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Content:

  The final product for the JWIT will include a WebQuest on any topic related to Jewish Education.

What is a WebQuest?

A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the Internet. (Bernie Dodge, San Diego State University)

What does the WebQuest include?

1. Introduction : an introduction sets the stage for the activity and provides background information.
2. Task: A description of the activity and the roles of  the students within the activity.
3. Resources: links to sources needed to complete the task..  A list of resources is included  in the WebQuest might include web documents, experts available via e-mail or real-time conferencing, searchable databases on the net, and books and other documents physically available in the learner's setting. The sources are selected to give students a focus and prevent aimless wandering around the web.
4. Original Resource:  Since resources related to Judaic topics are limited on the web, educators participating in the JWIT are asked to pioneer into uncharted territory.  Discover what needs your students may have to complete the activity that is are not yet available to them on the web, and fill the gap by creating the resource.
5. Process A step-by –step description of the  breakdown of the task..
6. Some guidance on how to organize the information acquired. This can take the form of guiding questions, or directions to complete organizational frameworks such as timelines, concept maps, or cause-and-effect diagrams as described by Marzano (1988, 1992) and Clarke (1990).
7. Teaching Guide- An explanation for other educators who may use the WebQuest. Guide should include of the rationale, aim, audience, prerequisites, subject matter, goals, objectives, instructional plans, materials, assessment and evaluation.

Design Elements

In addition to building the content for your site, you will need to think about some design elements that should  be included in your website.

What web Elements should the site include?

•  A logical navigation structure

• A unified theme for colors, fonts and banners

•  A Home page (index.html) adheres to rules of navigation and aesthetics.

• Shared borders on all the pages, banners

• Pages should be formatted  and laid out  in columns, using the table option.

• Hyperlinks: 5 external links to resources on the web

• Five internal links (in addition to the navigation bar) that allow for easy navigation around the site.

• Five pictures from clipart

• Five pictures from the web One scanned or photographed image

• At least one dynamic DHTML effect

• A banner created in PhotoShop

• One hotspot

• Three bookmarks

•  Site published to JWIT server at http://jwit.webinstituteforteachers.org/~USERNAME/webquest.