specialist Cathedral High School

4. I. Introduction to the Webquest

10. III. Conclusion/Overview

13. Digital Natives (cont.)

14. Digital Natives (cont.) --Howard Rheingold. “The Pedagogy of Civic Participation.” Lecture delivered in Second Life (www.secondlife.com)

17. Changing Students/Changing Literacies

20. New Literacies

21. New Literacies

22. New Literacies

23. New Literacies “… new literacies…almost always build on foundational literacies rather than replace them…In fact, it could be argued that they will become even more essential because reading and writing become more important in an information age. While foundational literacies become more important, they also will be insufficient if one is to fully utilize the Internet and other ICTs [information and communication technologies]” (Leu 16).

24. New Literacies

25. Sociomedia vs. Hypermedia --Edward Barrett. “Sociomedia: An Introduction.” The neologism sociomedia suggests “ that computer media exist for ‘social’ purposes.”

26. Engagement & Construction Engagement --> “interaction with people” Construction --> “students create a product from their collaboration” --Edward Barrett. “Sociomedia: An Introduction.”

32. Changing Students

33. Changing Students

34. Changing Students