All 4 of the models are related, some more than others. As Donald Leu (2002) explains, all require a question to be researched and activities to go along with the research, that is then shared with a greater community. The Workshop and Project models, for example, are set up by the teacher. The teacher is the one who decides what the students will research and finds the sites for them to use. However, in the Workshop model, students share their findings with their classmates, whereas with the Project model students can collaborate and share their findings with students across the country or the world. A WebQuest is similar to an Internet Project, except that the teacher creates an entire curriculum and puts it on the internet for other teachers to participate in. This requires more planning by the teacher, because it is a bigger project and it requires a timeline. An Internet Inquiry is similar to a Workshop, except the students do all the work. In a Workshop, the teacher gives the students a problem and sets up bookmarks they should use to solve the problem. In an Inquiry, the students are the ones who decide what question/problem they want to research. They then gather the information and create a presentation to share this information with their classmates.
I could use the Internet Project with my class. I could create a project that would allow my students to communicate with students in a Spanish speaking country. This would allow them to see how native speakers use the language. They would be able to learn new vocabulary words and colloquialisms.
Unfortunately, I have not had a chance to meet with or talk to my cooperating teacher yet about the technology used in my school because I just received my placement. I will hopefully have more information on this in the coming weeks, once I meet with my teacher and become familiar with the school.
References
Leu, D. J. (2002). Instructional Models Using the Internet. Retrieved from http://ctell.uconn.edu/canter/canter_video.cfm?movie=234_introduction.mov.
Nice citation and reference - when you include a citation in your post - you only need to include the author's last name.
ReplyDeleteGood job presenting an example of how you would use the Internet Project in your classroom. What type of activity would you create for collaboration with students in a spanish speaking country?
You stated that for the WebQuest and Internet Project, "the teacher creates an entire curriculum and puts it on the internet for other teachers to participate in" - however - this is not completely correct - the other teachers are not participating in a WebQuest (they are in a project)... rather, teachers are using the work done by other teachers in WebQuests... and with the Projects... there is that participation that you spoke of.
Great job this week!