ICT as a Mind tool

I tried "Inspiration" application to create this concept map and it was really easy.

And my student will have a batter under standing of the software types and categories.

This test gives me the imprison that ICT as a mind tool is very helpful an ease the way we draw a concept map,

when I was a student I  high school I used to hand draw concept map and that takes me a long time to draw one, but now with the use of ICT as a mind tool every thing will be easier.

the mind tool helps to Visual learning which help to:

• Make abstract ideas visible and concrete

• Connect prior knowledge and new concepts

• Provide structure for thinking, writing, discussing, analyzing, planning and reporting

• Focus thoughts and ideas, leading to understanding and interpretation

• Clarify thoughts

• Organize and analyze information

• Integrate new knowledge

• Think critically

WebQuests

what is a WebQuests?

"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, optionally supplemented with videoconferencing. " *

I think about WebQuest as the new type of teaching that should be implemented in the school in Bahrain. WebQuest are very interesting and the students nowadays love to use the internet a a resource, so if we implemented it in our lessons I think it will change the way the students think about learning. That means that the students will be self-directed learners where they will be responsible of their learning and the teacher will be a guide.

Now let us see the component of the WebQuest:

1. An introduction that sets the stage and provides some background information.
2. A task that is doable and interesting.
3. A set of information sources needed to complete the task. Many (though not necessarily all) of the resources are embedded in the WebQuest document itself as anchors pointing to information on the World Wide Web. Information sources might include web documents, experts available via e-mail or realtime conferencing, searchable databases on the net, and books and other documents physically available in the learner's setting. Because pointers to resources are included, the learner is not left to wander through webspace completely adrift.
4. A description of the process the learners should go through in accomplishing the task. The process should be broken out into clearly described steps.
5. 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).
6. A conclusion that brings closure to the quest, reminds the learners about what they've learned, and perhaps encourages them to extend the experience into other domains.
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   Now the steps to make a WebQuest are as described in the picture below:
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

there are so many website that can help you to build a WebQuest such as

www.webquest.org

http://www.teach-nology.com/

http://www.zunal.com/

All what we have to do now as teacher is to start to build one now.

Thank you and see you in the next reflection.

* http://webquest.sdsu.edu/about_webquests.html