Notes to the Teacher

A 7th Grade WebQuest

Civil War Personal Journal

Before you embark on this WebQuest journey, it is important to understand the rationale for using technology in the classroom. The following link is an essay I wrote, outlining my thoughts and philosophies regarding this topic.

While students are participating in this WebQuest, they will meet the following mandated Arizona State Standards . . . click here to view a list of the standards met by completing this WebQuest.

Other teacher notes:

• Allow for ample time with the Computers for research. If you students are not familiar with using the Internet, I would advise you to spend some time prior to this WebQuest orienting them to the web.
• Model the final project you would like them to create. If possible, write a sample journal letter and have the students analyze what they like and don't like about the sample. This will help focus their attention on what is required of them. At this time, you may use the rubric to model how you will be grading their final product.
• Collect the 3 self-evaluation paragraphs and 5 web site evaluations separate from the journal. I would advise you to grade these items for a completion grade: if they completed the assignments, I would give them credit.
• Guide them through their first day exploring web sites. Remind students that they should not spend too much time searching and no time writing. If it is possible, I would recommend that the students are required to turn something in at the end of each day.
• If you have the resources, you may want to have your students put their journals on-line, on a school sponsored web site. Unfortunately, we do not have this resource available.