Webquest

Who Knew?
 * __Title of My Webquest__**


 * __Description of A Webquest__**

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Find the reference referred to here at [|http://www.zunal.com].
 * __The Webquest Page__**

Students exploring my webquest will be require to complete th task of identifying notable African-Americans based on their photo or other image and some brief biographical information. After the personalities have been identified, students will place these names along a timeline. As a part of the evaluation, tudents will complete the Match Game activity at the end ofthe webquest. Other students will peer ealuate finished products using rubric. Ideally this webquest is designed for students in grades 3,4,and 5.
 * __Description of "Who Knew?"__**

__**URL to My Webquest "Who Knew?"** [|www.zunal.com/webquest.php?w=60072] __

Recently the staff and administration at my school created our own African-American history museum. This museum featured a variety of topics from the beginning of the Egyptian civilization in the original land of Kemet, the descent into enslavement, the period of segregation, the Civil Rights period and through the present state of African-America as President Barack Obama leads our nation. This tremendous display inspired me to create a webquest that would inspire students in intermediate grades to conduct more in depth biolographical research on some of the personalities featured in the exhibit. Students completing my webquest will be expected to use pictures, photos and clues to identify the 11 different personalities from African-American history both past and present. I tried to place a special emphasis on African -American inventors and scientists since usually the notable people in Black history are either entertainers or sports firgures. I feel it is important to observe the stellar accomplisments of African-Americans in more conventional professions. The Match Game at the end of the webquest evaluates successful completion of the tasks outlined. To extend the learning, students will work collaboratively to put the historical figures in the webquest on a class time line including additional persons of interest that they locate on their own.
 * __Process for Determining Topic and Task__**

This is an example of the kind of assignments that I encourage teachers to create in my position as the Technology Coordinator at my school. I want teachers to be able to use the computer for more than remediation and drill and practice.
 * __Webquest Relevance__**

I understand the value of this tool. I can see its application across all grade and subject levels. However, I felt limited by the format of the site itself. I had previously created my webquest in another format with which my students are more familiar. It was quite challenging to convert my original creation into one that would satisfy the constraints of Zunal. Also Zunal is blocked by the filtering software that my school district uses, so test driving it with a population of students was not possible.
 * __Reflection on Assignment__**