WebQuest

Introduction:

Congratulations on your new position as an educator at the local high school! As a new teacher, you will receive a $2,000 grant to use on new technology for your classroom. It will be completely up to you how you want to use this grant money but you must submit a proposal to your new principal by the end of this week so that the technology can be purchased before the new school year begins!

Task:

As a new teacher at the high school, you have been given a $2,000 technology grant. You can spend this money however you choose but it must be on some form of technology. You will need to research technology in education and in your field. You will also need to research the price of different technologies and determine how many of each technology you will need and can afford. After you have researched the technologies and made your decision, you will put together a proposal to submit to your new principal.

Process:

Step 1: Research the use of technology in education. Use the following links to assist you in your research. [] [] [] [] []

Step 2: Research the current prices of the technologies you are interested in having purchased for your classroom. [] [] []

Step 3: Put together a proposal for submission to your principal. This proposal will need to include: 1. The technology (or technologies) you are wanting to purchase 2. The number of each technology you are requesting 3. Rationale for your choice (why do you want that technology or combination of technologies) 4. 3 Examples of ways that you will utilize that technology in your classroom.

Step 4: You will present your proposal to the class as practice run before presenting to your new principal.

Evaluation: Your proposal and presentation will be evaluated as follows:



Conclusion: Now that you have researched the various types of technologies available and ways in which to use them in your classroom, keep all of this information in mind when entering into the educational arena. While technology may not be appropriate at every stage of the educational process in every classroom, creative thinking can help you do some amazing things!

Technology is possible, even on a low budget. Check out these links to see some web based technology tools!

Parry, M. (2010). __ [|How to Teach with Google Wave] .__ The Chronicle of Higher Education (blog article). [] [] []