PC Skills 2: Methodology and Technology

Credit requirements
1. E-learning material: a scenario; deadline November 1, 2012
2. Material for interactive board – deadline November 18.2012
3. WebQuest to be created in groups of  max. 3 – deadline December 12,2012


Finalised projects shall be submitted before given deadlines; please publish your project in your personal web site and send me an email (jana.pavlikova@ujep.cz) with the URL.

EXAM – KAJ/6120
written, 120min in a computer lab (CS226); the task will be to publish several interlinked HotPot exercises and IWB material on a given  topic, and with the requested details.



1. Interactive Board Project
  Choose a textbook and a topic as a basis (primary or lower secondary levels – basic school)
1. the aim: teaching vocabulary; choose 10-12 vocabulary items
2. choose and design various activities
3. inspiration: www.veskole.cz


At first, you should choose the topic for your interactive board materials (ITBM), and list the keywords you want to teach. Into the comments to this blog entry, please include:

1. Topic
2. target group - age, grade
3. the textbook you are using
4. the list of 10-12 keywords.



 The finalised ITB Projectwill be published online in both formats (Activ + Smart)

The project must include:
• Introductory page – Topic, Target group, Objectives, Author’s name, date
• All references
• Active URLs
• Listening task + tapescript
• Lots of interactivity
• Inner links among pages whenever necessary
• Feedback and keys to ALL tasks
• Teacher’s Book  - instructions

 Most frequent mistakes:
• Vague tasks, not defined objectives
• Too many visual effects without purpose
• Missing keys and feedback, or missing multiple correct answers
• The pages are too long – cannot be seen in one screen
• strange combinations of colours
• misspelled words, slips, grammatical mistakes



2. WebQuest
For the final design and publishing, you may:
use questgarden or zunal:
• Read the registration and free use conditions first.
download and install phpwebquest generator

download a template and use it
• http://www.educationaltechnology.ca/resources/webquest/templates.php
• http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.htmlhttp://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html
The final product shall be uploaded to your personal web; if it is published elsewhere, you will include active link.
WebQuest characteristic:
• information search
• information processing (THINKING, evaluating, comparing, choosing, combining, analysis, synthesis…)
• creativity
• autonomy
• fun
What is necessary:
• clear instructions
• clear description of the final product
• adequate choice of internet sources, with comments

WebQuest from the T’s point of view:
• choosing topic and task
• TIME – web search, detailing the process, clear and logical instructions
• focus on information processing – prevent plagiarism
• focus on authentic English resources
WebQuest from the Ss point of view:
• TASK
• instructions
• tips + web URLs
• final product
• autonomy + freedom of choice
• creativity